Flight of the Blue Jay
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Flight of the Blue Jay is an album by Paul Motian released on the German Winter & Winter label in 1997 and featuring 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.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "overall, this date falls short of being memorable".[2]
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Track listing
- "Flight of the Blue Jay" (Paul Motian) - 3:05
- "Pannonica" (Thelonious Monk) - 4:31
- "Brad's Bag" (Kurt Rosewinkle) - 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" (Rosewinkel) - 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
- Paul Motian - drums
- Chris Potter - tenor saxophone
- Chris Cheek - tenor saxophone
- Brad Schoeppach - electric guitar
- Kurt Rosenwinkel - electric guitar
- Steve Swallow - electric bass
References
- ^ Winter & Winter catalogue accessed August 8, 2011
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 8, 2011