Flight of the Blue Jay

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Flight of the Blue Jay
Flight of the Blue Jay.jpg
Studio album by
Paul Motian
Released1997
RecordedAugust 20 & 21, 1996
GenreJazz
Length49:01
LabelWinter & Winter
Producer
Paul Motian chronology
At the Village Vanguard
(1995) 		Flight of the Blue Jay
(1997) 		Trio 2000 + One
(1997)

Flight of the Blue Jay is an album by Paul Motian released on the German Winter & Winter label in 1997 and featuring 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.

Reception[]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars, stating, "overall, this date falls short of being memorable".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3.5/4 stars [3]
Tom HullB+ ((2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention))[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. ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 8, 2011
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 1050
  4. ^ Hull, Tom (June 2, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – On the Web. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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