Paul Motian
Stephen Paul Motian (March 25, 1931 – November 22, 2011) was an American jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer. Motian played an important role in freeing jazz drummers from strict time-keeping duties. He first came to prominence in the late 1950s in the piano trio of Bill Evans, and later was a regular in pianist Keith Jarrett's band for about a decade (c. 1967–1976). Motian began his career as a bandleader in the early 1970s. Perhaps his two most notable groups were a longstanding trio of guitarist Bill Frisell and saxophonist Joe Lovano, and the Electric Bebop Band where he worked mostly with younger musicians on interpretations of bebop standards. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 25, 1931 (Philadelphia), Died November 22, 2011 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1958
Roles Represented in DAHR: drums
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 104069 | 1/15/1958 | Guys and dolls | Eddie Costa Quartet | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 104070 | 1/15/1958 | I'll know | Eddie Costa Quartet | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 104085 | 1/16/1958 | I've never been in love before | Eddie Costa Quartet | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 104086 | 1/16/1958 | Luck be a lady | Eddie Costa Quartet | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 104087 | 1/17/1958 | Adelaide | Eddie Costa Quartet | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 104088 | 1/17/1958 | If I were a bell | Eddie Costa Quartet | instrumentalist, drums |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Motian, Paul," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/332778.
Motian, Paul. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/332778.
"Motian, Paul." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Motian, Paul - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82149119
Wikidata: Paul Motian - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q740581
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/14959149
MusicBrainz: Paul Motian - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9be59e25-f609-46b2-90cb-2db39b1a1910
ISNI: 0000 0001 1468 1618 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000114681618
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