Paul Motian Catalog
1972 (age 41)
Paul Motian - Conception Vessel ECM (G) ECM 1028 1973
Sam Brown, guitar; Charlie Haden, bass; Paul Motian, percussion.
Butterfly and Sound Ideas Studios, NYC, November 25 and 26, 1972
| Georgian Bay |
Paul Motian, percussion.
| Ch'i Energy |
Sam Brown, guitar; Charlie Haden, bass; Paul Motian, percussion.
| Rebica |
Keith Jarrett, piano; Paul Motian, percussion.
| Conception Vessel |
Keith Jarrett, flute; Paul Motian, percussion.
| American Indian: Song Of Sitting Bull |
Becky Friend, flute; Leroy Jenkins, violin; Charlie Haden, bass; Paul Motian, percussion.
| Inspiration From A Vietnamese Lullaby |
** also released on ECM (G) ECM 1028 (CD).
** part of Paul Motian, ECM (G) ECM 2260-65 in 2013.
1974
Paul Motian - Tribute ECM (G) ECM 1048 1975
Carlos Ward, alto sax; Sam Brown, acoustic, electric guitar; Paul Metzke, electric guitar; Charlie Haden, bass; Paul Motian, percussion.
Generation Sound Studios, NYC, May, 1974
| Victoria | |
| Tuesday Ends Saturday | |
| War Orphans | |
| Sod House | |
| Song For Che |
** also released on ECM (G) ECM 1048 (CD).
** part of Paul Motian, ECM (G) ECM 2260-65 in 2013.
1977
Paul Motian Trio - Dance ECM (G) ECM 1108 1978
Charles Brackeen, soprano, tenor sax; David Izenzon, bass; Paul Motian, drums, percussion.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, September, 1977
| Waltz Song | |
| Dance | |
| Kalypso | |
| Asia | |
| Prelude | |
| Lullaby |
** also released on ECM (G) ECM 1108 (CD).
** part of Paul Motian, ECM (G) ECM 2260-65 in 2013.
1979
Paul Motian Trio - Le Voyage ECM (G) ECM 1138 1979
Charles Brackeen, tenor, soprano sax; J.F. Jenny-Clark, bass; Paul Motian, drums, percussion.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, March, 1979
| Folk Song For Rosie | |
| Abacus | |
| Cabala / Drum Music | |
| The Sunflower | |
| Le Voyage |
** also released on ECM (G) ECM 1138 (CD).
** part of Paul Motian, ECM (G) ECM 2260-65 in 2013.
1981 (age 50)
Paul Motian Band - Psalm ECM (G) ECM 1222 1982
Joe Lovano, tenor sax; Billy Drewes, tenor, alto sax; Bill Frisell, guitar; Ed Schuller, bass; Paul Motian, drums.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, December, 1981
| Psalm | |
| White Magic | |
| Boomerang | |
| Fantasm | |
| Mandeville | |
| Second Hand | |
| Etude | |
| Yahllah |
** also released on ECM (G) ECM 1222 (CD).
** part of Paul Motian, ECM (G) ECM 2260-65 in 2013.
1983
Paul Motian - The Story Of Maryam Soul Note (It) SN 1074 1984
Joe Lovano, tenor sax; Jim Pepper, tenor, soprano sax; Bill Frisell, electric guitar; Ed Schuller, bass; Paul Motian, drums.
Barigozzi Studio, Milan, Italy, July 27 and 28, 1983
| 9 X 9 | |
| 5 Miles To Wrentham | |
| The Owl Of Cranston | |
| Trieste | |
| Look To The Black Wall | |
| The Story Of Maryam |
** also released on Soul Note (It) 121074-2.
1984
Paul Motian Quintet - Jack Of Clubs Soul Note (It) SN 1124 1985
Joe Lovano, tenor sax; Jim Pepper, tenor, soprano sax; Bill Frisell, electric guitar; Ed Schuller, bass; Paul Motian, drums.
Barigozzi Studio, Milan, Italy, March 26, 27 and 28, 1984
| Jack Of Clubs | |
| Cathedral Song | |
| Split Decision | |
| Hide And Go Seek | |
| Lament | |
| Tanner Street | |
| Drum Music |
** also released on Soul Note (It) 121124-2 in 1985.
Paul Motian Trio - It Should've Happened A Long Time Ago ECM (G) ECM 1283 1985
Joe Lovano, tenor sax; Bill Frisell, guitar, guitar synthesizer; Paul Motian, drums, percussion.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, July, 1984
| It Should've Happened A Long Time Ago | |
| Fiasco | |
| Conception Vessel | |
| Introduction | |
| India | |
| In The Year Of The Dragon | |
| Two Women From Padua |
** also released on ECM (G) ECM 1283 (CD).
** part of Paul Motian, ECM (G) ECM 2260-65 in 2013.
1986
Paul Motian Quintet - Misterioso Soul Note (It) 121174-1 1987
Joe Lovano, tenor sax; Jim Pepper, tenor, soprano sax; Bill Frisell, electric guitar; Ed Schuller, bass; Paul Motian, drums.
Barigozzi Studio, Milan, Italy, July 14, 15 and 16, 1986
| Misterioso | |
| Abacus | |
| Once Around The Park | |
| Gang Of Five | |
| Pannonica | |
| Folk Song For Rosie | |
| Byablue | |
| Dance | |
| Johnny Broken Wing |
** also released on Soul Note (It) 121174-2 in 1987.
1987
Paul Motian Trio - One Time Out Soul Note (It) 121224-1 1989
Joe Lovano, tenor sax; Bill Frisell, electric guitar; Paul Motian, drums.
Barigozzi Studio, Milan, Italy, September 21 and 22, 1987
| One Time Out | |
| If You Could See Me Now | |
| For The Love Of Sarah | |
| The Storyteller | |
| Portrait Of T. | |
| Morpion | |
| Monk's Mood | |
| Good Idea | |
| Circle Dance |
** also released on Soul Note (It) 121224-2 in 1989.
1988
Paul Motian - Monk In Motian JMT Productions (G) 834 421-1 1988
Joe Lovano, tenor sax; Bill Frisell, guitar; Paul Motian, drums; with Dewey Redman, tenor sax #4,8; Geri Allen, piano #3,9.
A&R Studios, NYC, March, 1988
| 1. | Crepuscule With Nellie |
| 2. | Justice (Evidence) |
| 3. | Ruby, My Dear |
| 4. | Straight, No Chaser |
| 5. | Bye-Ya |
| 6. | Ugly Beauty |
| 7. | Trinkle, Tinkle |
| 8. | Epistrophy |
| 9. | Off Minor |
| 10. | Reflections |
** also released on JMT Productions (G) 834 421-2 in 1988; Winter & Winter (G) 919 020-2 in 2002, 910 198-2 in 2012.
Paul Motian - On Broadway Vol. 1 JMT Productions (G) 834 430-1 1989
Joe Lovano, tenor sax; Bill Frisell, electric guitar; Charlie Haden, bass; Paul Motian, drums.
RPM Sound Studios, NYC, November, 1988
| Liza | |
| Somewhere Over The Rainbow | |
| They Didn't Believe Me | |
| What Is This Thing Called Love | |
| My Heart Belongs To Daddy | |
| Last When We Were Young | |
| I Concentrate On You | |
| Someone To Watch Over Me | |
| So In Love |
** also released on JMT Productions (G) 834 430-2 in 1989; Winter & Winter (G) 919 029-2 in 2003, 910 179-2 in 2010.
** part of On Broadway Vols. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Winter & Winter (G) 910 200-2 in 2012.
1989
Paul Motian - On Broadway Vol. 2 JMT Productions (G) 834 440-1 1990
Joe Lovano, tenor sax; Bill Frisell, electric guitar; Charlie Haden, bass; Paul Motian, drums.
RPM Sound Studios, NYC, September, 1989
| Good Morning Heartache | |
| You And The Night And The Music | |
| Moonlight Becomes You | |
| But Not For Me | |
| Bess, Oh Where Is My Bess | |
| I Got Rhythm | |
| All The Things You Are | |
| Nice Work If You Can Get It | |
| It Might As Well Be Spring | |
| Look To The Rainbow |
** also released on JMT Productions (G) 834 440-2 in 1990; Winter & Winter (G) 919 038-2 in 2003, 910 180-2 in 2011.
** part of On Broadway Vols. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Winter & Winter (G) 910 200-2 in 2012.
Paul Motian - On Broadway Vol. 2 JMT Productions (G) 834 440-2 1990
same session.
RPM Sound Studios, NYC, September, 1989
| Body And Soul |
** originally released on JMT Productions (G) 834 440-1 in 1990 + 1 bonus track.
1990
Paul Motian - Bill Evans JMT Productions (G) 834 445-1 1990
Joe Lovano, tenor sax; Bill Frisell, guitar; Marc Johnson, bass; Paul Motian, drums; Bill Evans, composer.
Sorcerer Sound, NYC, May, 1990
| Show-Type Tune | |
| Turn Out The Stars | |
| Walkin' Up | |
| Very Early | |
| Five | |
| Time Remembered | |
| 34 Skidoo | |
| Re: Person I Knew | |
| Children's Play Song |
** also released on JMT Productions (G) 834 445-2 in 1990; Winter & Winter (G) 919 043-2 in 2003, 910 166-2 in 2009, 917 166-1 in 2015.
1991 (age 60)
Bill Frisell And Joe Lovano With Paul Motian - In Tokyo JMT Productions (G) 849 154-2 1992
Joe Lovano, tenor sax; Bill Frisell, guitar; Paul Motian, drums.
So.Mi.Do, Ginza Sony Bulding, Tokyo, Japan, March 28 and 29, 1991
| From Time To Time | |
| Shakalaka | |
| Kathelin Gray | |
| The Hoax | |
| Mumbo Jumbo | |
| Birdsong I | |
| Mode VI | |
| 2 Women From Padua | |
| It Is | |
| Birdsong II |
** also released on Paul Motian - In Tokyo, Winter & Winter (G) 919 052-2 in 2004.
Paul Motian - On Broadway Vol. III JMT Productions (G) 849 157-2 1992
Joe Lovano, tenor sax; Bill Frisell, guitar; Charlie Haden, bass; Paul Motian, drums; with Lee Konitz, soprano, alto sax.
Sigma Sound Studios, NYC, August, 1991
| How Deep Is The Ocean | |
| I Wish I Knew | |
| Just One Of Those Things | |
| Crazy She Calls Me | |
| Tico Tico | |
| Weaver Of Dreams | |
| The Way You Look Tonight | |
| Handfull Of Stars | |
| Pennies From Heaven | |
| Skylark |
** also released on On Broadway Vol. 3, Winter & Winter (G) 919 055-2 in 2004. and on Winter & Winter (G) 910 207-2 in 2013.
** part of On Broadway Vols. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Winter & Winter (G) 910 200-2 in 2012.
1992
Paul Motian And The Electric Bebop Band JMT Productions (G) 514 004-2 1993
Joshua Redman, tenor sax; Brad Schoeppach, left: electric guitar; Kurt Rosenwinkel, right: electric guitar; Stomu Takeishi, electric bass; Paul Motian, drums.
The Power Station, NYC, April, 1992
| Shaw-Nuff | |
| I Waited For You | |
| Dance Of The Infidels | |
| Darn That Dream | |
| Hot House | |
| Dizzy Atmosphere | |
| Scrapple From The Apple | |
| - | |
| Monk's Dream | |
| 52nd Street Theme |
** also released on Paul Motian And The Electric Bebop Band With Joshua Redman, Winter & Winter (G) 919 061-2 in 2004.
1993
Paul Motian Trio - Trioism JMT Productions (G) 514 012-2 1994
Joe Lovano, tenor sax; Bill Frisell, guitar; Paul Motian, drums; with Dewey Redman, tenor sax #8.
RPM Sound Studios, NYC, June, 1993
| 1. | It Should've Happened A Long Time Ago |
| 2. | Cosmology |
| 3. | Blue Midnight |
| 4. | Congestion |
| 5. | Monica's Garden |
| 6. | Jack Of Clubs |
| 7. | Play |
| 8. | In Remembrance Of Things Past |
| 9. | Zabel |
| 10. | Endgame |
** also released on Winter & Winter (G) 919 067-2 in 2005.
1994
Paul Motian And The Electric Bebop Band - Reincarnation Of A Love Bird JMT Productions (G) 514 016-2 1994
Chris Potter, left: alto, tenor sax; Chris Cheek, right: tenor sax; Kurt Rosenwinkel, left: guitar; Wolfgang Muthspiel, right: guitar; Steve Swallow, bass; Paul Motian, drums.
The Power Station, NYC, June, 1994
| Split Decision | |
| Half-Nelson | |
| Ask Me How | |
| Reincarnation Of A Love Bird | |
| Skippy | |
| 2 Bass Hit | |
| Waseenonet | |
| Ornithology | |
| 'Round Midnight | |
| Be-Bop | |
| Split Decision |
** also released on Winter & Winter (G) 919 071-2 in 2005.
1995
The Paul Motian Trio - Sound Of Love Winter & Winter (G) 910 008-2 1997
Joe Lovano, tenor sax; Bill Frisell, electric guitar; Paul Motian, drums.
Village Vanguard, NYC, June 7-10, 1995
| Misterioso | |
| Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love | |
| Mumbo Jumbo | |
| Once Around The Park | |
| Good Morning Heartache | |
| Epistrophy | |
| Play |
The Paul Motian Trio - At The Village Vanguard - You Took The Words Right Out Of My Heart JMT Productions (G) 514 028-2 1995
Joe Lovano, tenor sax; Bill Frisell, guitar, guitar synthesizer; Paul Motian, drums.
Village Vanguard, NYC, June, 1995
| You Took The Words Right Out Of My Heart | |
| Abacus | |
| Folk Song For Rosie | |
| The Owl Of Cranston | |
| 5 Miles To Wrentham | |
| Yahllah | |
| The Sunflower | |
| Circle Dance |
** also released on Paul Motian Trio - At The Village Vanguard, Winter & Winter (G) 919 080-2 in 2005.
1996
Paul Motian And The Electric Bebop Band - Flight Of The Blue Jay Winter & Winter (G) 910 009-2 1997
Chris Potter, left: tenor sax; Chris Cheek, right: tenor sax; Kurt Rosenwinkel, left: electric guitar; Brad Schoeppach, right: electric guitar; Steve Swallow, electric bass; Paul Motian, drums.
Avatar Studios, NYC, August 20 and 21, 1996
| Flight Of The Blue Jay | |
| Pannonica | |
| Brad's Bag | |
| Celia | |
| Blue Room | |
| Milestones | |
| Light Blue | |
| Conception | |
| East Coast | |
| Barbados | |
| Work |
1997
Paul Motian Trio 2000 + One Winter & Winter (G) 910 032-2 1998
Chris Potter, tenor sax; Larry Grenadier, acoustic bass; Paul Motian, drums; + Masabumi Kikuchi, piano; Steve Swallow, electric bass.
Avatar Studios, NYC, August 11 and 12, 1997
| From Time To Time | |
| Dance | |
| One In Three | |
| Pas De Deux | |
| The Sunflower | |
| Bend Over Backwards | |
| Last Call | |
| Protoplasm |
1998
Paul Motian And The E.B.B.B. - Play Monk And Powell Winter & Winter (G) 910 045-2 1999
Chris Cheek, Chris Potter, tenor sax; Steve Cardenas, Kurt Rosenwinkel, electric guitar; Steve Swallow, electric bass; Paul Motian, drums.
Avatar Studios, NYC, November 28 and 29, 1998
| We See | |
| I'll Keep Loving You | |
| Brilliant Corners | |
| Rootie Tootie | |
| Blue Pearl | |
| Boo Boo's Birthday | |
| Wail | |
| San Francisco Holiday | |
| Parisian Thoroughfare |
2000
Paul Motian And The E.B.B.B. - Europe Winter & Winter (G) 910 063-2 2001
Chris Cheek, left: tenor sax; Pietro Tonolo, right: tenor, soprano sax; Steve Cardenas, left: guitar; Ben Monder, right: guitar; Anders Christensen, electric bass; Paul Motian, drums.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, Germany, July 2-5, 2000
| Oska T | |
| Birdfeathers | |
| Blue Midnight | |
| Introspection | |
| New Moon | |
| Fiasco | |
| Gallops Gallop | |
| If You Could See Me Now | |
| 2300 Skidoo |
2001 (age 70)
Paul Motian And The E.B.B.B. - Holiday For Strings Winter & Winter (G) 910 069-2 2002
Chris Cheek, left: tenor sax; Pietro Tonolo, right: tenor, soprano sax; Steve Cardenas, left: guitar; Ben Monder, right: guitar; Anders Christensen, electric bass; Paul Motian, drums.
November 10, 11 and 12, 2001
| Arabesque | |
| 5 Miles To Wrentham | |
| Morpion | |
| Luteous Pangolin | |
| Look To The Black Wall | |
| Holiday For Strings | |
| Endgame | |
| It Never Entered My Mind | |
| Roundup | |
| Oh, What A Beautiful Morning |
2004
Paul Motian - I Have The Room Above Her ECM (G) ECM 1902 2005
Joe Lovano, tenor sax; Bill Frisell, guitar; Paul Motian, drums.
Avatar Studios, NYC, April, 2004
| Osmosis, Part III | |
| Sketches | |
| Odd Man Out | |
| Shadows | |
| I Have The Room Above Her | |
| Osmosis, Part I | |
| Dance | |
| Harmony | |
| The Riot Act | |
| The Bag Man | |
| One In Three | |
| Dreamland |
Paul Motian Band - Garden Of Eden ECM (G) ECM 1917 2006
Chris Cheek, Tony Malaby, sax; Jakob Bro, Steve Cardenas, Ben Monder, guitar; Jerome Harris, bass; Paul Motian, drums.
Avatar Studios, NYC, November, 2004
| Pithecanthropus Erectus | |
| Goodbye Pork Pie Hat | |
| Etude | |
| Mesmer | |
| Mumbo Jumbo | |
| Desert Dream | |
| Balata | |
| Bill | |
| Endless | |
| Prelude 2 Narcissus | |
| Garden Of Eden | |
| Manhattan Melodrama | |
| Evidence | |
| Cheryl |
2005
Paul Motian Trio 2000 + One - On Broadway Vol. 4 Or The Paradox Of Continuity Winter & Winter (G) 910 125-2 2006
Chris Potter, sax; Larry Grenadier, bass; Paul Motian, drums; + Masabumi Kikuchi, piano; Rebecca Martin, vocal.
Avatar Studios, NYC, November, 2005
| The Last Dance | |
| Tea For Two | |
| In A Shanty In Old Shanty Town | |
| Never Let Me Go | |
| - | |
| Folks Who Live On The Hill | |
| Everything Happens To Me | |
| Last Night When We Were Young | |
| Born To Be Blue | |
| Brother Can You Spare A Dime | |
| I Loves You, Porgy | |
| You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me | |
| How Long Has This Been Going On |
** part of On Broadway Vols. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Winter & Winter (G) 910 200-2 in 2012.
2006
Paul Motian - Time And Time Again ECM (G) ECM 1992 2007
Joe Lovano, tenor sax; Bill Frisell, guitar; Paul Motian, drums.
Avatar Studios, NYC, May, 2006
| Cambodia | |
| Wednesday | |
| Onetwo | |
| Whirlpool | |
| In Remembrance Of Things Past | |
| K.T. | |
| This Nearly Was Mine | |
| Party Line | |
| Light Blue | |
| Time And Time Again |
Paul Motian Trio 2000 + Two - Live At The Village Vanguard Vol. 1 Winter & Winter (G) 910 133-2 2007
Chris Potter, tenor sax; Larry Grenadier, bass; Paul Motian, drums; + Greg Osby, alto sax; Masabumi Kikuchi, piano.
Village Vanguard, NYC, December 8, 9 and 10, 2006
| Standard Time | |
| If You Could See Me Now | |
| Olivia's Dream | |
| Morrock | |
| Last Call |
Paul Motian Trio 2000 + Two - Live At The Village Vanguard Vol. II Winter & Winter (G) 910 143-2 2008
Chris Potter, tenor sax; Larry Grenadier, bass; Paul Motian, drums; + Greg Osby, alto sax; Mat Maneri, viola; Masabumi Kikuchi, piano.
Village Vanguard, NYC, December 8, 9 and 10, 2006
| Till We Meet Again | |
| Sunflower | |
| The Third Walk | |
| Ten | |
| The Divider | |
| If You Could See Me Now | |
| Fiasco |
Paul Motian Trio 2000 + Two - Live At The Village Vanguard Volume III Winter & Winter (G) 910 172-2 2010
Chris Potter, tenor sax; Larry Grenadier, bass; Paul Motian, drums; + Mat Maneri, viola; Masabumi Kikuchi, piano.
Village Vanguard, NYC, December, 2006
| And So To Sleep Again | |
| Ten | |
| The Third Walk | |
| The Hoax | |
| Gang Of 5 | |
| Standard Time |
2008
Paul Motian Trio 2000 + Two - On Broadway Vol. 5 Winter & Winter (G) 910 148-2 2009
Loren Stillman, sax; Thomas Morgan, bass; Paul Motian, drums; + Michael Attias, sax; Masabumi Kikuchi, piano.
Avatar Studios, NYC, June, 2008
| Morrock | |
| Something I Dreamed Last Night | |
| Just A Gigolo | |
| I See Your Faces Before Me | |
| A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening | |
| Midnight Sun | |
| Sue Me |
** part of On Broadway Vols. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Winter & Winter (G) 910 200-2 in 2012.
2009
Paul Motian - Lost In A Dream ECM (G) ECM 2128 2010
Chris Potter, tenor sax; Jason Moran, piano; Paul Motian, drums.
Village Vanguard, NYC, February, 2009
| Mode VI | |
| Casino | |
| Lost In A Dream | |
| Blue Midnight | |
| Be Careful It's My Heart | |
| Birdsong | |
| Ten | |
| Drum Music | |
| Abacus | |
| Cathedral Song |
2010
Paul Motian - The Windmills Of Your Mind Winter & Winter (G) 910 182-2 2011
Bill Frisell, electric guitar; Thomas Morgan, bass; Paul Motian, drums; Petra Haden, vocal.
Sear Sound, NYC, September, 2010
| Introduction (1) | |
| Tennessee Waltz | |
| The Windmills Of Your Mind | |
| Let's Face The Music And Dance | |
| Lover Man | |
| It's Been A Long, Long Time | |
| Little Foot | |
| Easy Living | |
| I've Got A Crush On You | |
| Backup | |
| I Loves You, Porgy | |
| Trieste | |
| If I Could Be With You | |
| Wednesday's Gone | |
| I Remember You | |
| Introduction (2) |
** also released on Winter & Winter (G) 917 182-1 in 2012.