CARLA BLEY — Fancy Chamber Music (1998) APE (image+.cue), lossless

Always the iconoclast, here pianist Bley applies her keen musical skill on baroque and chamber styles with tongue firmly in cheek and a fine string section to set the mood. The opening track, "Wolfgang Tango," is a brooding romantic excursion with humorous undertones. "The End of Vienna" features subtle keyboard work by Bley in a beautiful panoramic melody.
But the trickster in Bley can't help but mix things up with the more challenging angles of "Tigers in Training." The closing track, a moving and rather creepy "JonBenet," is presumably an homage to the murdered child beauty queen. Tim Sheridan
Tracklist :
1     Wolfgang Tango 14:29
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2     Romantic Notion, No. 4 2:26
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3     End of Vienna 9:00
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4     Tigers in Training 19:02
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5     Romantic Notion, No. 6 1:05
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6     Jon Benet 7:17
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Credits :
Bass – Steve Swallow
Cello – Emma Black
Clarinet, Glockenspiel – Sara Lee
Flute – Alison Hayhurst
Percussion – Chris Wells
Piano – Carla Bley
Viola – Andrew Byrt
Violin – Steve Morris