Tag: Unreleased Jazz
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Frisell, Motian, Lovano Trio & Nothing Else Pt 3/3
Lots of unreleased rehearsals and concerts in this last episode of Frisell, Motian, Lovano Trio & Nothing Else. With readings from the archive. Set List & Podcast: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2024/11/frisell-motian-lovano-trio-and-nothing.html Photo: Photo: Motian composition Elenore Antique which became the tune Good Idea ©Yazgol Music/Paul Motian Archive
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Frisell, Motian, Lovano & Nothing Else Part 2/3
More released and unreleased music from the Paul Motian Trio with Bill Frisell & Joe Lovano. With readings about band size, instrument and song possibilities from Paul Motian’s 1986 Band Book. Set List:https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2024/10/frisell-motian-lovano-trio-nothing-else.html Photo: Paul Motian, Bill Frisell & Joe Lovano 1980s photo © Cheung Ching Ming
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1980s: Paul Motian Quintet Version 2 Part 2
This week’s podcast is a rebroadcast of an episode first aired on October 8, 2018. In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, this show features Kaw-Creek Native American Jim Pepper. With Paul Motian, Joe Lovano, Jim Pepper, Bill Frisell, Ed Sculler. Featuring tunes with Jim Pepper as leader and unreleased Quintet rehearsal recordings and a gig…
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Motian Live & Unreleased
This week’s podcast is a rebroadcast of an episode first aired on May 7, 2018. A selection of Motian live recordings spanning the years 1969-2011. All are unreleased. No readings but 1969 datebook pages & a receipt from the 1969 European tour with Keith Jarrett are shown along with a video link to the Jarrett…
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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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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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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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1369 Club Boston 1985
The show features an unreleased concert of the Paul Motian Trio with Joe Lovano and Bill Frisell at the 1369 Club in Boston, MA on June 8, 1985. With readings from Motian’s 1985 Band Book. With my favorite version of Motian’s tune The Sunflower. Set List & Podcast: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2024/03/1369-club-boston-1985-031819.html Photo: Paul Motian, Joe Lovano, Bill…
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Drums Tuning
Featuring a Paul Motian 1979 Rehearsal tape where he is composing new tunes on drums and piano and directing Charles Bracken on saxophone. Also some unreleased recordings of Paul Motian’s first Trio gigs with David Izenzon and Charles Bracken.Set List & Podcast: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2019/07/set-list-070819.htmlPhoto: Charles Brackeen and Paul Motian 1977 location unknown ©Richard Berner
