Tag: jazz drums
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Martial Solal
Martial Solal is this week’s podcast. In 1963, Paul Motian played at the Hickory House with French pianist Martial Solal and bassist Teddy Kotick for 10 weeks. They reunited in 1997 and 1998 to tour and record, first with bassist Gary Peacock and later, Marc Johnson. Lots of readings from the archive.Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2023/06/martial-solal-082115.htmlPhoto: Paul Motian, Teddy…
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Brackeen & Davidson Duo Rehearsals with Motian
Brackeen & Davidson Duo Rehearsals with Motian is this week’s podcast. About a year after the shows I did about pianist Lowell Davidson, I had a cassette tape of Motian’s from about 1977 digitized. It had a rehearsal with Lowell Davidson-he only released one album in his lifetime, so it is quite the find. I also…
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More Lowell Davidson
More Lowell Davidson is this week’s podcast. The show features the music of innovative pianist Lowell Davidson who Paul Motian played with for more than a decade. Readings from Paul Motian’s unpublished autobiography about Lowell Davidson.Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2023/06/more-lowell-davidson-080715.htmlPhoto: A composition Paul Motian wrote in the late 1980s called “Lowell’s Folly”
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Drumminology
Drumminology is this week’s podcast. Music featured is the 1984 ECM release Singing Drums with Paul Motian, Fredy Studer, Pierre Favre, and Nana Vasconcelos. There are readings from the Paul Motian Archive and promotional materials from the June 1984 European Tour of the Pierre Favre Percussion Group.Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2023/04/drumminology.htmlPhoto: Nana Vasconcelos, Paul Motian, Fredy Studer, Pierre…
