It Should've Happened a Long Time Ago
It Should've Happened a Long Time Ago is an album by Paul Motian on the ECM label. It was released in 1985 and features performances by Motian with guitarist Bill Frisell and tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano, the first album to feature them in a trio following three albums where they formed the basis of Motian's quintet (Jack of Clubs, The Story of Maryam and Psalm).
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Released | 1 March 1985[1] | |||
Recorded | July 1984 Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg | |||
Genre | Avant-garde jazz, free jazz, contemporary jazz | |||
Length | 39:40 | |||
Label | ECM ECM 1283 | |||
Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Reception
The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek stated: "This is one of the finest recordings that came from ECM in the '80s. Paul Bley led another, which featured Motian and Frisell -- as well as John Surman. This set is made of the kind of music that made Manfred Eicher's ECM such a force to be reckoned with. It placed three musicians in a context that was comfortable enough to make them want to sing to one another."[2]
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Tom Hull | B+ (![]() |
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Track listing
- "It Should've Happened a Long Time Ago" - 6:06
- "Fiasco" - 7:49
- "Conception Vessel" - 4:31
- "Introduction" - 3:05
- "India" - 7:26
- "In the Year of the Dragon" - 5:56
- "Two Women from Padua" - 5:13
- All compositions by Paul Motian
Personnel
- Paul Motian - drums
- Bill Frisell - guitar
- Joe Lovano - tenor saxophone
References
- It should've happened a long time ago - Paul Motian Trio w/Bill Frisell, Joe Lovano - ECM Records
- Jurek, T. AllMusic Review accessed June 27, 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. 1048