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1997 studio album by Paul Motian
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 features saxophonists
Chris Potter and
Chris Cheek, guitarists
Kurt Rosenwinkel and
Brad Shepik, and bass guitarist
Steve Swallow.
Reception
The
AllMusic review by
Scott Yanow stated that "overall, this date falls short of being memorable".
[2]
Track listing
- "Flight of the Blue Jay" (Paul Motian) - 3:05
- "Pannonica" (
Thelonious Monk) - 4:31
- "Brad's Bag" (Kurt Rosenwinkel) - 5:48
- "Celia" (
Bud Powell) - 5:04
- "The Blue Room" (
Lorenz Hart,
Richard Rodgers) - 2:49
- "
Milestones" (
Miles Davis) - 4:27
- "Light Blue" (Monk) - 3:02
- "Conception" (
George Shearing) - 5:28
- "East Coast" (Rosenwinkel) - 5:33
- "Barbados" (
Charlie Parker) - 3:07
- "Work" (Monk) - 6:07
- Recorded at Avatar Studios in New York City on August 20 & 21, 1996
Personnel
References