Carla Bley / Steve Swallow / Andy Sheppard - Munich 20020412 

Indeed, came to know of Carla through following Andy Sheppard. I came to love everything that Carla did (as I already had with Andy), but these three together were surely the ultimate combination. I was physically shaken to hear of her passing, RIP, so, so sad it hurts.

J'ai 67 ans. Ce n'est rien ! Le plus dur c'est de voir partir toutes celles et ceux qui nous ont nourris. Au sens propre comme au sens figuré, et ils ou elles sont nombreux. Sauf une.

What on EARTH are you talking about "enormously better than herself"...? Have you tried to PLAY the head of Donkey ? Have you heard many pianists with clearer attack and better timing that Carla? I doubt it . Why even BOTHER to bring in some kind of conventional definition of "good"? You're dealing with a highly original composer playing her own tunes, and every NOTE she plays leaves a mark - No group I've ever heard covering a Carla tune adds ANYTHING to it - rather , they often make her music sound like platitudes... No, Mr Roberto - delete the first part of your message, and go straight for the truth ! :)

I regret that I never had the chance to hear Carla's band live, but at least we have these videos as testimony to her talent. And I'm eternally grateful to RU-vid for the body of work we are given--that never would have turned up on DVD.

Didn't know you'd savoured my largely one hand opuses. Yes, expect the unexpected, garcon.