Home » Search Center » Results: Paul Motian

Results for "Paul Motian"

Advanced search options

Results for pages tagged "Paul Motian"...

Musician

Paul Motian

Born:

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

Album

The White Album

Label: TIBProd Italy
Released: 2025

Album

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

Album

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.

5

Article: Album Review

Russ Lossing: Proximity Alert

Read "Proximity Alert" reviewed by Mark Corroto


Is Russ Lossing's Proximity Alert more like football or baseball? The analogy works like this: Baseball is fathers and sons tossing a ball in the backyard, measured and casual; Football is a scrimmage, brothers running, grappling and tackling in the same yard. Throughout his career, Lossing has captained several exceptional trios. With bassist Ed ...

1

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Homage To Thelonious Monk, his compositions and performances

Read "Homage To Thelonious Monk, his compositions and performances" reviewed by David W. Daniels


Compositions and performances by Thelonious Monk in honor of his birthdate of October 10th. Includes Monk's versions of Epistrophy, Liza, and Bye Ya. Also includes interpretations of Monk compositions by Geri Allen, Carmen McRae, Ralph Peterson, Kevin Mahogany, and more.Playlist Thelonious Monk “Epistrophy" from Monk In Tokyo (CBS) 00:00 Geri Allen with Charlie Haden ...

13

Article: Live Review

Nels Cline Consentrik Quartet at Littlefield

Read "Nels Cline Consentrik Quartet at Littlefield" reviewed by Max Kutner


Nels Cline Consentrik Quartet Littlefield Brooklyn, NY October 1, 2025 Nels Cline's Consentrik Quartet returned to the stage to make a rare Brooklyn appearance at Littlefield. The formidable ensemble also included saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock, bassist Chris Lightcap and drummer Tom Rainey. One of the most striking aspects of the group is ...

3

Article: Radio & Podcasts

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

Read "Smith / Bro / Gilmore, Henry Threadgill, Brad Henkel & Enrique 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 ...

16

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. ...


Engage

Get more of a good thing!

Our weekly newsletter highlights our top stories, our special offers, and upcoming jazz events near you.

Install All About Jazz

iOS Instructions:

To install this app, follow these steps:

All About Jazz would like to send you notifications

Notifications include timely alerts to content of interest, such as articles, reviews, new features, and more. These can be configured in Settings.