Paul Bley/NHØP

Paul Bley/NHØP
Studio album by Paul Bley and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Released	1973
Recorded	June 24 and July 1, 1973 Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre	Jazz
Length	45:58
Label	SteepleChase SCS 1005
Producer	Nils Winther
Paul Bley chronology
Open, to Love (1972) Paul Bley/NHØP (1973) Paul Bley & Scorpio (1973)
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen chronology
The Trio (1973) Paul Bley/NHØP (1973) Duo 2 (1974)

Paul Bley/NHØP is a jazz duet album by Paul Bley and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, released on SteepleChase Records in 1973.^[1][2] The album was recorded in Copenhagen, Denmark in June and July 1973, and primarily features Bley's compositions. Bley's performance here is more extroverted than on some of his other recordings.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars calling it a "glorious, heady, and intimate album".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Paul Bley except as indicated

1. "Meeting" - 6:03
2. "Mating of Urgency" - 4:51
3. "Carla" - 4:21
4. "Olhos de Gato" (Carla Bley) - 5:33
5. "Paradise Island" - 2:20
6. "Upstairs" - 3:07
7. "Later" - 5:23
8. "Summer" - 4:06
9. "Gesture Without Plot" (Annette Peacock) - 5:33

• Tracks 1-3 and 7-9 recorded on June 24, 1973. Tracks 4-6 recorded on July 1, 1973.

Personnel

• Paul Bley: piano
• Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen: bass

References

1. Paul Bley catalog, accessed March 19, 2015
2. SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 17, 2015
3. Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed March 19, 2015