On Broadway Volume 2
1989 studio album by Paul Motian
| On Broadway Volume 2 | ||||
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| Studio album by Paul Motian | ||||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | September 1989 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 43:34 | |||
| Label | JMT | |||
| Producer | Stefan F. Winter | |||
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On Broadway Volume 2 is the fourth album by Paul Motian to be released on the German JMT label. It was released in 1989 and features performances of Broadway show tunes by Motian with guitarist Bill Frisell, bassist Charlie Haden and tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano. The album was followed by three subsequent volumes, and it was rereleased on the Winter & Winter label in 2003.[1]
Reception
The AllMusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 4½ stars, stating: "On Broadway, Vol. 2 is not only one of many fine Motian recordings... but it also is a showcase of some of the smartest, most rewarding jazz improvisation of the last couple decades".[2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Track listing
- "Good Morning Heartache" (Irene Higginbotham, Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher) - 4:48
- "You and the Night and the Music" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) - 5:32
- "Moonlight Becomes You" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 4:38
- "But Not for Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 7:22
- "Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess?" (Gershwin, Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 4:20
- "I Got Rhythm" (Gershwin, Gershwin) - 5:23
- "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 7:00
- "Nice Work If You Can Get It" (Gershwin, Gershwin) - 4:15
- "It Might as Well Be Spring" (Hammerstein, Richard Rodgers) - 5:51
- "Look to the Rainbow" (E. Y. Harburg, Burton Lane) - 3:12
- "Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) - 5:45
- Recorded at RPM Sound Studios, New York, New York in September 1989
Personnel
- Paul Motian - drums
- Bill Frisell - electric guitar
- Joe Lovano - tenor saxophone
- Charlie Haden - double bass
References
- ^ Winter & Winter catalogue accessed August 9, 2011
- ^ a b Cook, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 5, 2011
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1048. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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- Tribute (1974)
- Dance (1977)
- Le Voyage (1979)
- Psalm (1981)
- The Story of Maryam (1983)
- It Should've Happened a Long Time Ago (1984)
- Jack of Clubs (1984)
- Misterioso (1986)
- One Time Out (1987)
- Monk in Motian (1988)
- On Broadway Volume 1 (1988)
- On Broadway Volume 2 (1989)
- Bill Evans (1990)
- Motian in Tokyo (1991)
- On Broadway Volume 3 (1991)
- Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band (1992)
- Trioism (1993)
- Reincarnation of a Love Bird (1994)
- At the Village Vanguard (1995)
- Sound of Love (1995)
- Flight of the Blue Jay (1996)
- Trio 2000 + One (1997)
- Play Monk and Powell (1998)
- Europe (2000)
- Holiday for Strings (2001)
- Garden of Eden (2004)
- I Have the Room Above Her (2004)
- On Broadway Vol. 4 or The Paradox of Continuity (2005)
- Live at the Village Vanguard (2006)
- Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. II (2006)
- Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. III (2006)
- Time and Time Again (2006)
- On Broadway Volume 5 (2008)
- Lost in a Dream (2009)
- The Windmills of Your Mind (2010)
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