12 (+6) In a Row is an album by Paul Bley with Hans Koch and Franz Koglmann recorded in Switzerland in 1990 and released on the hat ART label the following year.Hat Hut Records catalog, accessed June 29, 2014European Free Improvisation: album entry accessed July 9, 2018
Reception
Thom Jurek of AllMusic states, "In all, this is one of Bley's most curious and intimate works, where his own musical mind is given problems -- presented by serialism and its own undoing -- and his ways of resolving them or casting them out of his vocabulary. Brilliant".Jurek, T., Allmusic Review accessed June 29, 2014 The Guardian review by John Fordham awarded the album 4 stars noting "This is perhaps predominantly a set for free-jazz fans; however, it's jostling with absorbing melody, and all 18 tracks are invitingly short".Fordham, J., The Guardian Review April 25, 1998
Track listing All compositions by Paul Bley, Hans Koch & Franz Koglmann except as indicated "Solo 1" (Bley) - 3:13 "Trio 1" - 3:37 "Solo 2" (Bley) - 3:34 "Trio 2" - 2:22 "Solo 3" (Bley) - 3:27 "Trio 3" - 3:04 "Duo 1" (Bley, Koch) - 1:59 "Duo 2" (Bley Koch) - 1:58 "Duo 3" (Bley, Koglmann) - 2:17 "Solo 4" (Bley) - 4:27 "Trio 4" - 2:59 "Solo 5" (Bley) - 3:47 "Trio 5" - 4:57 "Solo 6" (Bley) - 4:57 "Trio 6" - 4:28 "Solo 7" (Bley) - 2:37 "Trio 7" - 2:20 "Solo 8" (Bley) - 3:07
Personnel Paul Bley - piano Franz Koglmann - flugelhorn Hans Koch - clarinet, saxophone
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