Reincarnation of a Love Bird

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For the Charles Mingus album, see Reincarnation of a Lovebird.
Reincarnation of a Love Bird
Reincarnation of a Lovebird (Paul Motian album).jpg
Studio album by
Paul Motian
Released1994
RecordedJune 1994
GenreJazz
Length48:23
LabelJMT
Producer
Paul Motian chronology
Trioism
(1993) 		Reincarnation of a Love Bird
(1994) 		Sound of Love
(1995)

Reincarnation of a Love Bird is an album by Paul Motian originally released on the German JMT label in 1994 and featuring performances of bebop jazz standards by Motian with the Electric Bebop Band. The album follows on from the 1992 release Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band and was rereleased on the Winter & Winter label in 2005.[1]

Reception[]

The Allmusic review by Rick Anderson awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "The element of surprise that charged the proceedings on the debut is missing this time, but this is still a very fine album overall".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3.5/4 stars [3]

Track listing[]

  1. "Split Decision" (Paul Motian) - 5:40
  2. "Half-Nelson" (Miles Davis) - 3:53
  3. "Ask Me Now" (Thelonious Monk) - 3:44
  4. "Reincarnation of a Love Bird" (Charles Mingus) - 6:32
  5. "Skippy" (Monk) - 3:40
  6. "2 Bass Hit" (Dizzy Gillespie, John Lewis) - 4:10
  7. Waseenonet" (Wolfgang Muthspiel) - 7:02
  8. "Ornithology" (Benny Harris, Charlie Parker) - 4:31
  9. "'Round Midnight" (Monk) - 6:57
  10. "Be-Bop" (Gillespie) - 4:01
  11. "Split Decision" (Motian) - 3:39
  • Recorded at RPM Recording Studios in New York City in June 1994

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Winter & Winter catalogue accessed August 8, 2011
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Anderson, R. Allmusic Review accessed August 8, 2011
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 1048
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