Name: Monk In Motian
Brand: Paul Motian

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2012-05-11

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Paul Motian

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Winter & Winter

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Paul Motian was an American jazz drummer and percussionist, born on March 25, 1931 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He played a crucial role in liberating jazz drummers from strict time-keeping duties. Motian gained recognition in the late 1950s as part of a piano trio and later became a regular member of a renowned pianist's band for about a decade. In the early 1970s, he embarked on his career as a bandleader.
Motian formed notable groups throughout his career, including the longstanding trio with guitarist Bill Frisell and saxophonist Joe Lovano. Additionally, he collaborated with younger musicians to interpret bebop standards in another significant ensemble.
With his innovative approach to drumming and diverse musical collaborations, Paul Motian left an indelible mark on the world of jazz. His contributions continue to inspire and influence musicians today.

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ECM salutes the late, great drummer with an Old & New Masters Edition box of six of his early albums on the label. The recordings from 1972 to 1984 are 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.

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