Tribute

by Paul Motian

Tribute cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 March 1975
  • Label: ECM
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 37:55
  • Community rating: 3.77/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Master percussionist Paul Motian surrounds himself with a formidable acoustic quintet, including two guitarists, for his second outing as a bandleader. The session blends sparse chamber jazz aesthetics with highly interactive, longing improvisational frameworks that became quintessential to the early ECM label sound.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, acoustic, improvisation

Tracklist

  1. Victoria (5:25)
  2. Tuesday Ends Saturday (6:38)
  3. War Orphans (7:27)
  4. Sod House (9:51)
  5. Song For Ch茅 (8:33)

Credits

  • Paul Motian - primary artist, percussion, written-by
  • Sam Brown - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Carlos Ward - alto saxophone
  • Charlie Haden - bass, written-by
  • Paul Metzke - electric guitar
  • Ornette Coleman - written-by

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