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Paul Motian

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Although he studied drums in the Navy School of Music in Washington, there has never been anything militaristic about Paul Motian's prolific work as a jazz drummer. In the mid-1950s, he played with a host of jazz stars including Stan Getz, George Russell and Thelonious Monk, but his major association was with pianist Bill Evans, both in Evans's trio and as a member of other groups, such as the quartet led by clarinettist Tony Scott. With Bill Evans, he developed a way of playing that mirrored the pianist's phrasing and approach, often abandoning aspects of the drummer's traditional time-keeping role

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The White Album

Label: TIBProd Italy
Released: 2025

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Explorations

Label: Craft Recordings
Released: 2025
Track listing: Israel; Haunted Heart; Beautiful Love" [Take 2]; Elsa; Nardis; How Deep Is the Ocean?; I Wish I Knew; Sweet and Lovely.

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At The Deer Head Inn: The Complete Recordings

Label: ECM Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Solar; Basin Street Blues; Chandra; You Don't Know What Love Is; You And The Night And The Music; Bye Bye Blackbird; It's Easy To Remember; Everything I Love; I Fall In Love Too Easily; Straight No Chaser; All of You; Someday My Prince Will Come; The Old Country; Golden Earrings; How Long Has This Been Going On

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Smith / Bro / Gilmore, Henry Threadgill, Brad Henkel & Ernesto Haneine

Read "Smith / Bro / Gilmore, Henry Threadgill, Brad Henkel & Ernesto Haneine" reviewed by Maurice Hogue


The masters highlight this edition of OMJ: composer Henry Threadgill leading an ensemble of six guitarists and two pianists through his unique intervallic system on the new Listen Ship, and trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith in elevated company of guitarist Jakob Bro & drummer Marcus Gilmore on Murasaki, a very strong album. Other new recordings debuting this ...

Article: Album Review

Emi Makabe: Echo

Read "Echo" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Conferma il quartetto del suo esordio (Anniversary Greenleaf 2018) la cantante a strumentista giapponese Emi Makabe, con l'aggiunta di tre prestigiosi ospiti: il chitarrista Bill Frisell, il pianista Jason Moran e la bassista Meshell Ndegeocello, che interviene declamando alcuni testi. Anche in quest'album s'incrociano stilemi giapponesi e jazzistici in una miscela generalmente delicata e ...

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Article: Album Review

Jakob Bro: Live at The Village Vanguard

Read "Live at The Village Vanguard" reviewed by Fran Kursztejn


Legendary guitarist Jakob Bro revitalized the pensive romanticism of the ECM Records sound with last year's Taking Turns, and continues his crusade in Live at the Village Vanguard. His strategy is simple: a diverse cast, both in style and generation, slavishly dedicated to a dynamic trajectory, like a viscous alloy rushing violent in an aged riverbed. ...

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Article: Album Review

Wolfgang Muthspiel: Tokyo

Read "Tokyo" reviewed by Doug Collette


Even a mere cursory perusal of Wolfgang Muthspiel's discography reveals how his playing has evolved over the years, populating a body of work that is roundly eclectic, but nonetheless focused. That very summary might well also apply to this third outing with the aforementioned high-profile rhythm section of bassist Scott Colley and drummer Brian Blade (ECM, ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Ambrose Akinmusire, Chet Baker, and Bill Dixon

Read "Ambrose Akinmusire, Chet Baker, and Bill Dixon" reviewed by Jerome Wilson


This program goes into the far realms with Ambrose Akinmusire and Bill Dixon as well as sailing to quieter shores with Ahmad Jamal and Chet Baker. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Anais Reno “Gravy ...

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Article: Album Review

Anat Fort: The Dreamworld of Paul Motian

Read "The Dreamworld of Paul Motian" reviewed by Kyle Simpler


Other performers inspire every musician to some extent, but for Anat Fort, the influence of drummer Paul Motian altered her approach to performing and thinking about music. Although Motian passed away in 2011, his presence remains a motivating force in Fort's work. With The Dreamworld of Paul Motian, she pays homage not just to the man ...


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