Lost in a Dream (Paul Motian album)

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Lost in a Dream
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Live album by
Released19 March 2010 [1]
RecordedFebruary 2009
Venue Village Vanguard
New York City
Genre Jazz
Length51:45
Label ECM
ECM 1992
Producer Manfred Eicher
Paul Motian chronology
Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. III
(2010)
Lost in a Dream
(2010)
The Windmills of Your Mind
(2011)

Lost in a Dream is a live album by jazz drummer Paul Motian, recorded at the Village Vanguard in February 2009 and released on ECM the following year. [2] It features tenor saxophonist Chris Potter and pianist Jason Moran.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Writing for The Guardian , jazz critic John Fordham noted that Lost in a Dream reveals Motian's trio to "demonstrate sublime improvising musicianship" and "flawless creative listening at once." [3] This symbiosis between musicians was similarly highlighted by reviews in PopMatters , AllAboutJazz and The Jazz Mann, with John Kelman describing Lost in a Dream to be the work of Motian's "empathic new trio." [5] The Jazz Mann considered Lost in a Dream to be a superb example of contemporary improvised music in which "the empathy between the three protagonists is of the highest order", producing an album of "supreme beauty with a controlled power and a keen musical intelligence." [6] In his review for PopMatters , Will Layman suggested that Lost in a Dream "should rank highly" within Motian's extensive repertoire recorded works, reporting that the trio's "combination of balladry and excitement, texture and melody, individual personality and group simpatico makes Lost in a Dream a serious standout." [4]

Laura Marín Bertomeu, in a monograph on the ECM discography observed that reflections on Motian's collective body of work since his death have concluded that the musical intelligence and 'empathy' on display makes Lost in a Dream one of his finest recordings. [8]

Track listing

All compositions by Paul Motian except as indicated

  1. "Mode VI" – 5:09
  2. "Casino" – 8:05
  3. "Lost in a Dream" – 6:39
  4. "Blue Midnight" – 6:09
  5. "Be Careful It's My Heart" (Irving Berlin) – 2:58
  6. "Birdsong" – 6:52
  7. "Ten" – 4:29
  8. "Drum Music" – 6:07
  9. "Abacus" – 4:25
  10. "Cathedral Song" – 6:29

Personnel

Paul Motian Trio

References

  1. "Lost In A Dream". ECM Records. ECM Records/Verlag. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  2. "Paul Motian – Lost In A Dream". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Fordham, John (2010). "Paul Motian/Chris Potter/Jason Moran: Lost in a Dream". The Guardian. No. 18 March. Guardian News & Media Limited. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  4. 1 2 Layman, Will (2010). "Paul Motian: Lost in a Dream". PopMatters. No. August 22. PopMatters Media, Inc. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  5. 1 2 Kelman, John (2010). "Paul Motian / Chris Potter / Jason Moran: Lost In A Dream". AllAboutJazz. No. March 02. All About Jazz & Jazz Near You. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  6. 1 2 Mann, Ian (2010). "Paul Motian Lost In A Dream". The Jazz Mann. No. March 25. The Jazz Mann. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  7. Hobart, Mike (2010). "Paul Motian: Lost in a Dream". The Financial Times. No. March 20. The Financial Times Ltd. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  8. Marín Bertomeu, Laura (2016). Jazztid: un monográfico radiofónico sobre el sello discográfico ECM. València: Universitat Politècnica de València. Retrieved June 28, 2023.