Paul Motian Selected Recordings
Paul Motian percussion, drums Paul Bley piano Charles Brackeen soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone Billy Drewes alto saxophone Bill Frisell guitar David Izenzon double-bass Keith Jarrett piano Jean-Francois Jenny-Clark double-bass Joe Lovano tenor saxophone Ed Schuller double-bass John Surman soprano saxophone
One In Four
Conception Vessel
Dance
Asia
Folk Song For Rosie
Abacus
It Should’ve Happened A Long Time Ago
Fantasm
Mandeville
Recordings 1972-1987
rarumECM 8016

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“The music speaks for itself… It was recorded 20-30 years ago and, listening to it recently, the passage of time seemed non-existent.” The immensely subtle American-Armenian drummer Paul Motian became a bandleader and a composer with the encouragement of ECM. Here he revisits collaborations with Keith Jarrett and Paul Bley, and showcases his exceptional early trios with Charles Brackeen and the late great bassists David Izenzon and Jean-François Jenny-Clark, as well as his still ongoing group with Joe Lovano and Bill Frisell.

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