European Tour 1977
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| European Tour 1977 | ||||
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| Studio album by The Carla Bley Band | ||||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | September 1977 | |||
| Studio | Bavaria Musik Studios Munich, Germany | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:30 | |||
| Label | Watt/ECM | |||
| Producer | Carla Bley | |||
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European Tour 1977 is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley. Recorded in 1977 in Munich, Germany, it was released on the Watt/ECM label in 1978.[1][2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | A−[4] |
| DownBeat |  [5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [6] |
Scott Yanow of AllMusic stated: "One of Carla Bley's most rewarding recordings ... unusual, somewhat innovative and always fun music."[3] The Milwaukee Journal considered it "among the funniest jazz albums ever made."[7] In 1996, Billboard noted that Bley has "been steadily praised for integrating whimsy into her scores... On European Tour 1977, there was a daffy nature to the sophisticated orchestration."[8]
