Carla Bley

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carla bley a m e r i c a n Composers A list of books in the series appears at the end of this book. Carla Bley Amy C. Beal universit y of illinois press Urbana, Chicago, and Springfield © 2011 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 C P 5 4 3 2 1 ∞ This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Beal, Amy C. Carla Bley / Amy C. Beal. p. cm.—(American composers) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-252-03636-1 (cloth)— isbn 978-0-252-07818-7 (pbk.) 1. Bley, Carla. 2. Composers—United States—Biography. 3. Jazz musicians—United States—Biography. I. Title. ml410.b643b43 2011 781.65092—dc22 2011004562 [b] v For Steve Swallow ...