Once Around The Room: A Tribute To Paul Motian 727409 in New York

in New York

Julian Adderley (alto sax on A1

McCoy Tyner (piano) and Elvin Jones (bass) would play on John Coltrane's A Love Supreme in the same studio 9 days later

captured at the height of their powers

was recorded in Dakar and featured the dense rhythms of Mbalax music combining with Wyllie’s textural saxophone and synth playing

Once Around The Room: A Tribute To Paul Motian 727409 in New YorkOn Once Around The Room ECM recording artists and key jazz musicians from several generations unite in a small ensemble to celebrate the musical legacy of drum icon Paul Motian in a big way. Joe Lovano and Jakob Bro lead a party of seven through fiery originals that recall the idioms and idiosyncrasies which Motian brought to light over six influential decades behind the drums. Lovano and Motian had been intimate colleagues for many years with their