Escalator over the Hill

Summary

Escalator over the Hill is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (182 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Escalator over the Hill's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• Escalator over the Hill's genre is avant-garde jazz^[4].
• Escalator over the Hill's genre is post-bop^[5].
• Escalator over the Hill's genre is opera^[6].
• Escalator over the Hill's genre is rock music^[7].
• Escalator over the Hill was produced by Michael Mantler^[8].
• Among the performers on Escalator over the Hill was Carla Bley^[9].
• Among the performers on Escalator over the Hill was Paul Haines^[10].
• Escalator over the Hill's record label is recorded as JCOA Records^[11].
• Escalator over the Hill's record label is recorded as ECM Records^[12].
• Escalator over the Hill is part of The Jazz Composer's Orchestra's albums in chronological order^[13].
• Escalator over the Hill is part of Carla Bley's albums in chronological order^[14].
• Escalator over the Hill's language of work or name is recorded as English^[15].
• Escalator over the Hill was distributed by 3 × LP^[16].
• Escalator over the Hill was published on 1971^[17].
• Escalator over the Hill's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Carla Bley^[18].
• Escalator over the Hill's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Jack Bruce^[19].
• Escalator over the Hill's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Don Cherry^[20].
• Escalator over the Hill's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Linda Ronstadt^[21].
• Escalator over the Hill's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Jeanne Lee^[22].
• Escalator over the Hill's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Paul Jones^[23].
• Escalator over the Hill's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Don Preston^[24].
• Escalator over the Hill's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Viva^[25].
• Escalator over the Hill's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Charlie Haden^[26].
• Escalator over the Hill's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Karen Mantler^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Album^[28]

• First release date: 1971^[29]

• Genre(s): avant-garde, avant-garde jazz, experimental big band, post-bop, progressive, rock opera, third stream^[30]

• Community tags: abstract, anxious, atmospheric, avant-garde, avant-garde jazz, avantgarde, chaotic, complex, concept album, cryptic, dark, dense, dissonant, eclectic, energetic, epic, experimental big band, female vocalist, hypnotic, male vocalist, manic, maximalist, mysterious, ominous, poetic, post-bop, progressive, quirky, rock opera, scary, surreal, technical, third stream, uncommon time signatures^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 9ead7ee2-e0ed-3b2e-94e9-09b379102b84^[32]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Carla Bley^[9] and Paul Haines^[10]. Escalator over the Hill was produced by Michael Mantler^[8].

Publication

Escalator over the Hill was released on 1971^[17]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[15]. Genres include avant-garde jazz^[4], post-bop^[5], opera^[6], and rock music^[7]. Part of include The Jazz Composer's Orchestra's albums in chronological order^[13] and Carla Bley's albums in chronological order^[14]. It was distributed by 3 × LP^[16].

Why It Matters

Escalator over the Hill ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (182 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33]