The Resume

(May 11, 1936-October 17, 2023)
Born in Oakland, California
Born Carla Borg
Jazz composer, pianist, and organist
Recorded 'Escalator Over the Hill,' 'Tropic Appetites,' 'Dinner Music,' 'Social Studies,' 'I Hate to Sing,' 'Sextet,' 'Big Band Theory,' 'The Carla Bley Big Band Goes to Church,' 'Looking for America,' and 'Carla's Christmas Carols'

Why she might be annoying:

She worked as a cigarette girl.
She is a pipe smoker.
She called her album 'Escalator Over the Hill' 'a chronotransduction.' (Whuh?)
'Escalator' took three years to make.

Why she might not be annoying:

She recorded a Christmas album.
She is a self-taught musician and composer.
She performed with Jack Bruce, Linda Ronstadt, Don Cherry, John McLaughlin, Chris Spedding, and Viva.
She received a Grammy nomination for her album 'Big Band Theory.'
She is known for her satirical humor in her compositions.

Credit: Truffle

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Female Pipe Smokers
• I Died in 2023 (Ranked: 87)
• Jazz Artists
• Linda Ronstadt Sang on My Album
• Profiles 33501-33750 (Ranked: 33527)
• The Truffle's Profiles [Series 3]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 18 Votes: 27.78% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying