Tag: jazz compositions
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V2 Motian Songbook M-R
This week’s podcast features recordings from the Paul Motian Songbook V2 M-R (with 1 S). Some of the compositions in the Songbook are unrecorded but I found versions on rehearsal tapes of a few. The last one I play is an early version of ‘Sam Brown’ which was titled ‘Brownstone’. I include that composition and…
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V2 Motian Songbook H-M
I made a series of shows featuring every composition in the Songbooks alphabetically. This show features Flight of the Bluejay-Moorook (misspelled on the album Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. 1 as Moorock!) Order the Paul Motian Songbooks here. Set List & Podcast: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2018/02/set-list-021918.html Photo of Paul Motian in red scarf 1994/5 photographer unknown. The live…
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Lament, Introduction, Syzygy and Fiasco
Featuring mostly unreleased rehearsals of the Paul Motian compositions in the title in the 1980s including Motian working on the tunes on his piano. Set List & Podcast: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2018/09/set-list-091718.html Photo: Paul Motian on tour August 1980 photographer unknown c. Paul Motian Archive