Flight of the Blue Jay
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.
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| Released | 9 May 1997 | |||
| Recorded | August 20 & 21, 1996 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 49:01 | |||
| Label | Winter & Winter | |||
| Producer | Stefan F. Winter | |||
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Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated that "overall, this date falls short of being memorable".[2]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Tom Hull | B+ ( )[3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [4] |
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
- Paul Motian - drums
- Chris Potter - tenor saxophone
- Chris Cheek - tenor saxophone
- Brad Shepik - electric guitar
- Kurt Rosenwinkel - electric guitar
- Steve Swallow - electric bass
References
- Winter & Winter catalogue accessed August 8, 2011
- Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed August 8, 2011
- Hull, Tom (June 2, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – On the Web. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 1050
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