小简介
鼓手Paul Motian的音乐生涯总是紧紧地和两位钢琴手联系在一起,作为Bill Evans三重奏的鼓手,他帮助定义了60年代后鼓手在节奏部中的全方位地位,不仅仅只是作为节奏的一部分,鼓手可以和其它乐器之间展开更多,更丰富的互动以及solo即兴。而作为Keith Jarrett音乐上最让人惊叹的70年代时期(和Dewey Redman的四重奏)的鼓手,Paul Motian更是非凡的,他演奏中对声音的质感,以及音乐中色彩的敏感性使得他仍然超前于时代,他推动Keith Jarrett四重奏向更具挑战性的领域前进(广袤丰富的色彩和空间感)。
Paul Motian对于器乐声响和自由音乐的探索从未停息,他时至今日还在对当年未能成为John Coltrne在Elvin Jones离队后的鼓手而耿耿于怀,那个幸运的位置最终落在了Rashied Ali的身上。Paul Motian曾谈起他当年服完朝鲜战争兵役后初来纽约场景时的情形, 有天晚上, Art Taylor抱恙未能赶去一个session的演出, 当时组织这个Session的Bob Reisner跑来跟他说:“快去,带上你的家伙,你有机会和Thelonious一起演奏了!”Paul Motian听完后马上拔腿跑回家,带上鼓,然后跑回来,和Thelonious一起Vessel演奏,那天晚上Monk最后给了他10个美元。Pual Motian回忆起来仍然一脸的幸福:“我当时是世界上最快乐的人。”
A masterfully subtle drummer and a superb colorist, Paul Motian is also an advanced improviser and a bandleader with a taste for challenging post-bop. Born Stephen Paul Motian in Philadelphia on March 25, 1931, he grew up in Providence and began playing the drums at age 12, eventually touring New England in a swing band. He moved to New York in 1955 and played with numerous musicians — including Thelonious Monk, Lennie Tristano, Coleman Hawkins, Tony Scott, and George Russell — before settling into a regular role as part of Bill Evans most famous trio (with bassist Scott LaFaro), appearing on his classics Sunday at the Village Vanguard and Waltz for Debby.
In 1963, Motian left Evans group to join up with Paul Bley for a year or so, and began a long association with Keith Jarrett in 1966, appearing with the pianists American-based quartet through 1977. In addition, Motian freelanced for artists like Mose Allison, Charles Lloyd, Carla Bley, and Charlie Hadens Liberation Music Ensemble, and turned down the chance to be John Coltranes second drummer.
In 1972, Motian recorded his first session as a leader, Conception Vessel, for ECM; he followed in 1974 with Tribute. He formed a regular working group in 1977 (which featured tenor Joe Lovano) and recorded several more dates for ECM, then revamped the ensemble to include guitarist Bill Frisell in 1980. Additional dates for ECM and Soul Note followed, and in 1988 Motian moved to JMT, where he recorded a long string of fine albums beginning with Monk in Motian. During the 90s, he also led an ensemble called the Electric Bebop Band, which featured Joshua Redman. In 1998, Motian signed on with the Winter & Winter label, where he began recording another steady stream of albums, including 2000 + One in 1999, Europe in 2001, and Holiday for Strings in 2002. In 2005 Motian moved to the ECM label, releasing I Have the Room Above Her that same year, followed by Garden of Eden in 2006 and Time and Time Again in 2007.