Japan Suite

Japan Suite
Live album by Paul Bley, Barry Altschul & Gary Peacock
Released	1977
Recorded	July 25, 1976 Yamaha Music Festival, Nemu No Sato, Shima, Mie, Japan
Genre	Jazz
Length	31:51
Label	Improvising Artists IAI 373849
Producer	Carol Goss & Paul Bley
Paul Bley chronology
Quiet Song (1974) Japan Suite (1977) Pyramid (1977)

Japan Suite is a live album by pianist Paul Bley, drummer Barry Altschul and bassist Gary Peacock recorded in Japan in 1976 and released on Bley's own Improvising Artists label in 1977.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars noting the performance is "certainly more fiery than many of the other recordings by the trio and has its colorful moments".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz called it "a set of remarkable intensity, even by the standards of these fiery players".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Paul Bley

1. "Japan Suite I" - 19:22
2. "Japan Suite II" - 12:26

Personnel

• Paul Bley - piano
• Gary Peacock - bass
• Barry Altschul - drums, percussion

References

1. Paul Bley catalog, accessed June 22, 2014
2. Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed June 22, 2014
3. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 133. ISBN 0141023279.
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 27. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.