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Carla Bley

1936 - 2023

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Carla Bley (born Lovella May Borg; May 11, 1936 – October 17, 2023) was an American jazz composer, pianist, organist, and bandleader. An important figure in the free jazz movement of the 1960s, she gained acclaim 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, Robert Wyatt, John Scofield, and her ex-husband Paul Bley. She was a pioneer in the development of independent artist-owned record labels, and recorded over two dozen albums between 1966 and 2019. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carla Bley is the 616th most popular musician (down from 228th in 2019), the 3,527th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,278th in 2019) and the 186th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Carla Bley ranks 616 out of 3,175. Before her are David Helfgott, Felix Blumenfeld, Jacques Loussier, Michel Petrucciani, Ace Frehley, and Vince Clarke. After her are Bulbul, Carl W. Stalling, Vladimir Sofronitsky, Michael Hutchence, Tommy Lee, and Anton Karas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Carla Bley ranks 188. Before her are Norma Aleandro, Gabriel Matzneff, Joaquín Peiró, Valentín Paniagua, Andrej Kvašňák, and Carl, Duke of Württemberg. After her are Slava Metreveli, Ferran Olivella, Antonio María Rouco Varela, Charles Napier, Mala Sinha, and Joaquín Navarro-Valls. Among people deceased in 2023, Carla Bley ranks 155. Before her are Earl Boen, Juliette Mayniel, Howard S. Becker, Lance Reddick, Robert Blake, and Inna Churikova. After her are Ferran Olivella, Juanita Castro, Walter Cunningham, Yuri Manin, María Kodama, and Petar Nadoveza.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Carla Bley ranks 3,527 out of 20,380. Before her are Ace Frehley (1951), Dolores Costello (1903), Fred Kelly (1891), Estelle Getty (1923), James M. Cain (1892), and Mitchell Feigenbaum (1944). After her are Lisa Edelstein (1966), Joe Rosenthal (1911), Stephen Paddock (1953), Alex Haley (1921), Carl W. Stalling (1891), and Basil Poledouris (1945).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Carla Bley ranks 186. Before her are Artie Shaw (1910), Lionel Hampton (1908), Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915), James Taylor (1948), Chet Atkins (1924), and Ace Frehley (1951). After her are Carl W. Stalling (1891), Laurie Anderson (1947), Benny Golson (1929), Duane Allman (1946), Jason Newsted (1963), and John Frusciante (1970).

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