Le voyage (Paul Motian album)

Le voyage is an album by the Paul Motian Trio, recorded in March 1979 and released on ECM September later that year—Motian's fourth album for the label. The trio features bassist Jean-François Jenny-Clark and saxophonist Charles Brackeen.

Le voyage
Studio album by
Released1 September 1979[1]
RecordedMarch 1979
StudioTonstudio Bauer
Ludwigsburg, West Germany
GenreAvant-garde jazz, free jazz, contemporary jazz
Length43:18
LabelECM 1138
ProducerManfred Eicher
Paul Motian chronology
Dance
(1977)
Le voyage
(1979)
Psalm
(1981)

Reception

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The AllMusic review by Don Snowden stated, "Le Voyage is a very reflective, ruminative disc bordering on chamber jazz and marked by that distinctive ECM sound, clean but very distant. It's top-quality music, but look to Dance for more liveliness and ebullience in this phase of Paul Motian's career."[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
Tom HullB+ (  )[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings     [4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Paul Motian

  1. "Folk Song for Rosie" - 9:53
  2. "Abacus" - 7:16
  3. "Cabala/Drum Music" - 6:09
  4. "Sunflower" - 8:48
  5. "Le Voyage" - 11:12

Personnel

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Paul Motian Trio

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References

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  1. ^ Le Voyage - Paul Motian Trio - ECM Records
  2. ^ a b Snowden, D. AllMusic Review accessed June 26, 2011
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 148. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 1048
  5. ^ Hull, Tom (June 2, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – On the Web. Retrieved June 20, 2020.