Turning Point (Paul Bley album)
# Turning Point (Paul Bley album)

Turning Point' is an album led by jazz pianist Paul Bley collecting studio recordings from 1964 and two concert recordings from 1968 which was released on Bley's own Improvising Artists label in 1975.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars calling it "Very interesting if not quite essential music".

## Track listing

* "Calls" (Carla Bley) - 6:10
* "Turning" (Paul Bley) - 6:30
* "King Korn" (Carla Bley) - 6:00
* "Ictus" (Carla Bley) - 4:05
* "Mr. Joy" (Annette Peacock) - 3:50
* "Kid Dynamite" (Peacock) - 3:40
* "Ida Lupino" (Carla Bley) - 5:20
* Recorded at Mirasound Studio, New York City on March 9, 1964 (tracks 1-4 & 7) and at the University of Washington in Seattle on May 10, 1968 (tracks 5 & 6)

## Personnel

* Paul Bley - piano
* John Gilmore - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-4 & 7)
* Gary Peacock - bass
* Billy Elgart (tracks 5 & 6), Paul Motian (tracks 1-4 & 7) - drums
