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The Life of a Trio: Sunday is an album reuniting the Jimmy Giuffre 3, pianist Paul Bley, saxophonist Jimmy Giuffre and bassist Steve Swallow which was released on the French Owl label in 1990.

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating “The joy of music-making and the inherent lyricism in these pieces reflect not only a sense of familiarity with the dialogue and improvisational feel of each player, but the true desire to communicate from inside the sound being explored to the listener as well.

Track listing:
Sensing (Jimmy Giuffre) – 4:12
Monique (Paul Bley) – 3:25
The Giant Guitar and the Black Stick (Giuffre, Steve Swallow) – 5:58
Industrial Suite (Bley, Giuffre, Swallow) – 3:15
Sanctuary Much (Bley, Swallow) – 3:47
Tango del Mar (Bley, Giuffre, Swallow) – 5:32
The Hidden Voice (Giuffre) – 3:06
Mephisto (Bley) – 4:04
Where Were We? (Carla Bley) – 4:50
Sweet Song (Bley, Giuffre) – 3:25
Scrambled Legs (Bley, Swallow) – 2:02
Play Ball (Swallow) – 7:45
Fallen Statue (Bley, Swallow) – 1:25
Things (Bley, Swallow) – 3:35
Two Singers (Giuffre, Swallow) – 3:52
The Life of a Trio (Bley, Giuffre, Swallow) – 6:25

Personnel:
Jimmy Giuffre – soprano saxophone, clarinet (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16)
Paul Bley – piano (tracks: 1, 2, 4–6, 8–14 & 16)
Steve Swallow – electric bass (tracks: 1, 3–6, 9, 11, 12 & 14–16)

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Released: 1990
Recorded: December 17, 1989
Studio: Sound on Sound Studio, NYC
Length: 66:38
Label: Owl
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Producer: François Lemaire