Trioism Explained

Trioism
Type:Album
Artist:Paul Motian
Cover:Trioism.jpg
Released:1994
Recorded:June 1993
Genre:Jazz
Length:35:59
Label:JMT
Producer:Stefan F. Winter
Prev Title:Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band
Prev Year:1992
Next Title:Reincarnation of a Love Bird
Next Year:1994

Trioism is an album by jazz drummer Paul Motian that was released on the German JMT label. Recorded in 1993, it was first released in 1994 and features performances by Motian with guitarist Bill Frisell and tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano (with tenor saxophonist Dewey Redman added on one track.) The album was rereleased on the Winter & Winter label in 2005.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by John Vallier awarded the album 4½ stars, stating: "A first-rate work, Paul Motian's Trioism is one of those rare, successful ensemble performances that manages to both stir and calm the soul".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Paul Motian

  1. "It Should've Happened a Long Time Ago" - 8:47
  2. "Cosmology" - 6:26
  3. "Blue Midnight" - 4:12
  4. "Congestion" - 2:41
  5. "Monica's Garden" - 3:35
  6. "Jack of Clubs" - 5:11
  7. "Play" - 4:57
  8. "In Remembrance of Things Past" - 7:30
  9. "Zabel" - 1:37
  10. "Endgame" -3:56

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.winterandwinter.com/index.php?id=220 Winter & Winter catalogue
  2. Vallier, J. Allmusic Review accessed August 8, 2011