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Carla Bley

American jazz pianist and composer

Oakland, United States • 1936-05-11 – 2023-10-17

Carla Bley is credited on 1,255 releases across 297 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1960–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,255

Pressings credited

297

Albums

7

Decades active

143

In collections

Biography

Carla Bley (born Lovella May Borg; May 11, 1936 – October 17, 2023) was an American jazz composer, pianist, organist, and bandleader. An important figure in the free jazz movement of the 1960s, she gained acclaim for her jazz opera Escalator over the Hill (released as a triple LP set), as well as a book of compositions that have been performed by many other artists, including Gary Burton, Jimmy Giuffre, George Russell, Art Farmer, Robert Wyatt, John Scofield, and her ex-husband Paul Bley. She was a pioneer in the development of independent artist-owned record labels, and recorded over two dozen albums between 1966 and 2019.

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1,255 releases · 297 albums · active 1960–2026

  • Performance · 2,636
  • Other credits · 412
  • Production · 181
  • Engineering · 17

Studios: Grog Kill Studio · Arne Bendiksen Studio · Tonstudio Bauer · Blue Rock Studio

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