Flight of the Blue Jay

Flight of the Blue Jay
Studio album by Paul Motian
Released	1997
Recorded	August 20 & 21, 1996
Genre	Jazz
Length	49:01
Label	Winter & Winter
Producer	Stefan F. Winter
Paul Motian chronology
At the Village Vanguard (1995) Flight of the Blue Jay (1996) 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
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

1. "Flight of the Blue Jay" (Paul Motian) - 3:05
2. "Pannonica" (Thelonious Monk) - 4:31
3. "Brad's Bag" (Kurt Rosewinkle) - 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" (Rosewinkel) - 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

• Paul Motian - drums
• Chris Potter - tenor saxophone
• Chris Cheek - tenor saxophone
• Brad Schoeppach - electric guitar
• Kurt Rosenwinkel - electric guitar
• Steve Swallow - electric bass

References

1. Winter & Winter catalogue accessed August 8, 2011
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 8, 2011