Songs with Legs

Songs with Legs
Live album by Carla Bley
Released	1994
Recorded	May 1994
Genre	Jazz
Length	54:14
Label	Watt/ECM
Producer	Carla Bley & Steve Swallow
Carla Bley chronology
Big Band Theory (1993) Songs with Legs (1994) The Carla Bley Big Band Goes to Church (1996)

Songs with Legs is a live album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley with saxophonist Andy Sheppard and bassist Steve Swallow recorded in Europe and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1994.^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Alex Henderson awarded the album 2½ stars and stated: "For those who've said they wish Bley would solo more often, Songs with Legs is an album to hear."^[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded it 3 stars, stating: "She doesn't put a foot wrong throughout."^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Carla Bley except as indicated

1. "Real Life Hits" - 8:08
2. "The Lord Is Listenin' to Ya, Hallelujah!" - 7:48
3. "Chicken" - 8:21
4. "Misterioso" (Thelonious Monk) - 10:20
5. "Wrong Key Donkey" - 12:02
6. "Crazy with You" - 7:37

• Recorded live on tour in France, Italy, Austria, Germany, Turkey and England in May 1994.

Personnel

• Carla Bley - piano
• Andy Sheppard - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Steve Swallow - bass guitar

References

1. Carla Bley discography accessed August 9, 2010
2. Henderson, A. Allmusic Review, accessed August 9, 2010.
3. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.