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Paul Motian

Paul Motian

Martin Speake joins Alyn Shipton for a selection of the essential discs by Paul Motian.

Jazz Library · BBC Radio 3

March 15, 201232m 39s

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Show Notes

From his early recordings with the Bill Evans trio in the 1950s, Paul Motian remained in the very highest echelons of jazz until his death in November 2011. His former colleague, the saxophonist Martin Speake, who worked with Motian on record and in concert, joins Alyn Shipton for a selection of the essential discs by this most innovative and influential of percussionists. As well as work with Evans, the programme includes pieces by Keith Jarrett, the trio with Joe Lovano and Bill Frisell, and Motian's own Electric Bebop Band.