If We May

If We May
Studio album by Paul Bley Trio
Released	1994
Recorded	April 1993
Genre	Jazz
Length	55:47
Label	SteepleChase SCCD 31344
Producer	Nils Winther
Paul Bley chronology
Hands On (1993) If We May (1994) Sweet Time (1993)

If We May is an album of jazz standards by pianist Paul Bley recorded in 1993 and released on the SteepleChase label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "The music is quite accessible to straightahead fans even if Bley gives these warhorses some new twists, and he shows that he can swing with the best of them (not that anyone really doubted it)".[2]

Track listing

1. "Long Ago (And Far Away)" (Ira Gershwin, Jerome Kern) - 9:36
2. "Don't Explain" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) - 9:43
3. "If We May" (Paul Bley) - 10:08
4. "Indian Summer" (Al Dubin, Victor Herbert) - 5:59
5. "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 9:26
6. "Goodbye" (Gordon Jenkins) - 5:12
7. "Confirmation" (Charlie Parker) - 5:55

Personnel

• Paul Bley - piano
• Jay Anderson - bass
• Adam Nussbaum - drums

References

1. Paul Bley catalog, accessed June 28, 2014
2. Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed June 28, 2014
3. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.