Open, to Love is a solo album by Canadian jazz pianist and composer Paul Bley recorded on September 11, 1972 and released on ECM later that year.
[1] Open, to Love was selected as part of the ECM Touchstones series, as one of the most influential recordings on the label.
[2] The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 5 stars stating "Despite the fact that pianist and composer Paul Bley had been a renowned and innovative jazzman for nearly 20 years, 1973 saw the release of his most mature and visionary work, and one that to this day remains his opus.
This is one of the most influential solo piano recordings in jazz history, and certainly one that defined the sound of the German label ECM...
"[1] The Penguin Guide to Jazz said "There is, perhaps, inevitably a hint of deja-vu here and there, but the territory is always much too interesting for that to become a problem.