Set List 01_13_20

Uncle Paul's Jazz Closet

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Frisell & Motian Rehearsal Jan. 19, 1982

Parts 1 & 2

Mythology, a short lived Motian composition–
never recorded on an album

Top: Bill Frisell Bottom: l to r Joe Lovano, Bill Frisell,
Billy Drewes, Ed Schuller, Paul Motian
Nov./Dec. 1981 Padua or Venice, Italy
©Paul Motian Archive

1982 Duo Rehearsal 01/19 (61A)	Mythology (Paul Motian)	1982	unreleased	Bill Frisell guitar; Paul Motian drums
1979 Solo Rehearsal 09/23 (23A)	Mythology (Paul Motian) new melody	1979	unreleased	Charles Brackeen tenor sax
1982 Band Rehearsal 10/12	Oleevio (Paul Motian)	1982	unreleased	Joe Lovano tenor sax; Billy Drewes tenor & alto sax; Bill Frisell guitar; Ed Schuller bass; Paul Motian drums
1983 Band Rehearsal 02/07	Tales of the Unexpected (Paul Motian)	1983	unreleased	Joe Lovano tenor sax; Billy Drewes tenor & alto sax; Bill Frisell guitar; Ed Schuller bass; Paul Motian drums
1983 June 27 Live at Hasty Pudding Cambridge MA	Oleevio (Paul Motian)	1984	unreleased	Ed Schuller bass; Joe Lovano tenor sax; Jim Pepper tenor or soprano sax; Bill Frisell guitar; Paul Motian drums
1982 Duo Rehearsal 01/19 (61A)	The Story of Maryam (w/verse) (Paul Motian)	1982	unreleased	Bill Frisell guitar
The Story of Maryam	The Story of Maryam (Paul Motian)	1984	Soul Note	Joe Lovano tenor sax; Jim Pepper tenor & soprano sax; Bill Frisell guitar; Ed Schuller bass; Paul Motian drums
Motian Sickness	The Story of Maryam (Paul Motian)	2011	Grizzley Music	Jeff Cosgrove drums; John Hebert bass; Mat Maneri viola; Jamie Masefield mandolin
1982 Duo Rehearsal 01/19 (61A)	Le Voyage* (Paul Motian)	1982	unreleased	Bill Frisell guitar; Paul Motian drums
1982 Sept. 30 Live at the Jazz Forum NYC	Le Voyage (Paul Motian)	Sept.30, 1982	unreleased	Joe Lovano tenor saxophone, Billy Drewes tenor & soprano sax, Ed Schuller bass. Bill Frisell guitar, Paul Motian drums
2nd Hour
1982 Duo Rehearsal 01/19 (61A)	5 Miles to Wrentham (Paul Motian)	1982	unreleased	Paul Motian piano
1982 Duo Rehearsal 01/19 (61A)	5 Miles to Wrentham (Paul Motian)	1982	unreleased	Bill Frisell guitar; Paul Motian drums
The Story of Maryam	5 Miles to Wrentham (Paul Motian)	1984	Soul Note	Joe Lovano tenor sax; Jim Pepper tenor & soprano sax; Bill Frisell guitar; Ed Schuller bass; Paul Motian drums
You Took the Words Right Out of My Heart	5 Miles To Wrentham (Paul Motian)	1995	JMT/Winter & Winter	Joe Lovano tenor sax; Bill Frisell electric guitar; Paul Motian drums
1982 Duo Rehearsal 01/19 (61A)	Asia (Paul Motian)	1982	unreleased	Bill Frisell guitar; Paul Motian drums
1981  Rehearsal Sept. 18	Asia (Paul Motian)	1981	Unreleased	Bill Frisell guitar; Joe Lovano sax; Ed Schuller bass; Paul Motian drums
Dance	Asia (Paul Motian)	1977	ECM	Paul Motian drums; Charles Brackeen saxophone; David Izenzon bass
1982 Duo Rehearsal 01/19 (61A)	Zimbabwe (Paul Motian)	1982	unreleased	Bill Frisell guitar; Paul Motian drums
1981 Dec. 4 Live at Verviers Belgium	Zimbabwe (Paul Motian)	1981	unreleased	Joe Lovano tenor saxophone, Billy Drewes tenor & soprano sax, Ed Schuller bass. Bill Frisell guitar, Paul Motian drums
1982 Sept. 30 Live at the Jazz Forum NYC	Zimbabwe (Paul Motian)	1982	unreleased	Joe Lovano tenor saxophone, Billy Drewes tenor & soprano sax, Ed Schuller bass. Bill Frisell guitar, Paul Motian drums

Jan. 13, 2020 WRFR Radio Show 3-5pm 93.3FM

Uncle Paul's Jazz Closet

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Frisell & Motian Rehearsal Jan. 19, 1982

Top: Bill Frisell Bottom: l to r Joe Lovano, Bill Frisell,
Billy Drewes, Ed Schuller, Paul Motian
Nov./Dec. 1981 Padua or Venice, Italy
©Paul Motian Archive

I'll be featuring a newly digitized rehearsal tape with Paul Motian & Bill Frisell from 1982.

Set List 12_02_19

Uncle Paul's Jazz Closet

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Motian Recordings 1998-1999

Parts 1 & 2

Paul Motian on the Great Wall of China Nov. 1998
From L to R: Chris Potter, Steve Cardenas, Paul Motian,
Kurt Rosenwinkel, Chris Cheek
photo: ©Paul Motian Archive

Readings from Paul Motian's Band Book about the 1998 Electric BeBop Band China Tour.

Motian and the EBBB Play Monk & Powell	San Francisco Holiday (Thelonius Monk)	1999	Winter & Winter	Kurt Rosenwinkel, Steve Cardenas electric guitars; Chris Potter, Chris Cheek tenors;  Steve Swallow electric bass; Paul Motian drums
Fantasm	Fiasco (Paul Motian)	1999	BMG/RCA	Stephan Oliva piano; Bruno Chevillon bass; Paul Motian drums
Portrait of Duke	Angelica (Duke Ellington)	1997	Label Bleu France	Pietro Tonolo tenor, soprano, sopranino saxophones; Steve Swallow bass; Gil Goldstein piano, accordian; Paul Motian drums
Chansons  d'Edith Piaf	L’accordeoniste (Michel Emer)	1999	Winter & Winter	Masabumi Kikuchi piano; Gary Peacock bass; Paul Motian drums
Around	Once Around the Park (Paul Motian)	1999	Sundance	Jakob Dinesen tenor sax; Kurt Rosenwinkel guitar;Anders Christiansen bass: Paul Motian drums
Motian and the EBBB Play Monk & Powell	I’ll Keep Loving You (Bud Powell)	1999	Winter & Winter	Kurt Rosenwinkel, Steve Cardenas electric guitars; Chris Potter, Chris Cheek tenors;  Steve Swallow electric bass; Paul Motian drums
Around	Very Early (Bill Evans)	1999	Sundance	Jakob Dinesen tenor sax; Kurt Rosenwinkel guitar;Anders Christiansen bass: Paul Motian drums
2nd Hour
Motian and the EBBB Play Monk & Powell	Blue Pearl (Bud Powell)	1999	Winter & Winter	Kurt Rosenwinkel, Steve Cardenas electric guitars; Chris Potter, Chris Cheek tenors;  Steve Swallow electric bass; Paul Motian drums
Fantasm	Five Miles to Wrentham (Paul Motian)	1999	BMG/RCA	Stephan Oliva piano; Bruno Chevillon bass; Paul Motian drums
Portrait of Duke	Portrait of Mahalia Jackson (Duke Ellington)	1997	Label Bleu France	Pietro Tonolo tenor, soprano, sopranino saxophones; Steve Swallow bass; Gil Goldstein piano, accordian; Paul Motian drums
Around	Cottontail (Duke Ellington)	1999	Sundance	Jakob Dinesen tenor sax; Kurt Rosenwinkel guitar;Anders Christiansen bass: Paul Motian drums
Portrait of Duke	Fleur Carnivore (Carla Bley)	1997	Label Bleu France	Pietro Tonolo tenor, soprano, sopranino saxophones; Steve Swallow bass; Gil Goldstein piano, accordian; Paul Motian drums
Motian and the EBBB Play Monk & Powell	Brilliant Corners (Thelonious Monk)	1999	Winter & Winter	Kurt Rosenwinkel, Steve Cardenas electric guitars; Chris Potter, Chris Cheek tenors;  Steve Swallow electric bass; Paul Motian drums
Fantasm	Etude (Paul Motian)	1999	BMG/RCA	Stephan Oliva piano; Bruno Chevillon bass; Paul Motian drums
Chansons  d'Edith Piaf	Fais Comme (Rivgauche/Monnot)	1999	Winter & Winter	Masabumi Kikuchi piano; Gary Peacock bass; Paul Motian drums

Dec. 2, 2019 WRFR Radio Show 3-5pm 93.3FM

Uncle Paul's Jazz Closet

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Motian Recordings 1998-1999

Paul Motian on the Great Wall of China Nov. 1998
From L to R: Chris Potter, Steve Cardenas, Paul Motian,
Kurt Rosenwinkel, Chris Cheek
photo: ©Paul Motian Archive

I'll be featuring Paul Motian & the Electric BeBop Band's album Monk & Powell, recorded just after the band toured China in 1998. I will also read from Motian's 'On the Road ' book from the tour. Motian's 1999 recordings include Jakob Dinesen's Around, Tethered Moon's Chansons d'Edith Piaf, Fantasm with Stephan Oliva & Bruno Chevillon and Pietro Tonolo's Portrait of Duke.

Set List 11_04_19

Uncle Paul's Jazz Closet

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Paul Motian 200th Podcast

Parts 1 & 2

Paul Motian  1974
Courtesy ECM Records  ©Roberto Masotti

I still have 12- 8x10" photos of the above picture to give away. Check the Facebook post for this podcast to get one.

Lots of readings from Paul Motian's unpublished autobiography.

Continuity- Live at the Half Note	Continuity (Lennie Tristano)	Oct.1958	Jazz Records	Lennie Tristano piano; Warne Marsh tenor; Henry Grimes bass; Paul Motian drums
Warne Marsh	Yardbird Suite (Charlie Parker)	1958	Atlantic	Warne Marsh tenor sax; Paul Chambers bass; Paul Motian drums
Continuity- Live at the Half Note	My Baby (Lennie Tristano)	Oct.1958	Jazz Records	Lennie Tristano piano; Warne Marsh tenor; Henry Grimes bass; Paul Motian drums
Warne Marsh	Excerpt (Warne Marsh)	1958	Atlantic	Warne Marsh tenor sax; Paul Chambers bass; Paul Motian drums
Bluebird V2	Scrapple From the Apple (Charlie Parker)	rec. 1949	JHR	Kenny Dorham trumpet; Charlie Parker alto sax; Al Haig piano; Tommy Potter bass: Joe Harris drums
Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band	Scrapple From the Apple (Charlie Parker)	1993	Polydor	Paul Motian - drums Joshua Redman - tenor sax Brad Schoeppach - electric guitar (left side) Kurt Rosenwinkel - electric guitar (right side) Stomu Takeishi - electric bass
Bluebird V2	Ornithology (Charlie Parker)	rec. 1950	JHR	Fats Navarro trumpet; Charlie Parker alto sax; Bud Powell piano; Curley Russell bass: Art Blakey drums
Reincarnation of a Love Bird	Ornithology (Charlie Parker)	1994	Polydor	Paul Motian - drums Chris Potter - alto saxophone (left channel) Chris Cheek - tenor saxophone (right channel) Wolfgang Muthspiel - electric guitar (right channel) Kurt Rosenwinkel - electric guitar (left channel) Steve Swallow - electric bass Don Alias - percussion
2nd Hour
The Story of Maryam	5 Miles to Wrentham (Paul Motian)	rec. July 1983/ 1984	Soul Note	Joe Lovano tenor sax; Jim Pepper tenor & soprano sax; Bill Frisell guitar; Ed Schuller bass; Paul Motian drums
Live At Ryles 09/26/1984	The Story of  Maryam (Paul Motian)	1984	unreleased	Joe Lovano tenor sax; Bill Frisell guitar; Paul Motian drums
Moonbeams	RE: Person I Knew (Bill Evans)	1962	Riverside	Bill Evans piano; Chuck Israels bass; Paul Motian drums
Live At Ryles 09/26/1984	RE: Person I Knew (Bill Evans)	1984	unreleased	Joe Lovano tenor sax; Bill Frisell guitar; Paul Motian drums
Moonbeams	If You Could See Me Now (Damiron/Sigman)	1962	Riverside	Bill Evans piano; Chuck Israels bass; Paul Motian drums
Live At the Village  Vanguard  Vol. II	If You Could See Me Now (Damiron/Sigman)	2010 2006 (rec.)	Winter & Winter	Paul Motian drums; Chris Potter tenor sax; Larry Grenadier bass; Mat Manieri viola; Masabumi Kikuchi piano
On Broadway  V4	Folks Who Live On the Hill (Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II)	2006	Winter & Winter	Chris Potter saxophone; Larry Grenadier bass; Paul Motian drums; Rebecca Martin vocals
Paul Motian in Tokyo	From Time To Time (Paul Motian)	1991	JMT	Joe Lovano tenor sax; Bill Frisell guitar; Paul Motian drums