2009, Loyal Label
During a rehearsal one day in early 2005, Pianist Jacob Sacks and bassist Eivind Opsvik had a conversation where they posed the question to one another, "out of all the remaining living masters, who would you want to play with if you got the chance?"
The unanimous answer was "Paul Motian!"
After resolving to make this a reality, Sacks and Opsvik decided upon the idea of doing a recording.
In thinking about how to make this recording a special event and a bit different from Paul's amazing recorded history, they decided to invite string virtuoso Mat Maneri to participate. Two days were reserved at Avatar Studios with engineer Aya Takemura, the ensemble completed these eleven pieces in less than six hours. The following day the album was mixed.
The recording features the compositions of both Sacks and Opsvik, and also includes a spontaneous creation from the entire quartet. The music explores a wide range of moods and feelings and runs the gamut from swinging tunes to free abstraction to folk type tunes, all the while maintaining a playful, creative spirit.
In thinking about how to make this recording a special event and a bit different from Paul's amazing recorded history, they decided to invite string virtuoso Mat Maneri to participate. Two days were reserved at Avatar Studios with engineer Aya Takemura, the ensemble completed these eleven pieces in less than six hours. The following day the album was mixed.
The recording features the compositions of both Sacks and Opsvik, and also includes a spontaneous creation from the entire quartet. The music explores a wide range of moods and feelings and runs the gamut from swinging tunes to free abstraction to folk type tunes, all the while maintaining a playful, creative spirit.
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