CD ECM Records Paul Motian (6 CD-Box)

1972-1984

Paul Motian - tobe, percutie
Keith Jarrett - pian, flaut
Carlos Ward - saxofon alto
Charles Brackeen - saxofon sopran si tenor
Joe Lovano - saxofon tenor
Billy Drewes - saxofon tenor si alto
Sam Brown - chitara
Paul Metzke - chitara
Bill Frisell - chitara
Leroy Jenkins - vioara
Becky Friend - flaut
Charlie Haden - contrabas
David Izenzon - contrabas
J.F. Jenny-Clark - contrabas
Ed Schuller - contrabas


Setul cuprinde reeditarea albumelor “Conception Vessel”, “Tribute”, “Dance”, “Le Voyage”, “Psalm” and “It Should’ve Happened A Long Time Ago"

Paul Motian’s innovative drumming with the great trios of Bill Evans and Paul Bley had already assured him of a place in jazz’s history books, but Motian had not considered life as a bandleader until ECM proposed a recording session under his own name. “Conception Vessel” opened floodgates of creativity.

Through these recordings we hear not only the evolution of several outstanding Motian ensembles and the birth of the enduring Motian/Frisell/Lovano trio, but also the growth of confidence of a unique jazz composer. In Paul’s music, memories of Turkish and Armenian melodies he had heard as a child were filtered through a love of jazz. Early in his career, Paul had played with Thelonious Monk, and Monk’s wayward sense of dynamics remained a reference for him, but he also loved the free expressive possibilities of the new jazz. Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden, regular partners in Keith’s trio and quartet, encouraged Paul’s creative flight on, respectively, “Conception Vessel” and “Tribute”.

With “Dance” and “Le Voyage”, the trios with Charles Brackeen recorded 1977 and 1979, Motian shaped a soundworld entirely his own, and a blueprint for the future. This box set includes extensive liner notes by pianist Ethan Iverson and rare historical photos of the musicians.