carla bley, “ida Lupino,”
from: dinner music, 1977
Carla Bley - piano
Steve Gadd - drums
Carlos Ward - alto
Roswell Rudd - trombone
Cornell Dupree - guitar
Michael Mantler– trumpet
Bob Stewart– tuba
Richard Tee– electric piano
Gordon Edwards– bass guitar
Her name should be shouted from the rooftops. Composer, pianist, organist and band leader. A beautiful career with innumerable solo and collaborative projects. Here surrounded by an all-star band. “Ida” is an exotic, transfixing, oft -covered piece whose transparent grandeur conjures Ms. Bley’s admiration for the late genre-busting actress.
