ポール・ブレイ (Paul Bley)

Paul Bley
Paul Bley is a free jazz pianist born in Montreal, Canada in 1932 and long-time resident in the United States. His music characteristically features strong senses both of melodic voicing and space.

As well as being a distinctive and innovative musician himself, he has worked with a number of important musicians at key points.

In the 1950s he founded the Jazz Workshop in Montreal, performing and recording there with Charlie Parker. He also performed with Lester Young and Ben Webster at this time.

In 1953 he conducted for Charles Mingus on the "Charles Mingus and his Orchestra" album and the same year Mingus produced the "Introducing Paul Bley" album with Mingus and Art Blakey. In 1960 Bley recorded on piano with the Charles Mingus Group...
(Wikipedia: Paul Bley)