Reincarnation of a Love Bird

For the Charles Mingus album, see Reincarnation of a Lovebird.

1994 studio album by Paul Motian

Reincarnation of a Love Bird

Studio album by

Paul Motian

Released| 1994
Recorded| June 1994
Genre| Jazz
Length| 48:23
Label| JMT
Producer| Stefan F. Winter
Paul Motian chronology
| Trioism
(1993)  | Reincarnation of a Love Bird
(1994)  | Sound of Love
(1995)

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Reincarnation of a Love Bird is an album by Paul Motian, released on the German JMT label in 1994. It contains performances of bebop jazz standards by Motian with the Electric Bebop Band. The album follows on from the 1992 release Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band, and was rereleased on the Winter & Winter label in 2005.[1] The band features Motian with saxophonists Chris Potter and Chris Cheek, guitarists Wolfgang Muthspiel and Kurt Rosenwinkel, bass guitarist Steve Swallow and percussionist Don Alias.

## Reception

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The AllMusic review by Rick Anderson stated: "The element of surprise that charged the proceedings on the debut is missing this time, but this is still a very fine album overall".[2]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings|  [3]

## Track listing

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1. "Split Decision" (Paul Motian) - 5:40
2. "Half-Nelson" (Miles Davis) - 3:53
3. "Ask Me Now" (Thelonious Monk) - 3:44
4. "Reincarnation of a Love Bird" (Charles Mingus) - 6:32
5. "Skippy" (Monk) - 3:40
6. "2 Bass Hit" (Dizzy Gillespie, John Lewis) - 4:10
7. Waseenonet" (Wolfgang Muthspiel) - 7:02
8. "Ornithology" (Benny Harris, Charlie Parker) - 4:31
9. "'Round Midnight" (Monk) - 6:57
10. "Be-Bop" (Gillespie) - 4:01
11. "Split Decision" (Motian) - 3:39

* Recorded at RPM Recording Studios in New York City in June 1994

## Personnel

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* Paul Motian \- drums
* Chris Potter \- alto saxophone (left channel)
* Chris Cheek \- tenor saxophone (right channel)
* Wolfgang Muthspiel \- electric guitar (right channel)
* Kurt Rosenwinkel \- electric guitar (left channel)
* Steve Swallow \- electric bass
* Don Alias \- percussion

## References

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1. ^ Winter & Winter catalogue accessed August 8, 2011
2. ^ a b Anderson, R. AllMusic Review accessed August 8, 2011
3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 1048

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* Conception Vessel (1972)
* Tribute (1974)
* Dance (1977)
* Le Voyage (1979)
* Psalm (1981)
* The Story of Maryam (1983)
* It Should've Happened a Long Time Ago (1984)
* Jack of Clubs (1984)
* Misterioso (1986)
* One Time Out (1987)
* Monk in Motian (1988)
* On Broadway Volume 1 (1988)
* On Broadway Volume 2 (1989)
* Bill Evans (1990)
* Motian in Tokyo (1991)
* On Broadway Volume 3 (1991)
* Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band (1992)
* Trioism (1993)
* Reincarnation of a Love Bird (1994)
* At the Village Vanguard (1995)
* Sound of Love (1995)
* Flight of the Blue Jay (1996)
* Trio 2000 + One (1997)
* Play Monk and Powell (1998)
* Europe (2000)
* Holiday for Strings (2001)
* Garden of Eden (2004)
* I Have the Room Above Her (2004)
* On Broadway Vol. 4 or The Paradox of Continuity (2005)
* Live at the Village Vanguard (2006)
* Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. II (2006)
* Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. III (2006)
* Time and Time Again (2006)
* On Broadway Volume 5 (2008)
* Lost in a Dream (2009)
* The Windmills of Your Mind (2010)

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(Masabumi Kikuchi, Paul Motian and Gary Peacock)

* First Meeting (1990–91)
* Tethered Moon Play Kurt Weill (1994)
* Chansons d'Édith Piaf (1999)
* Experiencing Tosca (2002)

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(Geri Allen, Charlie Haden and Paul Motian)

* Etudes (1987)
* In the Year of the Dragon (1989)
* Segments (1989)
* The Montreal Tapes: with Geri Allen and Paul Motian (Haden, 1989)
* Live at the Village Vanguard (1990)

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