#CARLA BLEY MOVIE#

#CARLA BLEY MOVIE#

While an article on A Classic Movie Blog recalls hearing an interview in which Bley explained that she had written her tribute because she had been struck by what she felt was Lupino's melancholy, dreamy persona, it is possible that Bley could also identify with Lupino's situation of working within a male-dominated structure and artistic field. Pianist, composer, and bandleader, Carla Bley paid homage to her with her composition, 'Ida Lupino,' which she wrote in 1964. She is also celebrated as a pioneering female filmmaker, being the only female director and producer working within the conservative and male dominated 1950's Hollywood studio system, as well as the first woman to direct a film noir - The Hitch-hiker (1953). Ida Lupino was an Anglo-American actress and singer. On this version, she also plays sax alongside such musicians as trombonist Roswell Rudd, drummer Steve Gadd, and trumpeter Michael Mantler. Pianist Steve Kuhn, for instance, recorded it for his live trio album Steve Kuhn Live in New York, while Bley herself featured it on her funky album Dinner Music, backed by an eight piece band. Many other artists have since recorded the song using various types of instrumentation. A review of the album from The Penguin Guide to Jazz claims that: вЂњThe key track here is CarlaвЂ™s classic вЂIda Lupino,вЂ™ which her former husband turns into a rolling, almost filmic narrative with layers.вЂќ Therefore, the first version of the song to be released was that from Paul BleyвЂ™s Closer, released in 1966.

However, this version did not see the light of day until 1975, when it was included on the album Turning Point. вЂњIda LupinoвЂќ was first recorded by her then-husband, pianist Paul Bley, at Mirasound Studio in New York City, New York, in 1964. Beal explains that вЂњIda LupinoвЂќ represented one side of BleyвЂ™s personality as a composer a personality that tended to be вЂњsmooth and lyrical, dominated by a simple repetitive melody, tonal or modal harmonies, slower tempos, and a calm demeanor.вЂќ These compositions were вЂњhighly patterned and repetitive,вЂќ unlike others of hers from the time, such as вЂњIctus,вЂќ which were unpredictable and sometimes without aВ pulse.вЂќ While an article on A Classic Movie Blog recalls hearing an interview in which Bley explained that she had written her tribute because she had been struck by what she felt was LupinoвЂ™s melancholy, dreamy persona, it is possible that Bley could also identify with LupinoвЂ™s situation of working within a male-dominated structure and artistic field. Pianist, composer, and bandleader, Carla Bley paid homage to her with her composition, вЂњIda Lupino,вЂќ which she wrote in 1964.

She is also celebrated as a pioneering female filmmaker, being the only female director and producer working within the conservative and male dominated 1950вЂ™s Hollywood studio system, as well as the first woman to direct a film noir вЂ“ The Hitch-hiker (1953).

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