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Paul motian and the electric bebop band cd full pertruca. Reincarnation of a love bird is an album by paul motian originally released on the german jmt label in 1994 and featuring performances of bebop jazz standards by motian with the electric bebop band. Motian sickness the music of paul motian for the love of sarah was released in september 2011, featuring jeff cosgrove, john hebert, mat maneri and jamie masefield. Chris potter had been a part of paul motians electric bebop band.
Paul motians numerous albums as a leader, in particular featuring innovative and modernsounding guitarists like bill frisell, kurt rosenwinkel, and wolfgang muthspiel, are works that keep my interest in and hope for jazz alive. Paul motian and the electric bebop band music, videos. He first came to prominence in the late 1950s in the piano trio of bill evans, and later was a regular in pianist keith jarretts band for about a decade c. During the 90s, he also led an ensemble called the electric bebop band, which featured saxophonist joshua redman, guitarists kurt rosenwinkel and brad shepik, and bassist stomu takeishi. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. It was the first release by the electric bebop band, which featured the veteran drummer working mainly with younger musicians and subsequently became one of motians primary groups until the end of his life. Born stephen paul motian in philadelphia on march 25, 1931, he grew up in providence and began playing the drums at age 12, eventually touring new england in a swing band. Additional dates for ecm and soul note followed, and in 1988 motian moved to jmt, where he recorded a long string of fine albums beginning with monk in motian.
Jan 20, 2017 paul motian and the electric bebop band cd full pertruca. Here, on the latest installment of motians electric bebop band, the band perform monk and bud powell compositions as the cd is aptly titled, play monk and. Throughout his recording career, motian generally manages to squeeze in a monk number or two. Paul motian and the electric bebop band music, videos, stats. Feb 09, 2006 garden of eden brings motian s longrunning electric bebop band project to ecm for the first time, with two saxes, three guitarists and, as usual, no harmonyanchoring piano. Discover and download music with our free personalized discovery tools. Its no secret that drummercomposerbandleader paul motian adores monk. A masterfully subtle drummer and a superb colorist, paul motian is also an advanced improviser and a bandleader with a taste for challenging postbop. Paul motian and the electric bebop band electric bebop. Jmt and soul note, he continued to record as a band member on ecm recordings by paul bley and jarrett. Paul motian drums, pietro tonolo soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, chris cheek tenor saxophone, ben monder, steve cardenas guitar, anders christensen electric bass. Garden of eden paul motian, tony malaby, jakob bro.
Stephen paul motian march 25, 1931 november 22, 2011 was an american jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Mar 11, 2012 martin speake joins alyn shipton for a selection of the essential discs by paul motian. Flight of the blue jay with the electric bebop band. Create an account help customer service mobile version affiliate program. Martin speake joins alyn shipton for a selection of the essential discs by paul motian. The best players have constantly sought out new ground, as does motian and gang here. Paul motian and the electric bebop band reincarnation of a. Garden of eden brings motians longrunning electric bebop band project to ecm for the first time, with two saxes, three guitarists and, as usual, no harmonyanchoring piano. Paul motian and the electric bebop band reincarnation of. And while the title might allude to a program consisting of soft string arrangements, the sextet provides its indelible touch of class to a series of generally moving works regardless of. Paul motian and the electric bebop band cd full youtube. Find the best clips, watch programmes, catch up on the news, and read the latest paul motian and the electric bebop band interviews. From the late 1970s, motian has mainly fronted his own groups, ranging from the excitement of his electric bebop band which pitted two guitarists against a saxophone player, backed by bass and drums to more conventional jazz trios and quartets.
Born stephen paul motian in philadelphia on march 25, 1931, he grew up in providence, rhode island, and began playing the drums at age 12, eventually touring new england in a swing band. Paul motian and the electric bebop band holiday for. In a time when leadership roles are being thrust increasingly upon young musicians who may have the chops, the technique and the theory, but not the experience, drummer paul motian could be considered a lesson in patience, in waiting for the right time, in holding off for the precise moment of readiness. Paul motian s numerous albums as a leader, in particular featuring innovative and modernsounding guitarists like bill frisell, kurt rosenwinkel, and wolfgang muthspiel, are works that keep my interest in and hope for jazz alive. Paul motian and the electric bebop band download music. Drummer paul motian and his electric bebop band surge forward with this 2002 release, featuring the lineup witnessed on the previous ebbb release, europe. The picasso of jazz drummers, paul motian reveals his mastery in sly and disorienting ways, wrote michael parillo in modern drummer. The bbc artist page for paul motian and the electric bebop band. Paul motian and the electric bebop band holiday for strings. Motian began his career as a bandleader in the early 1970s.