''Right Time, Right Place'' is a duo album by American jazz vibraphonist

Gary Burton Gary Burton (born January 23, 1943) is an American jazz Vibraphone, vibraphonist, composer, and educator. Burton developed a pianistic style of four-mallet technique as an alternative to the prevailing two-mallet technique. This approach caused ...

and Canadian pianist

Paul Bley Paul Bley, Order of Canada, CM (November 10, 1932 – January 3, 2016) was a Canadian jazz pianist known for his contributions to the free jazz movement of the 1960s as well as his innovations and influence on trio playing and his early live per ...

. The album was recorded in Denmark and released in 1990 via GNP Crescendo label.

Background

The album contains recordings performed by the two musicians in the studio of the Danish broadcaster on 29 March 1990. Burton and Bley were in Denmark at the request of the Danish Jazz Center. Each played there with his own ensemble, but for this album they played only as a duo. The binding factor for Burton and Bley is jazz composer Carla Bley. Burton played her pieces relatively often, and Paul Bley was her husband. The album contains solo pieces for vibraphone (tracks 3 & 11) and piano (tracks 6,7 & 8); the other recordings are duets.

Reception

Scott Yanow of

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stated: "On their six duets, Burton and Bley do not take turns soloing per se as much as alternate being the lead voice. Their unaccompanied features (three apiece) are generally in the same introspective but exploratory mood, making this a quiet program of thought-provoking if occasionally sleepy music." Brian Glasser in Q Magazine called it "a pleasing mix of well and lesser-known material."

Track listing

Personnel

Band * Paul Bley – piano * Gary Burton – vibraphone Production * Lars Palsig – engineer * Jan Persson – photography * Ib Skovgaard – producer

References

External links and sources

* {{Authority control 1990 collaborative albums Gary Burton albums Paul Bley albums