Footloose!
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Released1963
RecordedAugust 17, 1962 and September 12, 1963
StudioMedallion Studios, Newark, New Jersey
| Footloose! | ||||
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| Released | 1963 | |||
| Recorded | August 17, 1962 and September 12, 1963 | |||
| Studio | Medallion Studios, Newark, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 33:38 | |||
| Label | Savoy MG-12182 | |||
| Producer | Fred Mendelsohn | |||
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Footloose! is an album led by jazz pianist Paul Bley featuring tracks recorded in 1962 & 1963 and released on the Savoy label.[1] Tracks from this album, along with alternate takes and addition material from the sessions, were later released as Syndrome and Floater.[2][3]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
| Down Beat | [5] |
Allmusic described it as "one of Bley's most enjoyable albums".[4] Rough Guide author Ian Carr calls the album "classic and highly influential" stating that the "quiet, focused intensity persists throughout."[6] Fellow pianist Keith Jarrett said he listened to the album "thousands of times."[6]
