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12 (+6) In a Row
Studio album by Paul Bley
Released	1991
Recorded	May 23–24, 1990
Studio	Foundation Artists' House, Boswil, Switzerland
Genre	Jazz
Length	58:48
Label	hat ART 6081
Producer	Pia and Werner X. Uehlinger
Paul Bley chronology
Memoirs (1990) 12 (+6) In a Row (1991) Right Time, Right Place (1990)

12 (+6) In a Row is an album by Paul Bley with Hans Koch and Franz Koglmann recorded in Switzerland in 1990 and released on the hat ART label the following year.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Guardian

Thom Jurek of AllMusic states, "In all, this is one of Bley's most curious and intimate works, where his own musical mind is given problems -- presented by serialism and its own undoing -- and his ways of resolving them or casting them out of his vocabulary. Brilliant". The Guardian review by John Fordham awarded the album 4 stars noting "This is perhaps predominantly a set for free-jazz fans; however, it's jostling with absorbing melody, and all 18 tracks are invitingly short".

Track listing

All compositions by Paul Bley, Hans Koch & Franz Koglmann except as indicated

1. "Solo 1" (Bley) - 3:13
2. "Trio 1" - 3:37
3. "Solo 2" (Bley) - 3:34
4. "Trio 2" - 2:22
5. "Solo 3" (Bley) - 3:27
6. "Trio 3" - 3:04
7. "Duo 1" (Bley, Koch) - 1:59
8. "Duo 2" (Bley Koch) - 1:58
9. "Duo 3" (Bley, Koglmann) - 2:17
10. "Solo 4" (Bley) - 4:27
11. "Trio 4" - 2:59
12. "Solo 5" (Bley) - 3:47
13. "Trio 5" - 4:57
14. "Solo 6" (Bley) - 4:57
15. "Trio 6" - 4:28
16. "Solo 7" (Bley) - 2:37
17. "Trio 7" - 2:20
18. "Solo 8" (Bley) - 3:07

Personnel

• Paul Bley - piano
• Franz Koglmann - flugelhorn
• Hans Koch - clarinet, saxophone

References

1. Hat Hut Records catalog, accessed June 29, 2014
2. European Free Improvisation: album entry accessed July 9, 2018
3. ^ Jurek, T., Allmusic Review accessed June 29, 2014
4. ^ Fordham, J., The Guardian Review April 25, 1998

• 1991 albums
• Paul Bley albums
• Hathut Records albums