Carla Bley
American jazz composer
Died when: 87 years 159 days (1049 months)Star Sign: Taurus
Carla Bley (born Lovella May Borg;May 11, 1936) was an American jazz composer, pianist, organist and bandleader.An important figure in the free jazz movement of the 1960s, she is perhaps best known for her jazz opera Escalator over the Hill (released as a triple LP set), as well as a book of compositions that have been performed by many other artists, including Gary Burton, Jimmy Giuffre, George Russell, Art Farmer, John Scofield and her ex-husband Paul Bley.
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