Paul Bley - Nothing to Declare

Arguably, pianist and composer Paul Bley is at his best on his solo outings. It's not that his ensemble music is lacking in any way; it may even be more sophisticated. But in his solo settings, Bley truly allows the listener in on his sound world, his manner of lyric thinking, his conflicts, his ideas of silence and its place, and his dialogues with the music and their outcome. Nothing To Declare is his fifth solo outing for Justin Time. There are four pieces, the shortest of which is over eight minutes long. Read More