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Paul Bley

1932 - 2016

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Paul Bley, 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 performance on the Moog and ARP synthesizers. His music has been described by Ben Ratliff of the New York Times as "deeply original and aesthetically aggressive". Bley's prolific output includes influential recordings from the 1950s through to his solo piano recordings of the 2000s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Bley is the 1,207th most popular musician (down from 1,000th in 2019), the 330th most popular biography from Canada (down from 248th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Canadian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Paul Bley ranks 1,207 out of 3,175. Before him are Sterling Morrison, Martin Birch, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Jason Becker, Helen Merrill, and Edoardo Bennato. After him are Gene Clark, John Dolmayan, Joe Henderson, Dave Alexander, Gene Autry, and Bruce Kulick.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Paul Bley ranks 301. Before him are John Vernon, Felicia Farr, Miroslav Hroch, Turgay Şeren, Margit Korondi, and Robert Rozhdestvensky. After him are Donald Kagan, Pedro Rubiano Sáenz, Hans Apel, Ugo Mifsud Bonnici, István Kausz, and Geoff Bent. Among people deceased in 2016, Paul Bley ranks 288. Before him are Pierre Aubert, Ken Adam, Raoul Coutard, Abu Ali al-Anbari, Afeni Shakur, and Turgay Şeren. After him are Harry Wu, Doreen Massey, Tarık Akan, Leon Russell, Joseph Keller, and Robert Fano.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Paul Bley ranks 330 out of 1,622. Before him are John Vernon (1932), Carlyle S. Beals (1899), Robert Joy (1951), Kate Nelligan (1950), Robert Borden (1854), and William Kahan (1933). After him are Jacques Plante (1929), Alexander Knox (1907), Natasha Henstridge (1974), Kenneth E. Iverson (1920), Gérald Lacroix (1957), and Percy Faith (1908).

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Among MUSICIANS In Canada

Among musicians born in Canada, Paul Bley ranks 16. Before him are Maynard Ferguson (1928), Deadmau5 (1981), Robbie Robertson (1943), Garth Hudson (1937), Neil Peart (1952), and Diana Krall (1964). After him are Geddy Lee (1953), Bob Rock (1954), Marc-André Hamelin (1961), Bob Ezrin (1949), Calixa Lavallée (1842), and Rick Danko (1943).

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