Solo in Mondsee

Solo in Mondsee is a live album

Live album

A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...

 by pianist Paul Bley

Paul Bley

Paul Bley, CM is a pianist known for his contributions to the free jazz movement of the 1960s as well as his innovations and influence on trio playing.-Biography:...

 recorded in 2001 and released on the ECM label in 2007.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars stating "For anyone who has ever wondered about Bley and his amazing 60-year career in jazz, or for anyone interested in either the piano or improvisation, this recording, like its predecessor, will mystify, delight, and satisfy in ways that cannot really be imagined until Solo in Mondsee is actually encountered".

Track listing

All compositions by Paul Bley

1. "Mondsee Variations I" - 6:39
2. "Mondsee Variations II" - 5:06
3. "Mondsee Variations III" - 2:06
4. "Mondsee Variations IV" - 8:44
5. "Mondsee Variations V" - 3:44
6. "Mondsee Variations VI" - 8:12
7. "Mondsee Variations VII" - 7:40
8. "Mondsee Variations VIII" - 4:38
9. "Mondsee Variations IX" - 3:12
10. "Mondsee Variations X" - 5:37
    • Recorded at Schloss Mondsee in Austria on June 25, 2001.