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Paul Bley

1932 - 2016

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Paul Bley, CM (November 10, 1932 – January 3, 2016) was a Canadian jazz pianist known for his contributions to the free jazz movement of the 1960s as well as his innovations and influence on trio playing and his early live performance on the Moog and ARP synthesizers. His music has been described by Ben Ratliff of the New York Times as "deeply original and aesthetically aggressive". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Bley has received more than 309,565 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Paul Bley is the 1,000th most popular musician (up from 1,091st in 2019), the 249th most popular biography from Canada (up from 266th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Canadian Musician.

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  • 310k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Paul Bley ranks 1,000 out of 3,175. Before him are Bernhard Romberg, Susumu Hirasawa, Volodymyr Ivasyuk, Levon Helm, Chester Thompson, and Glen Matlock. After him are Mark St. John, Woody Herman, Ronnie Drew, Selda Bağcan, John Williams, and Dennis Stratton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Paul Bley ranks 248. Before him are Anand Panyarachun, Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, Quentin Blake, Loretta Lynn, Hisashi Owada, and Arif Mardin. After him are Lajos Csordás, Miroslav Hroch, Turgay Şeren, Banharn Silpa-archa, Phyllida Law, and Sergio Toppi. Among people deceased in 2016, Paul Bley ranks 245. Before him are Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores, Vladica Kovačević, Harald Grønningen, Laura Mancinelli, Luis María Echeberría, and Laurent Pokou. After him are Tarık Akan, Turgay Şeren, Banharn Silpa-archa, Ioannis Grivas, Nancy Mackay, and Alan Thicke.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Paul Bley ranks 249 out of 1,622. Before him are Allan Dwan (1885), Phil Esposito (1942), Kenneth Welsh (1942), Elias Koteas (1961), Daniel Lavoie (1949), and Gordon R. Dickson (1923). After him are Linda Thorson (1947), Michael Wincott (1958), Roddy Piper (1954), Lawrence Stroll (1959), Northrop Frye (1912), and Barry Pepper (1970).

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Among MUSICIANS In Canada

Among musicians born in Canada, Paul Bley ranks 14. Before him are Robbie Robertson (1943), Loreena McKennitt (1957), Gil Evans (1912), David Foster (1949), Diana Krall (1964), and Maynard Ferguson (1928). After him are Bob Ezrin (1949), Bob Rock (1954), Rick Danko (1943), Richard Manuel (1943), Garth Hudson (1937), and Geddy Lee (1953).

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