4x4 (Carla Bley album)
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| 4 x 4 | ||||
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| Released | 2000 | |||
| Recorded | July 1999 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Watt/ECM | |||
| Producer | Carla Bley & Steve Swallow | |||
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4 x 4 is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley with a chamber ensemble recorded in Oslo in 1999 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 2000.[1][2]
The Allmusic review by David R. Adler awarded the album 3 stars and stated "This batch of compositions is informed by Bley's distinctive brand of tongue-in-cheek playfulness... While the entire eight-piece band is consistently a pleasure, some of the album's most appealing moments occur during several Bley/Swallow duet passages. The two have been performing and recording as a duo for many years, so in a certain sense the whole band seems to revolve around them".[3] The JazzTimes review by Aaron Steinberg said "Between gigs, the ruddy and no doubt road weary outfit took a time-out in Oslo to record 4 x 4. Bley and the band sound happy to have the time to themselves, and they mostly take it easy on light-hearted tunes with fun but simple arrangements".[4] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded it 3+1⁄2 stars stating "with music as impressive and as ambitious as this, who's complaining? "[5]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [5] |
| Tom Hull | B+ ( )[6] |
