Paul Motian
Born: March 25th, 1931

Influences: Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Sid Catlett, Papa Jo Jones, Kenny Clarke, Max Roach, Shadow Wilson


 
Selected Discography
Year Title Artist
2007 Time and Time Again Paul Motian
2007 A Long Story Anat Fort
1961 The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961 Bill Evans
2005 I Have the Room Above Her Paul Motian 
1961 Explorations Bill Evans
1962 Moon Beams Bill Evans
1975 Death and the Flower Keith Jarrett
1959 Portrait in Jazz Bill Evans
1957 Flowering/Warne Marsh Charles Lloyd & Warne Marsh
2005 Goodbye Bobo Stenson
2005 Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian Frisell, Carter, Motian
1973 Fort Yawuh Keith Jarrett
1976 The Survivor's Suite Keith Jarrett
1973-1974 The Impulse Years 1973-1974 Keith Jarrett
1969 Liberation Music Orchestra Charlie Haden
2006 Garden of Eden Paul Motian Band
2005 Tati Enrico Rava
1995 Sound of Love Paul Motian Trio
1962 How My Heart Sings! Bill Evans
1975-1977 Mysteries: The Impulse Years 1975-1976 Keith Jarrett
1991 Paul Motian in Tokio Paul Motian
1992 At the Deer Head Inn Keith Jarrett
1993 Trioism Paul Motian Trio
1990 Bill Evans Paul Motian
2006 On Broadway, Vol. 4: Or the Paradox of Continuity Paul Motian Trio 2000 + One
1956 New Jazz Conceptions Bill Evans

Selected Books
Year Title Author
2002 Bill Evans: How My Heart Sings Peter Pettinger
2003 The Bill Evans Trio - Volume 1 (1959-1961) Transcriptions Bill Evans
2002 Bill Evans: Everything Happens to Me Keith Shadwick
2001 Keith Jarrett: The Man and His Music Ian Carr
1992 The Great Jazz Drummers Ronald Spagnardi
2003 The Bill Evans Trio - Volume 2 (1962-1965) Transcriptions Bill Evans

More Selected CDs
Year Title Artist
1994 Reincarnation of a Love Bird Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band
1971 Expectations Keith Jarrett
1992 Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band
2005 Special Encounter Enrico Pieranunzi
1996 At the Village Vanguard Paul Motian Trio
1963 Trio '64 Bill Evans
2004 Rarum, Vol 16: Selected Recordings Paul Motian
2001 Amaryllis Marilyn Crispell
1974 Tribute Paul Motian
1963 Paul Bley with Gary Peacock Paul Bley
1988 Monk in Motian Paul Motian
1989 In the Year of the Dragon Geri Allen
1967 El Juicio/Life Between the Exit Signs Keith Jarrett
1972 Conception Vessel Paul Motian
Paul Motian's Drum Equipment:
1994 Configuration:
1. 5"x14" Maple Snare Drum
2. 8"x12" Tom
3. 9"x13" Tom
4. 14"x15" or 14"x16" Floor Tom
5. 14"x20" Bass Drum
Paul also uses:

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Buy Paiste Cymbals
A. 15" HiHats (Paiste on top with K Zildjian on bottom)
B. 16" Zildjian Crash
C. 20" A Zildjian w/ rivets or 22" Paiste 602 Dark Ride
D. 20" Paiste China-type

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