Escalator over the Hill

Escalator over the Hill
Studio album by
Released1971
Recorded1968–1971
Genre
Length103:35
LabelJCOA Records (LP)
WATT Records (CD)
ProducerMichael Mantler
Jazz Composer's Orchestra chronology
The Jazz Composer's Orchestra
(1968)
Escalator over the Hill
(1971)
Relativity Suite
(1973)
Carla Bley chronology
Jazz Realities
(1966)
Escalator over the Hill
(1971)
Tropic Appetites
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz(favorable)[1]
AllMusic[2]
Stylus(favorable)[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

Escalator over the Hill (or EOTH) is mostly referred to as a jazz opera, but it was released as a "chronotransduction", with "words by Paul Haines, adaptation and music by Carla Bley, production and coordination by Michael Mantler", performed by the Jazz Composer's Orchestra.

  1. ^ MacLaren, Trevor (2011). "Carla Bley and Paul Haines: Escalator Over the Hill". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  2. ^ Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Escalator Over the Hill – Carla Bley | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  3. ^ Carlin, Marcello (2011). "Stranded: Escalator Over the Hill – Article – Stylus Magazine". stylusmagazine.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 26. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 136. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.