Flight of the Blue Jay

Last updated
Flight of the Blue Jay
Flight of the Blue Jay.jpg
Studio album by
Paul Motian
Released9 May 1997
RecordedAugust 20 & 21, 1996
Genre Jazz
Length49:01
Label Winter & Winter
Producer Stefan F. Winter
Paul Motian chronology
At the Village Vanguard
(1995)		Flight of the Blue Jay
(1997)		 Trio 2000 + One
(1997)

Flight of the Blue Jay is an album by Paul Motian, released on the German Winter & Winter label in 1997 and containing performances of bebop jazz standards by Motian with the Electric Bebop Band. [1] The album is the group's third release following the 1992 album Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band and the 1995 album Reincarnation of a Love Bird . The band consists of Motian and the saxophonists Chris Potter and Chris Cheek, guitarists Kurt Rosenwinkel and Brad Shepik, and bass guitarist Steve Swallow.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Tom Hull B+ [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]

In a review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow wrote: "the most unusual aspect of the set... is that there are many sections where two different players solo together... Everyone plays well, but nothing really that unexpected occurs... overall, this date falls short of being memorable." [2]

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings called the album "a strong, mixed programme," featuring a group that is "tightly integrated... responsive to changes in mood and pace, and to subtleties of light and shade." They commented: "it's getting harder to find any more superlatives for [Motian] either as writer or as performer." [4]

Track listing

  1. "Flight of the Blue Jay" (Paul Motian) - 3:05
  2. "Pannonica" (Thelonious Monk) - 4:31
  3. "Brad's Bag" (Kurt Rosenwinkel) - 5:48
  4. "Celia" (Bud Powell) - 5:04
  5. "The Blue Room" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 2:49
  6. "Milestones" (Miles Davis) - 4:27
  7. "Light Blue" (Monk) - 3:02
  8. "Conception" (George Shearing) - 5:28
  9. "East Coast" (Rosenwinkel) - 5:33
  10. "Barbados" (Charlie Parker) - 3:07
  11. "Work" (Monk) - 6:07

Personnel

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joshua Redman</span> American jazz saxophonist and composer (born 1969)

Joshua Redman is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He is the son of jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman (1931–2006).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paul Motian</span> American jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer

Stephen Paul Motian was an American jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer. Motian played an important role in freeing jazz drummers from strict time-keeping duties.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kurt Rosenwinkel</span> American jazz musician and bandleader

Kurt Rosenwinkel is an American jazz guitarist, composer, bandleader, producer, educator, keyboardist and record label owner.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chris Potter (jazz saxophonist)</span> American jazz musician and composer

Chris Potter is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chris Cheek</span> American jazz saxophonist

Christopher Carson Cheek is an American jazz saxophonist.

<i>Psalm</i> (Paul Motian album) 1982 studio album by the Paul Motian Band

Psalm is an album by the Paul Motian Band recorded in December 1981 and released on ECM June the following year—Motian's fifth album for the label and first with the quintet, featuring guitarist Bill Frisell, bassist Ed Schuller, and saxophonists Joe Lovano and Billy Drewes.

<i>Misterioso</i> (Paul Motian album) 1987 studio album by Paul Motian

Misterioso is an album by American jazz drummer-composer Paul Motian, his ninth album overall and third on the Italian Soul Note label. It was released in 1987 and features performances by Motian’s quintet with guitarist Bill Frisell, tenor saxophonists Joe Lovano and Jim Pepper, and bassist Ed Schuller.

<i>One Time Out</i> 1989 studio album by Paul Motian

One Time Out is the fifth album by Paul Motian on the Italian Soul Note label. It was released in 1989 and features performances by Motian’s trio with guitarist Bill Frisell and tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano.

<i>Monk in Motian</i> 1989 studio album by Paul Motian

Monk in Motian is a 1988 album by American jazz drummer Paul Motian, his first to be released on the German JMT label and his 11th as a bandleader. The album features ten compositions by Thelonious Monk performed by Motian with his longtime trio, guitarist Bill Frisell and tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano. Pianist Geri Allen and tenor saxophonist Dewey Redman also appear. The album was reissued in 2002 on the Winter & Winter label.

Steve Cardenas is a guitarist who began his career in Kansas City, Missouri and has been part of the New York City jazz community since 1995.

<i>Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band</i> 1993 studio album by Paul Motian

Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band is an album of bebop jazz standards by American drummer Paul Motian originally released on the German JMT label. It was the first release by the Electric Bebop Band, which featured the veteran drummer working mainly with younger musicians and which subsequently became one of Motian's primary groups until the end of his life.

<i>Reincarnation of a Love Bird</i> 1994 studio album by Paul Motian

Reincarnation of a Love Bird is an album by Paul Motian, released on the German JMT label in 1994. It contains performances of bebop jazz standards by Motian with the Electric Bebop Band. The album follows on from the 1992 release Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band, and was rereleased on the Winter & Winter label in 2005. The band features Motian with saxophonists Chris Potter and Chris Cheek, guitarists Wolfgang Muthspiel and Kurt Rosenwinkel, bass guitarist Steve Swallow and percussionist Don Alias.

<i>Sound of Love</i> (album) 1997 live album by Paul Motian

Sound of Love is a live album by jazz drummer Paul Motian recorded at the Village Vanguard in 1995 and on the Winter & Winter label in 1997. It features Motian in his longtime trio with guitarist Bill Frisell and tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano.

<i>Trio 2000 + One</i> 1998 studio album by Paul Motian

Trio 2000 + One is an album by the jazz drummer Paul Motian, released on the German Winter & Winter label. It features Motian with tenor saxophonist Chris Potter, pianist Masabumi Kikuchi, acoustic double bassist Larry Grenadier and bass guitarist Steve Swallow.

<i>Play Monk and Powell</i> 1999 studio album by Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band

Play Monk and Powell is an album by Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band released on the German Winter & Winter label in 1999 and featuring performances of tunes by Thelonious Monk and Bud Powell. The album is the group's fourth release following the 1992 album Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band, the 1995 album Reincarnation of a Love Bird and the 1996 release Flight of the Blue Jay. The band includes saxophonists Chris Potter and Chris Cheek, guitarists Kurt Rosenwinkel and Steve Cardenas, and bass guitarist Steve Swallow.

<i>Europe</i> (Paul Motian album) 2001 studio album by Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band

Europe is an album by Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band released on the German Winter & Winter label in 2000. The album is the group's fifth release, following Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band (1992), Reincarnation of a Love Bird (1995), Flight of the Blue Jay (1997) and Play Monk and Powell (1998). The band includes saxophonists Chris Cheek and Pietro Tonolo, guitarists Ben Monder and Steve Cardenas, and bass guitarist Anders Christensen.

<i>Holiday for Strings</i> (album) 2002 studio album by Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band

Holiday for Strings is an album by Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band released on the German Winter & Winter label in 2002. The album is the group's sixth release. Like their previous album, the band consists of saxophonists Chris Cheek and Pietro Tonolo, guitarists Ben Monder and Steve Cardenas, and bass guitarist Anders Christensen.

<i>Garden of Eden</i> (album) 2006 studio album by Paul Motian

Garden of Eden is an album by the Paul Motian Band, consisting of guitarists Ben Monder, Steve Cardenas and Jakob Bro, saxophonists Chris Cheek and Tony Malaby, and bass guitarist Jerome Harris, recorded in November 2004 and released on ECM in February 2006.

<i>Time and Time Again</i> (album) 2007 studio album by Paul Motian

Time and Time Again is an album by jazz drummer Paul Motian recorded in May 2006 released on ECM the following year. The trio features guitarist Bill Frisell and tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano.

This is the discography of American jazz musician Paul Motian.

References

  1. ↑ Winter & Winter catalogue. Retrieved August 8, 2011
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. AllMusic review. Retrieved August 8, 2011
  3. ↑ Hull, Tom (June 2, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – On the Web. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2006) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (8th edition). Penguin. p. 955


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.