Tango Palace is a solo album

Solo album

A solo album, in popular music, is an album headlined by a current or former member of a band. A solo album may feature simply one person performing all instruments, but typically features the work of other collaborators; rather, it may be made with different collaborators than the artist is...

 by Canadian jazz 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 1983 and released on the Italian Soul Note

Black Saint/Soul Note

Black Saint and Soul Note are two affiliated Italian jazz independent record labels. Since their conception in the 1970s, they have released albums from a variety of influential jazz musicians, particularly in the genre of free jazz.-History:...

 label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Eugene Chadbourne

Eugene Chadbourne

Eugene Chadbourne is an American improvisor, guitarist and banjoist. Highly eclectic and unconventional, Chadbourne's most formative influence is free jazz. He has also been a reviewer for Allmusic and a contributor to Maximum RocknRoll.Chadbourne started out playing rock and roll guitar, but...

 awarded the album 3 stars stating "An alarm mechanism goes off at the sight of another solo album by this artist; the acquisition of a complete collection would surely cause floors to sag. Still, the dapper Paul Bley, pipe alit, will arrive at the studio, and by the end of the day a project is completed, with attention paid to all the details that will make such an album an enjoyable, varied listening experience".

Track listing

All compositions by Paul Bley

1. "Tango Palace" - 3:40
2. "C.G." - 3:09
3. "Woogie" - 2:22
4. "A.G.B." - 4:08
5. "But Beautiful" - 6:20
6. "Return Love" - 5:31
7. "Bound" - 2:38
8. "Zebra Walk" - 2:55
9. "Please" - 4:50
10. "Explain" - 5:30
    • Recorded at Barigozzi Studio in Milano, Italy on May 21, 1983.