Tag: Paul Motian
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The First Trio 1976 Motian, Bracken, Izenzon
This week’s podcast features Paul Motian’s First Trio as leader with Charles Bracken and David Izenzon. I feature an unreleased 1977 concert at Creative Music Studios in upstate New York and readings about the group from the Archive. Set List & Podcast: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2021/07/the-first-trio-paul-motian-charles.html Photo: David Izenzon, Charles Bracken, Paul Motian 1977 photo: ©Richard Berner
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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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Portrait In Jazz
This week’s featured podcast has some well known tunes and some obscure. Portrait In Jazz was the first Bill Evans Trio with both Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian. Readings about Paul Motian remembering Jackie Paris, liner notes from Mr. Counterpoint (a 1962 John Gamba album with Don Cinderella and Paul Motian) and more. Photo: Scott…
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Jakob Bro with Interview
Danish guitarist Jakob Bro played in Paul Motian’s Electric BeBop Band and also had Motian play drums on his own recordings. In this show, I play a selection of these recordings, read some notes Motian made about Bro and interview Jakob Bro about his relationship with Motian. Set List & Podcast: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2022/11/jakob-bro-with-interview.html Photo: Ben Street,…
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V2 Motian Songbook A-G
This podcast features examples of the compositions available in The Compositions of Paul Motian V2 1990-2011 alphabetically from Arabesque to Garden of Eden. Go to the Songbook page to order. Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2018/02/set-list-020518.html Photo: Paul Motian 2004 ©Robert Lewis courtesy ECM Records
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Kikuchi: Mostly At Home
Original Masabumi ‘Poo’ Kikuchi improvisational compositions from CDs he recorded at home and gave to Paul Motian. Most unreleased. Solo piano and with groups. Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2024/06/kikuchi-mostly-at-home-030317.htmlPhoto: Masabumi ‘Poo’ Kikuchi © Abby Kikuchi courtesy ECM Records
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The Northsea Jazz Festival 1992
The Paul Motian Trio with Joe Lovano and Bill Frisell did a European Tour in the summer of 1992. The unreleased recording from July 11 at the Hague, Netherlands is featured on the show along with readings from Motian’s Notebook/Diary that he took on the tour. Set List & Podcast: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-northsea-jazz-festival-1992-011317.html Photo: Joe Lovano, Bill…
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For the Love of Sarah & Rose
This 100th episode of Uncle Paul’s Jazz Closet features the songs Motian titled for his sisters For the Love of Sarah and Folk Song For Rosie. Set List & Podcast: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2024/05/for-love-of-sarah-rose-111816.html Photo: Rose, Paul & Sarah Motian abt. 1942
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1990 Live at Yoshi’s
The Paul Motian Trio with Bill Frisell and Joe Lovano played on the US West Coast for the first time in Feb. 1990. The Yoshi’s concert was recorded and played on KPFA Public Radio. The show features these unreleased tapes and some other versions of the songs played there. The Storyteller is a particularly great…
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Motian Survey: 1955-2011
A chronological playing of Paul Motian recordings. Hear the evolution! Set List & Podcast: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.comhttps://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2018/04/set-list-042318.html Photo: Paul Motian atop the Empire State Building NYC 2005 photographer: Cindy McGuirl ©Paul Motian Archive
