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Sextet is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley released on the Watt/ECM label in 1987.[1][2]

Sextet
Studio album by Carla Bley
Released	1987
Recorded	December 1986 & January 1987
Studio	Grog Kill Studio, Willow, New York
Genre	Jazz, jazz fusion
Length	40:58
Label	Watt/ECM
Producer	Carla Bley
Carla Bley chronology
Night-Glo (1985) Sextet (1987) Duets (1988)

After having played a lot in a big band, Carla Bley set up a sextet without brass which toured in Europe in particular

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Penguin Guide to Jazz	[4]
Tom Hull	B+ ()[5]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars with a review by Richard S. Ginell stating, "The sound bathes in a polished golden ambience very much in keeping with a product distributed under the ECM banner".[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 2½ stars.[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Carla Bley.

1. "More Brahms" - 7:31
2. "Houses and People" - 7:26
3. "The Girl Who Cried Champagne" - 6:08
4. "Brooklyn Bridge" - 6:35
5. "Lawns" - 7:06
6. "Healing Power" - 6:22

Personnel

• Carla Bley - organ, synth bass (track 2)
• Larry Willis - piano
• Hiram Bullock - guitar, bass guitar (track 4)
• Steve Swallow - bass guitar
• Victor Lewis - drums
• Don Alias - percussion

References

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