Duets (Carla Bley & Steve Swallow album)

Duets is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley with bassist Steve Swallow recorded and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1988.

Reception
The Allmusic review by David Nelson McCarthy awarded the album 4½ stars and stated that "their tremendous musical rapport and precise wit are really beautiful. It comes highly recommended". The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded it 3 stars, stating that it is "an entertaining album and an ideal primer on Bley's compositional and improvising techniques".

Track listing
All compositions by Carla Bley except where noted. Recorded at Grog Kill Studio, Willow, New York in the Summer of 1988.
 * 1) "Baby Baby" - 6:28
 * 2) "Walking Batteriewoman" - 4:01
 * 3) "Útviklingssang" - 4:42
 * 4) "Ladies in Mercedes" (Steve Swallow) - 5:44
 * 5) "Romantic Notions No. 3" - 7:02
 * 6) "Remember" (Swallow) - 5:24
 * 7) "Ups and Downs" - 6:16
 * 8) "Reactionary Tango (In Three Parts)" (Bley, Swallow) - 8:44
 * 9) "Soon I Will Be Done With the Troubles of This World" (Traditional) - 6:58

Personnel

 * Carla Bley - piano
 * Steve Swallow - bass guitar