| Le voyage | ||||
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| Studio album by Paul Motian | ||||
| Released | 1 September 1979 | |||
| Recorded | March 1979 | |||
| Studio | Tonstudio Bauer Ludwigsburg, West Germany | |||
| Genre | Avant-garde jazz, free jazz, contemporary jazz | |||
| Length | 43:18 | |||
| Label | ECM 1138 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Le voyage is an album by the Paul Motian Trio, recorded in March 1979 and released on ECM September later that year—Motian's fourth album for the label. The trio features bassist Jean-François Jenny-Clark and saxophonist Charles Brackeen.
Reception
The AllMusic review by Don Snowden stated, "Le Voyage is a very reflective, ruminative disc bordering on chamber jazz and marked by that distinctive ECM sound, clean but very distant. It's top-quality music, but look to Dance for more liveliness and ebullience in this phase of Paul Motian's career."
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Tom Hull | B+ ( ) |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
Track listing
All compositions by Paul Motian
- "Folk Song for Rosie" - 9:53
- "Abacus" - 7:16
- "Cabala/Drum Music" - 6:09
- "Sunflower" - 8:48
- "Le Voyage" - 11:12
Personnel
Paul Motian Trio
- Paul Motian – drums, percussion
- Jean-François Jenny-Clark – bass
- Charles Brackeen – soprano and tenor saxophones
References
- Le Voyage - Paul Motian Trio - ECM Records
- ^ Snowden, D. AllMusic Review accessed June 26, 2011
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 148. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 1048
- Hull, Tom (June 2, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – On the Web. Retrieved June 20, 2020.