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| Some Paul Motian sideman albums from the early 1980s. |
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| Tim Berne's Snakeoil: from l to r: Ches Smith, Ryan Ferreira, Oscar Noriega, Matt Mitchell, Tim Berne photo ©Wes Orshosky courtesy ECM Records |
| Tim Berne My First Tour Live In Brussels |
No Idea (Tim Berne) |
2017 rec. March 13 1983 |
Tim Berne alto sax; Herb Robertson trumpet; Ed Schuller bass; Paul Motian drums | |
| Le Voyage |
Folk Song For Rosie (Paul Motian) |
1979 | ECM | J.F. Jenny-Clark bass; Charles Brackeen tenor & soprano sax; Paul Motian drums |
| Mind Over Friction (Science Friction) |
Manatee Woman (Tim Berne) |
rec. 2001 | Screwgun | Tim Berne alto sax; Craig Taborn rhodes, laptop, virtual organ; Marc Ducret electric & acoustic guitars; Tom Rainey drums |
| Diminutive Mysteries | Serial Abstractions (Julius Hemphill) |
1993 | Polydor/JMT | Tim Berne alto & baritone sax; David Sanborn sopranini & alto sax; Marc Ducret electric guitars; Hank Roberts cello;Joey Baron drums |
| Tim Berne’s Snakeoil Shadow Man |
Static (Berne/Ducret) |
2013 | ECM | Tim Berne alto sax; Oscar Noriega clarinet, bass clarinet; Matt Mitchell piano; Ches Smith drums, percussion, vibraphone |
| 2nd Hour | ||||
| Tim Berne’s Snakeoil Incidentals |
Stingray Shuffle (Tim Berne) |
2017 | ECM | Tim Berne alto sax; Oscar Noriega clarinet, bass clarinet; Ryan Ferreira electric guitar; Matt Mitchell piano, electronics; Ches Smith drums, vibes, percussion, timpani |
| Misterioso | Folk Song For Rosie (Paul Motian) |
1986 | Soul Note | Jim Pepper tenor, soprano; Joe Lovano tenor; Bill Frisell electric guitar; Ed Schuller bass; Paul Motian drums |
| Hardcell | I Do It (Tim Berne) |
2005 | Screwgun Records | Tim Berne alto sax; Craig Taborn piano; Tom Rainey drums |
| Diminutive Mysteries | Serial Abstractions (Julius Hemphill) |
1993 | Polydor/JMT | Tim Berne alto & baritone sax; David Sanborn sopranini & alto sax; Marc Ducret electric guitars; Hank Roberts cello;Joey Baron drums |
| Songs and Rituals In Real Time… | Flies The Ancient Ones (for Alex Cline) (Tim Berne) |
1982 | Empire Productions | Tim Berne alto sax; Mark Goldsbury tenor and soprano sax; Ed Schuller bass; Paul Motian drums |
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| Tim Berne's Snakeoil: from l to r: Ches Smith, Ryan Ferreira, Oscar Noriega, Matt Mitchell, Tim Berne photo ©Wes Orshosky courtesy ECM Records More music by Tim Berne, new and old, this week. I feel like we need to hear more. |
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| Evidence that Paul Motian practiced with Tim Berne. 8 times actually. From Motian's 1983 datebook. |
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| Ed Schuller, Tim Berne, Paul Motian, Mack Goldsbury 1982 photo © Alan Kikuchi courtesy Empire Productions/Tim Berne Tim Berne's Bandcamp (download Live In Brussels here) Screwgun Records |
| Tim Berne My First Tour Live In Brussels |
Tin Ear (Tim Berne) |
2017 rec. March 13 1983 |
Bandcamp | Tim Berne alto sax; Herb Robertson trumpet; Ed Schuller bass; Paul Motian drums |
| Tim Berne’s Snakeoil Shadow Man |
Pslam (Paul Motian) |
2013 | ECM | Tim Berne alto sax; Matt Mitchell piano |
| 2nd Hour | ||||
| Diminutive Mysteries | Mystery To Me (Julius Hemphill) |
1993 | Polydor/JMT | Tim Berne alto & baritone sax; David Sanborn sopranini & alto sax; Marc Ducret electric guitars; Hank Roberts cello;Joey Baron drums |
| Songs and Rituals In Real Time… | San Antonio (Tim Berne) |
1982 | Empire Productions | Tim Berne alto sax; Mark Goldsbury tenor and soprano sax; Ed Schuller bass; Paul Motian drums |
| Tim Berne’s Snakeoil Incidentals |
Hora Feliz (Tim Berne) |
2017 | ECM | Tim Berne alto sax; Oscar Noriega clarinet, bass clarinet; Ryan Ferreira electric guitar; Matt Mitchell piano, electronics; Ches Smith drums, vibes, percussion, timpani |
| Tim Berne’s Snakeoil Shadow Man |
Son of Not So Sure (Tim Berne) |
2013 | ECM | Tim Berne alto sax; Matt Mitchell piano |
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| Ed Schuller, Tim Berne, Paul Motian, Mack Goldsbury 1982 photo © Alan Kikuchi courtesy Empire Productions/Tim Berne |
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| Billie Holiday and Mister June 1946 ©William P. Gottlieb |
| Once Upon A Time |
I Love My Man (E.B. Marks) |
1964 rec.1944 |
Mainstream Records | Billie Holiday vocals; Eddie Heywood piano; John Simmons bass; Sid Catlett drums |
| The First Verve Sessions Billie Holiday |
Love For Sale (Cole Porter) |
1976 rec.1952 |
Verve | Billie Holiday vocals; Charlie Shavers trumpet; Flip Phillips tenor sax; Barney Kessel guitar; Oscar Peterson piano; Ray Brown bass; J.C. Heard drums |
| Tony Scott & Bill Evans A Day In New York |
Five (Bill Evans) |
Nov 16 1957 |
Fresh Sound Records | Tony Scott clarinet; Bill Evans piano; Henry Grimes bass; Paul Motian drums |
| Once Upon A Time |
On the Sunny Side of the Street (Shapiro/Bernstein) |
1964 rec.1944 |
Mainstream Records | Billie Holiday vocals; Eddie Heywood piano; John Simmons bass; Sid Catlett drums |
| The First Verve Sessions Billie Holiday |
Moonglow (Hudson/Delange/Mills) |
1976 rec.1952 |
Verve | Billie Holiday vocals; Charlie Shavers trumpet; Flip Phillips tenor sax; Barney Kessel guitar; Oscar Peterson piano; Ray Brown bass; J.C. Heard drums |
| Tony Scott & Bill Evans A Day In New York |
Portrait of Ravi (Tony Scott) |
Nov 16 1957 |
Fresh Sound Records | Tony Scott clarinet; Bill Evans piano; Henry Grimes bass; Paul Motian drums; Jimmy Knepper trombone; Sahib Shihab baritone sax |
| Billie Holiday The Golden Years Volume II Part III |
I’m In A Lowdown Groove (R. Jacobs) |
1966 rec.1941 |
CBS Records | Billie Holiday vocals; Roy Eldridge trumpet; Jimmy Powell, Lester Boone alto saxes; Ernie Powell tenor sax; Paul Chapman guitar; Eddie Heywood piano; Grachan Moncur bass; Herbie Cowans drums |
| The First Verve Sessions Billie Holiday |
Blue Moon (Rodgers/Hart) |
1976 rec.1952 |
Verve | Billie Holiday vocals; Charlie Shavers trumpet; Flip Phillips tenor sax; Barney Kessel guitar; Oscar Peterson piano; Ray Brown bass; Alvin Stoller drums |
| Tony Scott & Bill Evans A Day In New York |
Zonk (Tony Scott) |
Nov 16 1957 |
Fresh Sound Records | Tony Scott baritone sax; Bill Evans piano; Paul Motian drums; Jimmy Knepper trombone |
| Billie Holiday The Golden Years Volume II Part III |
Let’s Do It (Cole Porter) |
1966 rec.1941 |
CBS Records | Billie Holiday vocals; Shad Collins trumpet; Eddie Barefield, Leslie Johnakins alto saxes; Lester Young tenor sax; John Collins guitar; Eddie Heywood piano; Ted Sturgis bass; Kenny Clark drums |
| The First Verve Sessions Billie Holiday |
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) (Rodgers/Hart) |
1976 rec.1952 |
Verve | Billie Holiday vocals; Charlie Shavers trumpet; Flip Phillips tenor sax; Barney Kessel guitar; Oscar Peterson piano; Ray Brown bass; Alvin Stoller drums |
| Tony Scott & Bill Evans A Day In New York |
A Shoulder to Cry On (Dankin/Girard) |
Nov 16 1957 |
Fresh Sound Records | Tony Scott clarinet; Bill Evans piano; Paul Motian drums |
| 2nd Hour | ||||
| Billie Holiday The Golden Years Volume II Part III |
It’s A Sin to Tell a Lie (B. Mayhew) |
1966 rec.1942 |
CBS Records | Billie Holiday vocals; Emmet Berry trumpet; hymie Schertzer alto sax; Babe Russin tenor sax; jimmy Hamilton clarinrt-tenor sax; Al Casey guitar; Teddy Wilson piano; Ted Sturgis bass; J.C. Heard drums |
| The First Verve Sessions Billie Holiday |
East of the Sun (West of the Moon) (Bowman) |
1976 rec.1952 |
Verve | Billie Holiday vocals; Charlie Shavers trumpet; Flip Phillips tenor sax; Barney Kessel guitar; Oscar Peterson piano; Ray Brown bass; Alvin Stoller drums |
| Tony Scott & Bill Evans A Day In New York |
Just One of Those Things (Cole Porter) |
Nov 16 1957 |
Fresh Sound Records | Tony Scott clarinet; Bill Evans piano; Henry Grimes bass; Sahib Shibab baritone sax; Paul Motian drums |
| Billie Holiday The Golden Years Volume II Part III |
Sugar (Pinkard/Mitchell) |
1966 rec.1939 |
CBS Records | Billie Holiday vocals; Roy Eldridge trumpet; Benny Carter alto sax; Ernie Powell tenor sax; Danny Barker guitar; Teddy Wilson piano; Milt Hinton bass; Cozy Cole drums |
| The First Verve Sessions Billie Holiday |
Lover Come Back To Me (Romberg/Hammerstein II) |
1976 rec.1952 |
Verve | Billie Holiday vocals; Joe Newman trumpet; Paul Quinchette tenor sax; Freddie Green guitar; Oscar Peterson piano, organ; Ray Brown bass; Gus Johnson drums |
| Tony Scott & Bill Evans A Day In New York |
The Lady Is A Tramp (Rodgers/Hart) |
Nov 16 1957 |
Fresh Sound Records | Tony Scott clarinet; Bill Evans piano; Henry Grimes bass; Jimmy Knepper trombone; Sahib Shihab baritone sax; Paul Motian drums |
| God Bless the Child |
Georgia On My Mind (Gorrell/Carmichael) |
1972 rec abt. 1940 |
Columbia | Billy Holiday vocals; Teddy Wilson and his orchestra |
| The First Verve Sessions Billie Holiday |
If the Moon Turns Green (Cates/Hanighen) |
1976 rec.1952 |
Verve | Billie Holiday vocals; Charlie Shavers trumpet; Flip Phillips tenor sax; Barney Kessel guitar; Oscar Peterson piano; Ray Brown bass; J.C. Heard drums |
| Tony Scott & Bill Evans A Day In New York |
Blues For Five (Tony Scott) |
Nov 16 1957 |
Fresh Sound Records | Tony Scott clarinet; Bill Evans piano; Henry Grimes bass; Jimmy Knepper trombone; Sahib Shihab baritone sax; Paul Motian drums |
| God Bless the Child |
God Bless the Child (A. Herzog Jr/ B. Holiday) |
1972 rec. abt. 1940 |
Columbia | Billy Holiday vocals; Teddy Wilson and his orchestra |
| The First Verve Sessions Billie Holiday |
I Cried For You (Arnheim/Lyman/Freed) |
1976 rec.1954 |
Verve | Billie Holiday vocals; Charlie Shavers trumpet; Herb Ellis guitar; Oscar Peterson piano; Ray Brown bass; Ed Shaughnessy drums |
| Tony Scott & Bill Evans A Day In New York |
Body and Soul (Green/Heyman/Sauer) |
Nov 16 1957 |
Fresh Sound Records | Tony Scott clarinet; Bill Evans piano; Clark Terry bass; Paul Motian drums |
| Tony Scott & Bill Evans A Day In New York |
If I’m Lucky (Darwin/Girard) |
Nov 16 1957 |
Fresh Sound Records | Tony Scott clarinet; Bill Evans piano; Paul Motian drums |
