Carla Bley | Fleur Carnivore

Fleur Carnivore is a live album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in 1988 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1989

The album is recognised as one of Bley's finest. The Allmusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "On Fleur Carnivore, pianist Carla Bley deftly integrates her beautiful melodies into five complex, yet effortless sounding pieces... Fleur Carnivore is one of Bley's best titles and good place to start for newcomers". The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded it 3½ stars stating "This is something like a masterpiece".




All compositions by Carla Bley


"Fleur Carnivore" - 11:12
"Song of the Eternal Waiting of Canute" - 9:48
"Ups and Downs" - 7:05
"The Girl Who Cried Champagne Parts 1-3" - 17:15
"Healing Power" - 10:27

Carla Bley - piano
Lew Soloff, Jens Winther - trumpet
Frank Lacy - french horn, flugelhorn
Gary Valente - trombone
Bob Stewart - tuba
Daniel Beaussier - oboe, flute
Wolfgang Puschnig - alto saxophone, flute
Andy Sheppard - tenor saxophone, clarinet
Christof Lauer tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Roberto Ottini - baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone
Karen Mantler - harmonica, organ, vibes, chimes
Steve Swallow - bass guitar
Buddy Williams - drums
Don Alias - percussion