Obituary
Several sources report that Carl Bley died yesterday aged 87 after complications from brain cancer. I have a few of her albums including the Duets album with Steve Swallow and one called Sextet that included Hiram Bullock on guitar. I liked her economical keyboard style very much and she had a knack of writing tunes that were quirky and catchy. I saw her just the once, 30 years ago when The Very Big Carla Bley Band played at RNCM, Manchester