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On Broadway Volume 1

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Released
  
1989

Genre
  
Jazz

Label
  
JMT

Recorded
  
November, 1988

Length
  
43:34

Producer
  
Stefan F. Winter

On Broadway Volume 1 is the second album by Paul Motian to be released on the German JMT label. It was released in 1989 and features performances of Broadway show tunes by Motian with Bill Frisell and Joe Lovano. The album was followed by four subsequent volumes, and it and rereleased on the Winter & Winter label in 2003.

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Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "The quartet of tenorman Joe Lovano, guitarist Bill Frisell, bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Paul Motian digs into nine show tunes from the 1930s and 40s, reinventing them in colorful fashion. The key to the rewarding project is Frisell, whose versatility and wide range of highly original sounds make the overall results sound quite unique. Among the highlights of the memorable set are unusual versions of "Liza," "They Didn't Believe Me" and "Last Night When We Were Young.".

Track listing

  1. "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" (Gershwin, Gershwin, Kahn) - 4:31
  2. "Over the Rainbow" (Arlen, Harburg) - 3:14
  3. "They Didn't Believe Me" (Kern, Reynolds, Rourke) - 4:20
  4. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Porter) - 4:55
  5. "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" (Porter) - 4:54
  6. "Last Night When We Were Young" (Arlen, Harburg) - 5:20
  7. "I Concentrate on You" (Porter) - 3:14
  8. "Someone to Watch Over Me" (Gershwin, Gershwin) - 9:20
  9. "So in Love" (Porter) - 4:05
  • Recorded November 1988 at RPM Studios, NYC

    • Personnel

  • Joe Lovano – tenor saxophone
  • Bill Frisell – electric guitar
  • Charlie Haden – bass
  • Paul Motian – drums

    • References

    On Broadway Volume 1 Wikipedia
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