Band Books
1980 Fall Gig Itinerary w/Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny, Paul Motian
First Part of a 2 month USA Tour-a bit disastrous because of illnesses of band members
Saxophonist Julius Hemphill Mentions
I was asked about a Quartet with Paul Motian, Julius Hemphill, Charlie Haden and Pat Metheny. The above PDF pages are copied from Motian’s 1980 Notebooks and Calendars. It appears that only 1 concert happened at Ryles in Boston. Following that, Motian organized the tour with Dewey Rodman replacing Hemphill (Itinerary above). But there were lots of notes/ideas for Hemphill in Motian’s bands.
1981 Select Pages
Notes on developing new groups and sound, 1st rehearsals with Bill Frisell
Calendars
1957-1965 Select Pages
All club dates with Joe Castro plus other gigs, etc. for those months
1968 January-June
Charles Lloyd Tours plus others
1969 January-May
More Charles Lloyd, Keith Jarrett, Mose Allison, Charlie Haden
Discographies
Paul Motian’s Handwritten Discography Part 1/2
Very complete 1955-1989
Paul Motian’s Handwritten Discography Part 2/2
Very complete 1989-2010
Paul Motian’s Typed Discography
Edited by Paul Motian
Paul Motian’s Personal and Music Books
Pictures of the bookshelves
78 Records From Paul Motian’s Childhood Home
Images of the albums which were in the home Paul grew up in. His Aunt Maryam owned the tenement house on Tanner St. in Providence, RI and lived upstairs. His Jazz records are the ones he left behind when he moved out on his own.
Paul Motian’s Jazz Records Part 1/2
Paul Motian’s Jazz Records Part 2/2
Paul Motian’s Parent’s Records
Paul Motian’s Aunt’s Records American
Paul Motian’s Aunt’s Records Armenian
1970
Stan Vanderbeek Letter & Film
Paul Motian wrote music for 2 experimental films
Motian Notes on Vanderbeek Film Music
1978
Paul Motian Trio at the Public Theatre
Interview Links
Links to audio: Paul Motian Interviews
11/09/2006 WKCR Lennie Tristano Tribute
Each part is 1 hour 18 minutes long
2006 WKCR Lennie Tristano Tribute Part 1/3
Paul Motian interview is on the last 15 minutes
2006 WKCR Lennie Tristano Tribute Part 2/3
Ted Panken interviews Paul Motian thru the entire part
2006 WKCR Lennie Tristano Tribute Part 3/3
Paul Motian on the first part, Lee Konitz interviewed towards the end
Links to transcribed Paul Motian Interviews
Vinnie Sperrazza- 5 Awkward Conversations with Paul Motian
Ted Panken Interviews Paul Motian
Chuck Braman- Paul Motian Interview: Method of a Master
Chuck Braman- Paul Motian Interview II: Recordings & Reactions
Tunes Played Live By Paul Motian Transcribed by Chuck Braman
PDF format- for personal use only
RE: Person I Knew (Bill Evans)
What Is This Thing Called Love? (Cole Porter) Theme for Babylonians (Paul Motian)
Video
General
Reel to Reel Inventory
with list, images and some collaborating documents from Motian’s Archive
Cassette Inventory
Cymbal Inventory
Motian Navy Papers
Motian Navy Band Photos
Composition Inventories
The Archive has a large collection of Paul Motian’s working compositions. Many pages are untitled but titled ones are noted in the Notes. The last page is unrecorded/unknown compositions. Most of these are included in the songbook Paul Motian Compositions Volume 2. Order here.
