Conception Vessel

Conception Vessel is the debut album by Paul Motian released on the ECM label in 1973. It was recorded on November 25 & 26 1972 at Butterfly and Sound Ideas Studios, New York City, and has performances by Motian with pianist Keith Jarrett (also featured on flute), bassist Charlie Haden, violinist Leroy Jenkins, guitarist Sam Brown and flautist Becky Friend.

Conception Vessel
Studio album by
Released15 June 1973[1]
RecordedNovember 25–26, 1972
GenrePost-bop, free jazz, contemporary jazz
Length41:31
LabelECM
ProducerManfred Eicher
Paul Motian chronology
Conception Vessel
(1973)
Tribute
(1974)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "This is Motian's debut as a leader. It includes ambitious cuts with guitarist Sam Brown and also features pianist Keith Jarrett.".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz [3]
Tom HullB+ ((2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention))[4]

Track listing

  1. "Georgian Bay" - 7:31
  2. "Ch'i Energy" - 2:37
  3. "Rebica" - 11:14
  4. "Conception Vessel" - 7:46
  5. "American Indian: Song of Sitting Bull" - 2:45
  6. "Inspiration from a Vietnamese Lullaby" - 9:41
All compositions by Paul Motian

Personnel

References

  1. Conception Vessel - Paul Motian - ECM Records
  2. Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed June 26, 2011
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 1047.
  4. Hull, Tom (June 2, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – On the Web. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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