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.

Flight of the Blue Jay
Studio album by
Released9 May 1997
RecordedAugust 20 & 21, 1996
GenreJazz
Length49:01
LabelWinter & Winter
ProducerStefan F. Winter
Paul Motian chronology
At the Village Vanguard
(1995)
Flight of the Blue Jay
(1997)
Trio 2000 + One
(1997)

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated that "overall, this date falls short of being memorable".[2]

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

Track listing

  1. "Flight of the Blue Jay" (Paul Motian) - 3:05
  2. "Pannonica" (Thelonious Monk) - 4:31
  3. "Brad's Bag" (Kurt Rosenwinkel) - 5:48
  4. "Celia" (Bud Powell) - 5:04
  5. "The Blue Room" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 2:49
  6. "Milestones" (Miles Davis) - 4:27
  7. "Light Blue" (Monk) - 3:02
  8. "Conception" (George Shearing) - 5:28
  9. "East Coast" (Rosenwinkel) - 5:33
  10. "Barbados" (Charlie Parker) - 3:07
  11. "Work" (Monk) - 6:07
    • Recorded at Avatar Studios in New York City on August 20 & 21, 1996

Personnel

References

  1. Winter & Winter catalogue accessed August 8, 2011
  2. Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed August 8, 2011
  3. Hull, Tom (June 2, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – On the Web. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 1050
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