| Duets | ||||
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| Studio album by Carla Bley & Steve Swallow | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | Summer 1988 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 54:52 | |||
| Label | Watt/ECM | |||
| Producer | Carla Bley & Steve Swallow | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz | |
Duets is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley with bassist Steve Swallow recorded and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1988.
The Allmusic review by David Nelson McCarthy awarded the album 4½ stars and stated that "their tremendous musical rapport and precise wit are really beautiful. It comes highly recommended". The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded it 3 stars, stating that it is "an entertaining album and an ideal primer on Bley's compositional and improvising techniques".
All compositions by Carla Bley except where noted.