Escalator over the Hill (1968-71). Carla Bley

This MetaFilter post finally got me to seek out Carla Bley's Escalator over the Hill. I had first heard of this album 30+ years ago, so I suppose it was time to actually listen to it...

...and it is nothing like I expected. Instead of being some austere, sophisticated, aloof jazz, it's a amalgam of various musical genres -- a bit of a mess so far. One commenter called it:

It sounds like the ghosts of Leonard Cohen and Tom Waits are fighting for control of Kenny G's body.

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mog: escalator over the hill

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