Psalm
Studio album by
the Paul Motian Band
Released1982 (1982)
RecordedDecember 1981
StudioTonstudio Bauer
Ludwigsburg, W. Germany
Genre
Length44:44
LabelECM
ECM 1222
ProducerManfred Eicher
Paul Motian chronology
Le voyage
(1979)		 Psalm
(1982)		 The Story of Maryam
(1984)

Psalm is an album by the Paul Motian Band recorded in December 1981 and released on ECM June the following year—Motian's fifth album for the label and first with the quintet, featuring guitarist Bill Frisell, bassist Ed Schuller, and saxophonists Joe Lovano and Billy Drewes.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states, "The eight compositions by drummer Paul Motian on this ECM release (which is available on CD) are rather dry and none caught on as future standards. But the playing by Motian's sidemen (tenors Joe Lovano and Billy Drewes, bassist Ed Schuller and especially the remarkable guitarist Bill Frisell) uplifted the music and gave this group a strong personality of its own. Although the results are not all that memorable, the music should please adventurous listeners."[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Tom HullB+ ((3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention))[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Paul Motian

Side I
No.TitleLength
1."Psalm"6:57
2."White Magic"3:00
3."Boomerang"5:43
4."Fantasm"6:07
Side II
No.TitleLength
1."Mandeville"5:03
2."Second Hand"9:16
3."Etude"4:16
4."Yahllah"7:39

Personnel

Paul Motian Band

References

  1. 1 2 Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed June 15, 2011
  2. ↑ Hull, Tom (June 2, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – On the Web. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 1048
  4. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 148. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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