Songs with Legs
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| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | May 1994 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 54:14 | |||
| Label | Watt/ECM | |||
| Producer | Carla Bley & Steve Swallow | |||
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Songs with Legs is a live album by the American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley with the saxophonist Andy Sheppard and the bass guitarist Steve Swallow recorded in Europe and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1994.[1]
The AllMusic review by Alex Henderson awarded the album 2½ stars and said, "For those who've said they wish Bley would solo more often, Songs with Legs is an album to hear."[2] A biographer also highlighted her increased focus on piano and improvisation at this period in Bley's career, and highlighted the "soulful, spiritual-like piece 'The Lord Is Listenin' to Ya, Hallelujah!'".[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded it 3 stars, saying, "She doesn't put a foot wrong throughout."[4]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz | [4] |
| Tom Hull | B+ ( )[5] |
