Paul Bley urged her to write, and his groups became an early venue for her work.

NPR: Paul Bley Trio: Darkly Winsome Jazz

This rendition of "Ida Lupino, " recorded in 1965 and included on the Paul Bley Trio's newly reissued Closer, is darkly winsome.

NPR: Paul Bley Trio: Darkly Winsome Jazz

Bassist Steve Swallow appears along with the famously dynamic drummer Barry Altschul, whose metric looseness shadows of rhythm that land on and around the pulse draws comparison to the Bley drummer who recorded the tune first, Paul Motian.

NPR: Paul Bley Trio: Darkly Winsome Jazz