Are We There Yet? (Carla Bley album)

Are We There Yet? is a live album of duets by American composer, arranger, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley and bassist Steve Swallow recorded in Europe in 1998 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1999.^[1]^[2] It is the pair's third duet recording following Duets (1988) and Go Together (1992).

Reception

The Allmusic review by David R. Adler awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Bley's piano is remarkably versatile and passionate, and Swallow's signature electric bass sound tickles the senses".^[3] The JazzTimes review by Bill Bennett said "Bley on piano is by no means a virtuoso, leaving the solo chores to Swallow-certainly not a bad thing, in and of itself. And Bley plays like the composer that she is, with a wry sense of humor and a comprehensive sense of intent that gives its piece both intellectual and emotional weight".^[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Carla Bley except as indicated

"Major" - 3:36
"A Dog's Life" (Steve Swallow) - 7:15
"Satie for Two" (Swallow) - 8:42
"Lost in the Stars" (Kurt Weill) - 5:16
"King Korn" - 4:38
"Playing With Water" (Swallow) - 4:42
"Musique Mecanique" - 13:25

Recorded on tour in Europe in October 1998.

Personnel

Carla Bley - piano
Steve Swallow - bass guitar

References

↑ Carla Bley discography accessed August 12, 2010
↑ ECM/WATT discography accessed August 25, 2016
1 2 Adler, D. R. Allmusic Review accessed August 12, 2010
↑ Bennett, B. Are We There Yet? Review JazzTimes, November, 2000

Carla Bley

As leader	Tropic Appetites (1974) Dinner Music (1977) European Tour 1977 (1978) Musique Mecanique (1979) Social Studies (1981) Live! (1982) I Hate to Sing (1984) Heavy Heart (1984) Sextet (1987) Fleur Carnivore (1989) The Very Big Carla Bley Band (1991) Big Band Theory (1993) Songs with Legs (1994) The Carla Bley Big Band Goes to Church (1996) Fancy Chamber Music (1998) 4 x 4 (2000) Looking for America (2003) The Lost Chords (2004) The Lost Chords find Paolo Fresu (2007) Appearing Nightly (2008) Carla's Christmas Carols (2009) Trios (2013) Andando el Tiempo (2016)

With Gary Burton	A Genuine Tong Funeral (1967)

With Jazz Composer's Orchestra	The Jazz Composer's Orchestra (1968) Escalator over the Hill (1968-71) Relativity Suite (1973)

With Michael Mantler	Jazz Realities (1966)

With Charlie Haden	Liberation Music Orchestra (1969) The Ballad of the Fallen (1983) Dream Keeper (1990) Not in Our Name (2005)

With Nick Mason	Nick Mason's Fictitious Sports (1979)

With Steve Swallow	Night-Glo (1985) Duets (1988) Go Together (1992) Are We There Yet? (1999)

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