Not Two, Not One is an album by Canadian jazz pianist Paul Bley

Paul Bley

Paul Bley, CM is a pianist known for his contributions to the free jazz movement of the 1960s as well as his innovations and influence on trio playing.-Biography:...

 with American bassist Gary Peacock

Gary Peacock

Gary Peacock is an American jazz double-bassist.-Biography:After military service in Germany, in the early sixties he worked on the west coast with Barney Kessel, Bud Shank, Paul Bley and Art Pepper, then moved to New York. He worked there with Bley, the Bill Evans trio , and Albert Ayler's trio...

 and drummer Paul Motian

Paul Motian

Stephen Paul Motian was an American jazz drummer, percussionist and composer of Armenian extraction.He first came to prominence in the late 1950s in the piano trio of Bill Evans, and later led several groups...

 recorded in 1998 and released on the ECM label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Steve Loewy awarded the album 4 stars stating "None of the pieces drift, as these three masters contribute a mature perspective that comes from varied experience. Remarkable interplay, chamber-free harmonies, and loose improvisations add up to some special sounds".

Track listing

All compositions by Paul Bley except as indicated

1. "Not Zero: In Three Parts" (Gary Peacock, Paul Bley, Paul Motian) - 9:34
2. "Entelechy" (Peacock) - 2:08
3. "Now" - 4:35
4. "Fig Foot" - 5:38
5. "Vocal Tracked" - 5:24
6. "Intente" (Peacock) - 5:41
7. "Noosphere" (Peacock, Bley) - 7:07
8. "Set Up Set" (Peacock) - 6:19
9. "Dialogue Amour" (Peacock, Bley) - 8:07
10. "Don't You Know" (Peacock, Bley) - 6:57
11. "Not Zero: In One Part" (Peacock, Bley, Motian) - 0:55
    • Recorded at Avatar Studio in New York City in January 1998

Personnel

• Paul Bley
  Paul Bley
  Paul Bley, CM is a pianist known for his contributions to the free jazz movement of the 1960s as well as his innovations and influence on trio playing.-Biography:...
  
   — piano
  Piano
  The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
  
  
• Gary Peacock
  Gary Peacock
  Gary Peacock is an American jazz double-bassist.-Biography:After military service in Germany, in the early sixties he worked on the west coast with Barney Kessel, Bud Shank, Paul Bley and Art Pepper, then moved to New York. He worked there with Bley, the Bill Evans trio , and Albert Ayler's trio...
  
   — bass
  Double bass
  The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
  
  
• Paul Motian
  Paul Motian
  Stephen Paul Motian was an American jazz drummer, percussionist and composer of Armenian extraction.He first came to prominence in the late 1950s in the piano trio of Bill Evans, and later led several groups...
  
   — drums
  Drum kit
  A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....