Dinner Music

Dinner Music is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley, recorded in 1976 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1977.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos stated: "First excursion on a funky trail, executed immaculately. Near essential".

Track listing

All compositions by Carla Bley except where noted.

1. "Sing Me Softly of the Blues" – 7:43
2. "Dreams So Real" – 5:36
3. "Ad Infinitum" – 5:54
4. "Dining Alone" (lyrics by Bley & John Hunt) – 4:36
5. "Song Sung Long" – 6:02
6. "Ida Lupino" – 7:57
7. "Funnybird Song" – 3:05
8. "A New Hymn" – 7:25

Personnel

• Carla Bley – organ, piano, tenor saxophone, vocals
• Michael Mantler – trumpet
• Carlos Ward – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
• Roswell Rudd – trombone
• Bob Stewart – tuba
• Richard Tee – piano, electric piano
• Cornell Dupree (tracks 1 & 7), Eric Gale, (tracks 2, 4 & 6) – guitar
• Gordon Edwards – bass guitar
• Steve Gadd – drums

References