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Paul Motian (25 Mar 1931 - 22 Nov 2011)

Male Person - United States US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer

 Also known as (1)

Releases (17)

Official

Album

  1. Conception Vessel 1973
  2. Tribute 1975
  3. The Story of Maryam 1984
  4. Monk in Motian 1988
  5. On Broadway, Volume 1 1989
  6. On Broadway, Volume 2 1990
  7. Bill Evans 1990
  8. Paul Motian On Broadway, Vol. III 1991
  9. Time and Time Again 02 Mar 2007
  10. The Windmills of Your Mind 09 Aug 2011

Album - Live

  1. Sound of Love 1997
  2. Lost in a Dream 09 Mar 2010

Album - Compilation

  1. Selected Recordings 26 Jan 2004
  2. The Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note 2011
  3. Paul Motian 05 Apr 2013
  4. Standards Plus One 01 May 2015
  5. On Broadway Vol. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 2015

Relationships (15)

Collaborator On

  1. The Paul Bley Quartet

Member Of

  1. Paul Motian Trio 2000 + One original, drums (drum set)
  2. Paul Motian Trio original, drums (drum set)
  3. Paul Motian Trio 2000 + Two original, drums (drum set)
  4. Bill Evans Trio (1959 - 1964) drums (drum set)
  5. Charlie Haden’s Liberation Music Orchestra percussion, drums (drum set)
  6. Keith Jarrett Trio drums (drum set)
  7. Joe Lovano Quintet drums (drum set)
  8. Marilyn Crispell Trio drums (drum set)
  9. Tony Malaby Trio
  10. Pierre Favre Ensemble crotales, gong, membranophone
  11. Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band drums (drum set)
  12. Masabumi Kikuchi Trio drums (drum set)
  13. Paul Motian Quintet drums (drum set)
  14. Tethered Moon

Recordings by (115)

  1. Georgian Bay 7:28 (1973)
  2. Ch'i Energy 2:34 (1973)
  3. Rebica 11:11 (1973)
  4. Conception Vessel 7:44 (1973)
  5. American Indian: Song of Sitting Bull 2:41 (1973)
  6. Inspiration From a Vietnamese Lullaby 9:41 (1973)
  7. Victoria 5:25 (1975)
  8. Tuesday Ends Saturday 6:39 (1975)
  9. War Orphans 7:28 (1975)
  10. Sod House 9:51 (1975)
  11. Song for Ché 8:33 (1975)
  12. 9 X 9 7:10 (1984)
  13. 5 Miles to Wrentham 4:54 (1984)
  14. The Owl of Cranston 8:15 (1984)
  15. Trieste 5:45 (1984)
  16. Look to the Black Wall 6:42 (1984)
  17. The Story of Maryam 5:47 (1984)
  18. Crepuscule with Nellie 4:57 (1988)
  19. Justice (Evidence) 4:41 (1988)
  20. Ruby My Dear 4:52 (1988)
  21. Straight No Chaser 4:27 (1988)
  22. Bye-Ya 5:00 (1988)
  23. Ugly Beauty 4:57 (1988)
  24. Trinkle Tinkle 4:55 (1988)
  25. Epistrophy 7:01 (1988)
  26. Off Minor 4:20 (1988)
  27. Reflections 4:48 (1988)
  28. Liza 4:30 (1989)
  29. Somewhere Over the Rainbow 3:15 (1989)
  30. They Didn’t Believe Me 4:20 (1989)
  31. What Is This Thing Called Love 4:55 (1989)
  32. My Heart Belongs to Daddy 4:54 (1989)
  33. Last Night When We Were Young 5:20 (1989)
  34. I Concentrate on You 3:14 (1989)
  35. Someone to Watch Over Me 9:21 (1989)
  36. So in Love 4:06 (1989)
  37. Folk Song for Rosie 9:53 (1989)
  38. Good Morning Heartache 4:52 (1990)
  39. You and the Night and the Music 5:35 (1990)
  40. Moonlight Becomes You 4:42 (1990)
  41. But Not for Me 7:26 (1990)
  42. Bess, Oh Where Is My Bess 4:24 (1990)
  43. I Got Rhythm 5:27 (1990)
  44. All the Things You Are 7:04 (1990)
  45. Nice Work If You Can Get It 4:19 (1990)
  46. It Might as Well Be Spring 5:55 (1990)
  47. Look to the Rainbow 3:16 (1990)
  48. Body and Soul 5:45 (1990)
  49. Show-Type Tune 6:12 (1990)
  50. Turn Out the Stars 7:09 (1990)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Our Delight 4:44 Bill Evans (Feb 1957) drums (drum set)
  2. Five 4:02 Bill Evans (Feb 1957) drums (drum set)
  3. I Love You 3:55 Bill Evans (Feb 1957) drums (drum set)
  4. Conception 4:47 Bill Evans (Feb 1957) drums (drum set)
  5. Easy Living 3:53 Bill Evans (Feb 1957) drums (drum set)
  6. Displacement 2:35 Bill Evans (Feb 1957) drums (drum set)
  7. Speak Low 5:10 Bill Evans (Feb 1957) drums (drum set)
  8. No Cover, No Minimum 7:31 Bill Evans (Feb 1957) drums (drum set)
  9. Villa Jazz 4:50 Tony Scott (1957) drums (drum set)
  10. Zonk 5:33 Tony Scott (1957) drums (drum set)
  11. For Pete’s Sake 6:44 Tony Scott (1957) drums (drum set)
  12. Just One of Those Things 7:33 Tony Scott (1957) drums (drum set)
  13. Night Sound 3:57 George Russell & Art Farmer & Bill Evans & Hal McKusick & Paul Motian (1957) drums (drum set)
  14. Round Johnny Rondo 3:31 George Russell & Art Farmer & Bill Evans & Hal McKusick & Paul Motian (1957) drums (drum set)
  15. Concerto for Billy the Kid 4:44 George Russell & Art Farmer & Bill Evans & Hal McKusick & Paul Motian (1957) drums (drum set)
  16. Witch Hunt 3:50 George Russell & Art Farmer & Bill Evans & Hal McKusick & Paul Motian (1957) drums (drum set)
  17. Blues for Five 4:51 Tony Scott (1957) drums (drum set)
  18. Third Moon 7:39 Tony Scott (1957) drums (drum set)
  19. Just Squeeze Me 6:36 Warne Marsh (1958) drums (drum set)
  20. Yardbird Suite 4:59 Warne Marsh (1958) drums (drum set)
  21. My Melancholy Baby 6:51 Warne Marsh (1958) drums (drum set)
  22. Excerpt 3:31 Warne Marsh (1958) drums (drum set)
  23. I Can't Get Started 6:57 Tony Scott, Jimmy Knepper (25 Jun 1959) drums (drum set)
  24. There'll Never Be Another You 4:35 Tony Scott, Jimmy Knepper (25 Jun 1959) drums (drum set)
  25. If I'm Lucky 3:04 Tony Scott, Jimmy Knepper (25 Jun 1959) drums (drum set)
  26. The Chant 3:35 Tony Scott, Jimmy Knepper (25 Jun 1959) drums (drum set)
  27. Portrait of Ravi 4:22 Tony Scott & Bill Evans (25 Jun 1959) drums (drum set)
  28. Body and Soul 4:49 Tony Scott & Bill Evans (25 Jun 1959) drums (drum set)
  29. Gone With the Wind 6:01 Tony Scott & Bill Evans (25 Jun 1959) drums (drum set)
  30. The Explorer 6:30 Tony Scott & Bill Evans (25 Jun 1959) drums (drum set)
  31. It Had to Be You 10:25 Al Cohn and Zoot Sims (1959) drums (drum set)
  32. Lover Come Back to Me 9:15 Al Cohn and Zoot Sims (1959) drums (drum set)
  33. Wee Dot 9:20 Al Cohn and Zoot Sims (1959) drums (drum set)
  34. After You've Gone 11:30 Al Cohn and Zoot Sims (1959) drums (drum set)
  35. Hittin' on One 3:35 The Mose Allison Trio (1960) drums (drum set)
  36. Autumn Leaves (take 1 stereo) 5:59 Bill Evans Trio (1960) drums (drum set)
  37. Peri’s Scope 3:15 Bill Evans Trio (1960) drums (drum set)
  38. Spring Is Here 5:07 Bill Evans Trio (1960) drums (drum set)
  39. Some Day My Prince Will Come 4:55 Bill Evans Trio (1960) drums (drum set)
  40. Come Rain or Come Shine 3:20 Bill Evans Trio (1960) drums (drum set)
  41. What Is This Thing Called Love? 4:35 Bill Evans Trio (1960) drums (drum set)
  42. I Love the Life I Live, I Live the Life I Love 2:21 The Mose Allison Trio (1960) drums (drum set)
  43. News 3:12 The Mose Allison Trio (1960) drums (drum set)
  44. You're a Sweetheart 2:12 The Mose Allison Trio (1960) drums (drum set)
  45. Green Stamps 4:33 Bob Brookmeyer (1960) drums (drum set)
  46. Only When You're Near 3:30 Bob Brookmeyer (1960) drums (drum set)
  47. You're My Everything 3:17 Bob Brookmeyer (1960) drums (drum set)
  48. Cooperation 7:30 Bob Brookmeyer (1960) drums (drum set)
  49. Israel 6:11 Bill Evans Trio (1961) drums (drum set)
  50. Elsa 5:11 Bill Evans Trio (1961) drums (drum set)

Credited as (90)

  1. Paul Motian
  2. Marilyn Crispell, Gary Peacock, Paul Motian
  3. Geri Allen, Charlie Haden & Paul Motian
  4. Lee Konitz, Brad Mehldau, Charlie Haden & Paul Motian
  5. Paul Motian, Bill Frisell, Joe Lovano
  6. Bobo Stenson, Anders Jormin & Paul Motian
  7. Bill Frisell, Ron Carter & Paul Motian
  8. Martial Solal, Gary Peacock & Paul Motian
  9. Charlie Haden with Paul Bley and Paul Motian
  10. Charlie Haden with Geri Allen and Paul Motian
  11. Charlie Haden with Paul Motian and Gonzalo Rubalcaba
  12. Chick Corea, Eddie Gomez & Paul Motian
  13. Charlie Haden / Paul Motian feat. Geri Allen
  14. Kenny Wheeler feat. Chris Potter, Enrico Pieranunzi, Charlie Haden & Paul Motian
  15. Gordon Grdina, Gary Peacock & Paul Motian
  16. Paul Bley & Paul Motian
  17. Bley / Motian
  18. Bley, Haden, Motian
  19. Christian Muthspiel & Gary Peacock & Wolfgang Muthspiel & Paul Motian
  20. Ed Schuller's Reunion Trio, Joe Lovano, Ed Schuller, Paul Motian
  21. Ed Schuller, Joe Lovano, Paul Motian
  22. Keith Jarrett, Charlie Haden, Paul Motian
  23. Geri Allen, Charlie Haden, Paul Motian
  24. Henri Texier feat. Bob Brookmeyer, Lee Konitz, Paul Motian & Steve Swallow
  25. Alexandra Grimal, Lee Konitz, Gary Peacock, Paul Motian
  26. Lee Konitz, Gary Peacock & Paul Motian
  27. Alexandra Grimal, Paul Motian & Lee Konitz
  28. Lee Konitz, Paul Motian & Gary Peacock
  29. Alexandra Grimal, Gary Peacock & Paul Motian
  30. Russ Lossing / Ed Schuller / Paul Motian
  31. Ben Monder, Pete Rende, Andrew Cyrille, Paul Motian
  32. Ben Monder, Paul Motian
  33. Bill Evans Trio with Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian
  34. Charlie Haden, Geri Allen, Paul Motian
  35. Paul Motian feat. Lee Konitz
  36. Bill Evans Trio with Scott LaFaro & Paul Motian
  37. Enrico Pieranunzi, Charlie Haden, Paul Motian
  38. Keith Jarrett with Charlie Haden, Paul Motian, Dewey Redman
  39. Lee Konitz, Steve Swallow, Paul Motian
  40. Enrico Pieranunzi, Marc Johnson & Paul Motian
  41. Enrico Pieranunzi / Paul Motian
  42. Paul Motian, Bill Frisell, Thomas Morgan, Petra Haden
  43. Paul Motian Quintet
  44. Kenny Davern, Steve Lacy, Steve Swallow, Paul Motian
  45. Bobo Stenson / Anders Jormin / Paul Motian
  46. Enrico Rava / Stefano Bollani / Paul Motian
  47. Bill Evans, Warne Marsh, Jimmy Garrison & Paul Motian.
  48. Marilyn Crispell Trio with Paul Motian & Reggie Workman
  49. Jean-Marc Padovani & Jean-Marie Machado, Paul Motian, Jean-François Jenny-Clark
  50. Bobo Stenson, Anders Jormin, Paul Motian
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Works (90)

Wrote

  1. Prologue
  2. Part I
  3. Part II
  4. Part III
  5. Part IV
  6. West 107th Street
  7. Just Us
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Composed

  1. The Sunflower
  2. Synonym
  3. Body Beautiful
  4. Morrook
  5. Once Around the Park
  6. The Storyteller
  7. Waltz Song
  8. Kalypso
  9. Asia
  10. Prelude
  11. Lullaby
  12. Fantasm
  13. This Is the Hour
  14. Sting a Ring
  15. Enough Is Enough
  16. Last Call
  17. Abacus
  18. Cosmology
  19. Play
  20. Cambodia
  21. Birdsong
  22. Gang of 5
  23. Arabesque
  24. Flight of the Bluejay
  25. Time and Time Again
  26. Homage To Puccini
  27. Blues For Tosca
  28. Whirlpool
  29. In Remembrance of Things Past
  30. K.T.
  31. Introduction
  32. Little Foot
  33. Backup
  34. Wednesday's Gone
  35. Yahllah
  36. Triffids
  37. Mode VI
  38. Improlude
  39. Two Women From Padua
  40. Wednesday
  41. Onetwo
  42. Double Excursion 1
  43. Double Excursion 2
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Events (1)

Main Performer At

  1. Pescara Jazz 1990

Links (17)

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/paul_motian
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82149119
  3. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82149119
  4. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13897754c
  5. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134467388
  6. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/332778

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Paul+Motian

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/189109

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/255882

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000018137

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0609354/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/14959149

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q740581

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/76392
  2. https://open.spotify.com/artist/4VIPZJwfn4EGbJxYVHJ0WX

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/9be59e25-f609-46b2-90cb-2db39b1a1910

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/paulmotian