Paul Motian

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Paul Motian
25 Marc h 1931 – 22 Nov e mber 20 11
In many interviews, this New York drummer of Turkish-Armenian extraction has
been asked time after time for anecdotes
about Bill Evans, Paul Bley and Keith Jarrett. His early days attract attention because he was one of the few musicians who
can look back on
experiences with
Lennie Tristano,
Tony Scott and
Coleman Hawkins, who even
appeared with
Billie Holiday
and Thelonious
Monk in his
youth,
and
played
with
Arlo Guthrie at
the
legendary
Woodstock Festival. The list of
great stars Motian has played
with goes on for
pages; for some
years he has been reading through his
painstakingly documented annual calendars, to stir his memory and write his autobiography.
It is not until 1972, at the age of 41, that
Paul Motian records his debut album under
his own name (»Conception Vessel«, with
Keith Jarrett, Charlie Haden, Leroy Jenkins, Sam Brown and Becky Friend). Manfred Eicher from ECM gives the »sideman«
the chance to realise his own musical concepts. Perhaps this late start in being able
to shape and fashion recordings under his
own direction leads to Motian continuing
to be seen mainly as an important accompanying musician. Further Motian productions and near-countless concert tours
and recordings with Keith Jarrett, Charles
Lloyd and Charlie Haden’s »Liberation
Music Ensemble« follow, but over the
years, almost unnoticed, Motian develops
his first trio, with Bill Frisell on guitar and
Joe Lovano on saxophone. In the mideighties, Motian
begins to collaborate with Stefan
Winter ’s
newly founded
music company
JMT Production.
In contrast to
the productions
up to this point,
the first concept
albums now appear. The first is
»Monk in Motian«, played by
his trio, with
guest musicians
Geri Allen on
piano
and
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Dewey Redman
on tenor saxophone. Next comes »Bill
Evans«, recorded without pianist by the
Paul Motian Trio and guest bass player
Marc Johnson. Winter & Winter, founded at
the end of 1995, takes over and publishes
all JMT’s productions, as well as continuing work already begun. In the nineties
Motian presents his new group »The Electric Bebop Band«, and interprets jazz compositions by »Monk and Powell«. Paul
Motian’s important third group »Tethered
Moon«, with Masabumi Kikuchi on piano
and Gary Peacock on bass, dedicates itself
to »Kurt Weill«, and plays »Chansons
d'Édith Piaf« and »Experiencing Tosca«.
Albums with his compositions and live
productions from Toyko, recorded on his
60th birthday, and live at the Village Vanguard, complete this picture of Paul Motian.
Amidst all this work, there’s a special series: »Paul Motian On Broadway«. Vol. 1
got recorded in 1989, Vol. 2 in 1990, and
Vol. 3 in 1992. In 2006, for his 75th birthday, Motian goes back to Broadway and
presents »Paul Motian On Broadway Vol. 4
or the paradox of continuity« with his
group Trio 2000 + One, with Chris Potter
on saxophone, Larry Grenadier on bass, the
singer Rebecca Martin, and pianist Masabumi Kikuchi. In 2009 Paul Motian recorded
»Paul Motian On Broadway Vol. 5« with
Thomas Morgan on bass and saxophon
player Loren Stillman plus Michaël Attias,
sax and Masabumi Kikuchi, piano.
In the years 2007, 2008 and 2010 Winter & Winter released »Live At The Village
Vanguard« Volume I, II and III with Chris
Potter and Larry Grenadier plus Greg Osby
and Masabumi Kikuchi. In September 2010
Stefan Winter produced his 21st leader
album with Paul Motion under the title
»Windmills Of Your Mind« with guitarist
Bill Frisell, Thomas Morgan on bass and
vocalist Petra Haden. This album was
made to celebrate Paul Motian’s 80th birthday in 2011. The title song is one of the
most beautiful memories of Paul Motian.
This album got released in late spring 2011,
and on the 22nd of November 2011 Paul
Motian passed away.
The great art of variation and improvisation is the great art of Paul Motian: he unravels themes, rhythms and harmonies,
reducing, denaturing, and creating new
things that come so close to innermost origins that unsuspected aspects of these hits
are revealed. Yet Motian is no stage director, moving the players around to create
his music: he doesn’t conduct, but sets up
an environment in which the individual
gifts of his musicians can develop unhindered. With a sure knack, he chooses as yet
unknown musicians, just as Bill Frisell, Joe
Lovano, Brad Schoeppach, Kurt Rosenwinkel or Chris Potter once were, bringing
them together with close colleagues such
Gary Peacock, Charlie Haden, Masabumi
Kikuchi, Lee Konitz or Dewey Redman,
and finding repertoire that seems as if it
was specially composed for this ensemble.
His own compositions or 'texts' by Kurt
Weill, Harold Arlen, Giacomo Puccini or
Thelonious Monk are the themes for his
variations. Every single recording bears the
personal unmistakeable handwriting of
Paul Motian, however diverse the repertoire and instrumentation. Sometimes Paul
Motian’s arrangements and instructions
consist merely of the request to forget the
structure of a song and become immersed
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in its lyrics. His artistry in playing drums,
snares and cymbals springs from an inner
conviction that he should devote his entire
being to serving and fulfilling music. Each
note has its destiny and meaning; he leads
events with an invisible hand, listening
and sometimes giving impulses without
even touching a cymbal or drum.
WINTER & WINTER
PAUL MOTIAN
» THE W IN DMILLS O F YO UR MIND«
Winte r &Win te r 9 1 0 1 8 2-2
( re leas e d i n 2 0 11 )
Paul Motian: dr ums
Bill Frisell: guit a r
Petra Haden: voca ls
Thomas Morgan: bass
"This alb um is furt her p ro of of t he he ig ht s t hat music c an rea ch
wh en all co nc ern s of st yle and pro w ess are dis c a rd ed.
Mo t ia n is brav e an d ins t inc t ive en o ugh t o d i spense w it h t ec hni c a l p erip he ri es
an d j ust play what t he m usic dem ands, mome nt by moment."
THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
P A U L M O T I A N O N B R O A D W A Y, V O L U M E 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5
»PA UL M OT IAN O N B ROAD WAY, VOL . 1«
Wi n t e r& Win t e r 91 0 1 7 9 -2
(ori g in a ll y re le as e d o n J MT in 1 9 8 9 )
Paul Motian: dr u m s
Joe Lovano: t en or sa xophone
Bill Frisell: e lec t r ic gui tar
Charlie Haden: bass
"How i s it that ce r t ain art ist s c an t ra ns fo rm t h e fa mi lia r
i n t o so meth ing u n fa miliar, and w it h such de lig htf ul res ult s? "
D O W N B E AT
"… air- b ru sh ing melod ies and imp ro visi ng d e licat e l y ch i mi ng h arm o nies . "
NEWSWEEK
»PA UL MOT IAN O N B ROADWAY, VOL . 2«
Wi nte r & Wint e r 9 1 0 1 8 0 -2 (o rig in a lly
re lea s e d o n J MT in 1 9 9 0 )
Paul Motian: dr ums
Joe Lovano: t en o r sa xophone
Bill Frisell: e le ct ric guit ar
Charlie Haden: bas s
"T he band , n ee d less t o s ay, fits t oget h er so w ell you ca n' t hea r t h e jo ins …"
JAZZWISE
»PA UL MOT IAN O N B ROADWAY, VOL . 3«
J MT Ed iti on Wi n te r &Wi n t er
9 1 9 0 55 - 2 (re l ea se d in 1 9 92 )
Paul Motian: drums
Lee Konitz: s op ra no and a lt o s a xo phon es
Joe Lovano: t en or sa xop hon e
Bill Frisell: gu it ar
Charlie Haden: bass
"Wi t h ou t n ostalg ic ro ma nt i cis ation P aul M o t ia n’s Bro adway is simply a ma z ing ,
t ime le ss improvis ed mu si c t hat u ni te s t ra dit ion and m ode rni sm ."
TA G E S S P I E G E L
"Wi t h i n jaz z t rad ition of tu rn i n g pop - t a rt tune s int o s mall wo r k s o f bea u ty,
th i s s er ie s by dru mme r Motian is a qui et m a ster wor k. Gui t ar,
bass an d dru m s te am u p t o c ast sho w- tu nes int o a sh immerin g mira ge,
a gain st w h ic h tw o s u pe rb ho rn p lay ers sket ch ja gge d li ne s. "
W E L C O M AT
»PAUL MOTIAN ON BROADWAY, VOL. 4 OR THE PARADOX OF CONTINUITY«
Wi n t e r&Win t e r 91 0 1 2 5 -2
( rele as ed in 2 0 0 6 )
Trio 2000 + One
Paul Motian: d ru m s · Chris Potter: s axo ph o ne · Larry Grenadier: bass
+
Rebecca Martin: vo c als · Masabumi Kikuchi: pian o
A ca d émie Char le s Cros , Prix in Honore m 2 006
"T he piano qu art et s are sm a ll, c ha mb er ma st er p ie ce s… " D O W N B E AT
"[Mo tia n] ma y w el l be th e nea rest t h ing jaz z ha s t o Picasso ."
THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
»PA UL MOT IAN O N B ROADWAY, VOL . 5«
Wi n t e r&Win t e r 91 0 1 4 8 -2
( rele a s ed in 2 0 0 9 )
Trio 2000 + Two
Paul Motian: drums · Thomas Morgan: bass · Loren Stillman: saxophone
+
Michaël Attias: saxophone · Masabumi Kikuchi: piano
"T h e re c or di ng ' s curt ain ca ll, Frank Loe sser' s ‘Sue M e ’ [ …] is s i mply divi ne
a s it d el ic ate ly balances d is so n ance and h armo ny. Mir ror ing t he e nt ire set ,
it is a t es t am ent to th e s ourc e m a teri a l a nd M o ti a n 's o wn st ylis tic to uc h e s
in k eep in g t he m us ic relev an t and c o nt em po r a ry. A t ne a rly 80 yea rs of a ge ,
his v ita lit y and art co n t i nue t o i nspire . "
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PA U L M O T I A N
L I V E AT T H E V I L L AG E VA N G UA R D
» PA UL MOT IAN T R IO AT THE V I LLAGE VAN GU ARD«
— YOU TO O K T HE W O RDS RIG H T O U T OF M Y H EART —
J MT Ed iti on Wi n te r &Wi n t er
9 1 9 0 80 - 2 ( re l ea se d in 1 9 9 5 )
Joe Lovano: t en o r sa xophone
Bill Frisell: guit a r
Paul Motian: dr um s
"P aul Moti an’s longs t and in g t ri o i s co ns ide red o ne o f t he greates t
ja zz bands of to da y, if n ot all time . [ … ] T his t ri o h as t h e a bilit y t o
m ove an audie nc e wit h it s emot ive ex press ion , a nd pl a y w it h a synerg y
u n m atch ed by any oth er w ork ing band."
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» PA UL MOT I AN T R IO AT THE V I LLAG E VAN GU ARD«
— SO UN D O F LOV E —
Wi n t e r& Win t e r 91 0 0 0 8 -2
( rele a s ed in 1 9 9 7 )
Bill Frisell: e le ct r ic g uit ar
Joe Lovano: t e no r s ax oph on e
Paul Motian: dr u m s
"… a n u an ce d, con v er sa t io na l dyna mic ha s a lw ays informed Mo tia n's t rio ,
and on t his […] CD […] the re are se veral c ryst a ll in e e x amp le s o f it ."
JAZZIZ
»PAU L MO TI AN
LI VE AT T HE V IL LAG E
VA NG UAR D, VO L. I«
»PA UL MOTIA N
LI V E AT THE V I LL AGE
VANG UA RD, VOL . II«
»PA UL MOTI AN
L IV E AT THE VI LLAG E
VANGU ARD , V O L. III«
Wi nt e r&Winte r 9 1 0 1 33 - 2
Wi n t e r &Wi n t e r 9 10 1 43- 2
Wi n t e r &Win t e r 9 10 17 2- 2
( rel ea se d in 2 0 07 )
( rele ase d in 20 08)
( re le a se d in 201 0)
Trio 2000 + Two
Paul Motian: d ru ms
Chris Potter: ten or sax
Larry Grenadier: bas s
+
Greg Osby: alto sax
Masabumi Kikuchi: p iano
Trio 2000 + Two
Paul Motian: dr um s
Chris Potter: t enor sa x
Larry Grenadier: b ass
+
Greg Osby: alto s ax
Mat Maneri: v iol a
Masabumi Kikuchi: p ian o
Trio 2000 + Two
Paul Motian: dr um s
Chris Potter: t eno r s ax
Larry Grenadier: ba ss
+
Mat Maneri: vi ola
Masabumi Kikuchi: pi an o
"This reco r d in g is a no ther
si gn ifi can t ex ample of
M otian' s un qiue a rt
an d o n going
c o n t ri bu t io n to j azz."
"This is ind oor musi c :
"I t is t h e p ro grammin g of
musi c for co nt empla ting,
t he alb u m t h a t ma ke s it
si tt i n g an d smoking,
e xt remel y rewar din g […]
lett in g it s mold er in
M o tia n allow s th e b an d t o
the e a r s and g row ."
build the energy organically."
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HOMAGES TO THELONIOUS MONK,
BILL EVANS, KURT WEILL, BUD POWELL,
ÉDITH PIAF AND GIACOMO PUCCINI
» MO NK IN MO TIA N«
JMT E dit io n Wi n te r &Wi n ter 91 9 0 2 0 -2 (re le as e d i n 19 88)
Paul Motian: drums
Joe Lovano: t en or sa x ophone · Bill Frisell: elect ric gui ta r
Dewey Redman: ten or sa xop hon e
Geri Allen: pia no
"F o r e d g e - o f - t h e - s e a t e x c i t e m e n t t h e o n l y p a s s a g e t o t o p
i s F r i s e l l ’s d u e t w i t h Motian in the middle of ‚Trinkle Tinkle’. This is superb semi-free
p laying : f as t , frantic , and just ab out under c o nt rol . I t le a ves yo u w is h i ng t h a t it
had happened more often – that there wer more instances where the Monk tunes were
used simply a s a sh o rt cu t to th is kind of h e at a nd o r iginalit y." W I R E M A G A Z I N E
"… f e w b a n d s h a v e c a p t u re d t h e m u s i c ’s w i t , i n t e l l i g e n c e a n d d e e p - s e a t e d e c c e n t ric i t y s o w el l.“ T H E N E W Y O R K T I M E S
PA U L M O T IAN » B ILL E VANS«
Wi n t e r &Wi n t e r 9 1 0 16 6 - 2 (or ig i n al ly rele a s ed on J MT 19 90 )
Paul Motian: dru ms
Bill Frisell: g u ita r
Joe Lovano: t en o r sa x oph one
Marc Johnson: bas s
"It is the way they find a similar kind of freedom within form
t h a t i s t h i s a l b u m ' s d e l i g h t a n d w h y i t c a n b e re t u r n e d t o
t im e a nd ag ain t o hea r again w ith fres h e ar s. " J A Z Z W I S E
"M o t i a n i s a s u p r e m e l y n u a n c e d d r u m m e r w h o s e p l a y i n g s e e m s t o b u r s t w i t h
p i an ist i c co lor ." T H E P R O V I D E N C E S U N D AY J O U R N A L
» T E T H ER ED M O O N: MA SABUMI KIK U CHI ,
GA RY PEAC OC K , PAUL MOT IAN PL AY K URT WE IL L«
JMT E d it ion Wi n te r &Wi n ter 91 9 0 7 6 -2 (re le as e d i n 19 95)
Tethered Moon
Masabumi Kikuchi: p ia no
Gary Peacock: acou stic bass
Paul Motian: dru ms
"Te t h e re d M o o n s u g g e s t a l u n a r re f l e c t i o n c a p t u re d i n a d a r k p o o l , a n e l u s i v e ,
h a u n t i n g i m a g e b o r n e o u t b y t h e m u s i c o f t h e t r i o [ … ] We i l l ’s m u s i c a p p ro a c h e d
w i t h u n f e t t e re d i m a g i n a t i o n , s p a c i o u s , f l e x i b l e a n d i n t e n s e . T h e m o o d s s h i f t l i k e
s u n l ig ht an d c lou ds on a lan dsca pe ." T H E I R I S H T I M E S
» PAUL MOTI AN AND T HE E L ECTR IC BE B OP B A ND
P L AY M ONK & PO W EL L«
Wi n t e r &Wi n t e r 9 1 0 04 5 - 2 (rel ease d i n 1 9 99 )
Kurt Rosenwinkel, Steve Cardenas: e lect ric guit a rs
Chris Potter, Chris Cheek: t en or sa x opho nes
Steve Swallow: ele ct r ic b a ss , Paul Motian: dr um s
"M o t i a n ' s d r u m m i n g b a l a n c e s t h e a r t o f s u b t l e t y w i t h
c re at i ve flai r, a s his shift in g t e x tures b lend into t he i nstrume nt al interp lay wh il e
moving with an eclecticism worthy of the material's mercurial composers." B I L L B O A R D
TET HE RE D M OON
MASABUM I KIK UC HI
G ARY PEA CO CK
PA UL MOTI AN
(ri g h t )
(middl e )
(left)
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T ET HERED M OON »CHAN SO NS D’ ÉDIT H PIA F«
Wi n t e r &Wi n t e r 9 1 0 04 8 - 2 (rel ease d i n 1 9 99 )
Tethered Moon: Masabumi Kikuchi: pi an o
Gary Peacock: bass · Paul Motian: dr um s
"Th et h e re d Moon […] re main an excit in g mo dernist
c om bu s ti on . " T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E
T ET H ERED MOON »EXPE R IE NCIN G TOSCA «
Wi n t e r &Wi n t er 9 1 0 09 3 -2 ( rele as e d i n 2 0 04 )
Tethered Moon
Masabumi Kikuchi: p ia no
Gary Peacock: bass
Paul Motian: dru ms
"Wi t h s o m u c h s i l e n c e o r a b r u p t n e s s f r o m t h e p i a n o
[Pea c oc k an d Moti an ] c rea te a co nt in uit y wi t h co mb inatio n s of pure t ex t u re an d
ingeniously subtle rhythm, making the music crest and subside in free improvisation."
THE NEW YORK TIMES
» PA U L MOT IAN
I N TOK Y O «
PA UL MOTI AN AND
TH E E LEC TRIC BEBOP
BAND » FLI G H T O F TH E
BL UE J AY«
T E THERED MOON
» FI RST ME ETIN G «
JMT E dit ion Wi nt e r&Wi n te r
Wi n t e r &Wi n ter 910 00 9-2
Wint e r &Win t er 9 10 01 6-2
9 19 0 52 - 2 ( rel ea se d in 1 9 91 )
(re leas e d in 19 97 )
( rele a s e d in 19 97 )
Paul Motian: dru m s
Bill Frisell: gu ita r
Joe Lovano: t enor s ax
Kurt Rosenwinkel, Brad
Schoeppach: e - g uitar s
Chris Potter, Chris Cheek:
te n or s ax o phone
Steve Swallow: e- b ass
Paul Motian: d rum s
Tethered Moon
Masabumi Kikuchi: pian o
Gary Peacock: b ass
Paul Motian: drums
"Wi t h h i s f l u i d s e n s e o f
t i m e a n d c a t - e a re d a t t e n tion to dynamics, Paul
Motian has been, since the
late Fifties, one of the most
individual drummers in
j a z z . P a u l M o t i a n i n To k y o
p ro v e a g a i n t h a t w i t h
p re c i s i o n , w i t a n d a b a l l s y
s o n i c f e e l , e x t re m e
subtlety and lyricism can
s i d e s t e p t h e N e w A g e ."
"Pe ac o ck a nd M otian ca n
w el l be c a lled ge ni use s al"This live CD is atmospher- read y. What th e y s how h e re
in t he t r io can be co u n te d
ic, energ e t ic and offers a n
a mong t he best w h a t t h re e
ex cell en t t ri o."
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mu si ci ans ca n pres ent ."
"[Pa ul Mo tian ] is at t h e
hear t o f ma tt e rs in e very
sen se . " J A Z Z W I S E
AUGUSTO
JAZZ NOTES
"T h i s t r i o h a s b e e n i n a c ti on fo r ten y ear s , and it
fe at ure s i n d r um mer P au l
Mot ian , g u i t arist B ill
F r i sel l an d s a xop hon ist Joe
L ov an o t h ree of th e mos t
u n u su a l i mp rovi se rs dr aw i n g o n j az z a nd roc k ma te r i al s bu t c h a rgin g th em
w i th u n iq u e co nt em porary
life." T H E G U AR DIAN
"Li k e a d re am by Monet,
this is all color." M U S I C I A N
! J o hn Rog er s
» PA U L MOT IAN
TR IO 2 0 0 0 + ONE «
PA UL MOTI AN AND
TH E E .B.B .B.
»EUR OP E«
PAUL MO TIAN AND
T HE E. B.B.B.
» H OLIDAY FO R
ST RI NGS «
Wi nt er &Wint e r 9 10 03 2 - 2
Wi n t e r &Wi n ter 910 06 3-2
Wint e r &Win t er 9 10 06 9-2
(relea se d i n 1 99 8)
(re leas e d in 20 00 )
( rele a s e d in 20 02 )
Paul Motian: dru m s
Chris Potter: t e n or sax
Steve Swallow: ele ct ri c b a ss
Larry Grenadier:
ac ou s t i c bas s
Masabumi Kikuchi: p ia no
Paul Motian: drum s
Anders Christensen: e - b as s
Chris Cheek, Pietro Tonolo:
saxophones
Ben Monder, Steve Cardenas:
elec t r ic gu itars
Paul Motian: drums
Anders Christensen: e - bas s
Chris Cheek, Pietro Tonolo:
sa xophon es
Ben Monder, Steve Cardenas:
e lec t ri c guitar s
"I ns p irin g co nt empo rar y
j azz wi t hou t e x pir y dat e. "
"Mot ia n is amo ng th e g rea t ,
indiv idual voices on hi s
ch o se n inst rum e n t, w it h an
adva nc e d p oly rhy th mic
co n c ept t ha t i nsp ires an d
su p po rts … "
"A gou r met C D, ev en fo r
s po il e d ea r s. "
JAZZTHETIK
"Pau l M ot ian g ive s jaz z
[…] a u n iqu e c oh eren t e x p res s i o n."
RONDO
"H ow M otian prope ls a
b an d w h il e s imu lta ne ousl y
m i ni ng su c h a minimal
ap pro ac h is p art of his
g e ni us …"
J A Z Z N O W. C O M
"Europ e is an en j oy able,
tw i s ty mixt ure of pa st ,
pres en t and fut ure, w it h
en ou g h s o nic w ri nkl es
to k eep it f resh ."
FONO FORUM
"It 's a drea msca pe, an d i t's
d iab o lic al in the w ay it
g ets u nde r your sk in e ve n
w hen y o u t ry t o d od ge i t s
impa ct . "
D O W N B E AT
J A Z Z M ATA Z Z . C O M
THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE
! Rob e r t Lewi s
F U RTHE R R EL E AS E S O N WINT E R & W IN TER JMT E DIT IO N
WH ICH ARE SO LD O U T
A L LE N, H AD EN, MOTI AN »I N T HE Y EAR OF TH E DRAGON «
JMT E dit io n Wi n te r &Wi n ter 91 9 0 2 7 -2 (re le as e d i n 19 89)
Geri Allen: piano · Charlie Haden: b ass · Paul Motian: drum s
Guest: Juan Lazaro Mendolas: qu ena ( ba mbo o flut e )
"Th is m ay w e ll be t he best , most equa ll y ba l anc ed, a nd lyric ally
sa t is fyin g t ri o c u rrent ly be fo re t he pub lic ." — D O W N B E AT
"I n T he Yea r Of Th e Dr agon is mus ic fo r the a ge s. " — R O L L I N G S T O N E
» PAUL MOTI AN & T HE E LEC TRIC B EB OP BAN D«
JMT E dit io n Wi n te r &Wi n ter 91 9 0 6 1 -2 (re le as e d i n 19 93)
Paul Motian: dru ms · Joshua Redman: t en o r s axop ho ne
Brad Schoeppach: elect ri c g u ita r · Kurt Rosenwinkel: e lec tri c guitar
Stomu Takeishi: e lec t ri c bas s
"[Motian’s ] … loose, flow in g sen se of ti me a nd e xcept i o nal ly
m e lodi c co n c ept io n provide t he gre ate st t hr ills ." D AY T O N D A I LY N E W S
"Th is a lbu m is like th e firs t sp rin g da y in M arch: fre sh, cle a r
an d pu t t i n g th e s pir its t o life." R O N D O
"Wh at [M ot i an ] ha s to s ay is a lw a y s in trig uing , ne w a nd unhea r d . […]
Be bo p f an s w ill b e en thus ed. A n d a ll ot he rs
– a fte r lis t en i n g to thi s rec o rd i ng – must b eco me Bebo p fa ns ." B O D Y & S O U L
PAUL MOTIAN TRIO »TRIOISM«
JMT E dit io n Wi n te r &Wi n ter 91 9 0 6 7 -2 (re le as e d i n 19 94)
Paul Motian: dru ms · Bill Frisell: g ui t ar · Joe Lovano: t e no r s axopho ne
plus Dewey Redman: ten or s axo p h one
"… Trioism reminds the listener of the restraint, sensitivity and brilliant
interplay that gives this formation the stamp of originality." J A Z Z N O T E S
PAUL MOTIAN AND THE ELECTRIC BEBOP BAND
»REINCARNATION OF A LOVE BIRD«
JMT E d it ion Wi n te r &Wi n ter 91 9 0 7 1 -2 (re le as e d i n 19 94)
Paul Motian: dru ms · Don Alias: p e rcuss i on · Steve Swallow: bass
Kurt Rosenwinkel: g ui tar · Wolfgang Muthspiel: g u it a r
Chris Potter: alto an d t en or sa x opho nes · Chris Cheek: t eno r sa x op hone
"With such an accomplished revisit of the tradition and two own electrifying pieces,
Paul Motian is more inventive than many of the so-called avant-gardists." A U D I O