Charlie Haden with Geri Allen and Paul Motian - The Montreal Tapes (1998)

This collection finds mr. Haden working in a trio partnered with two excellent musicians. geri allen is pianist known for working on the edge between mainstream and avant garde. Paul Motian has worked with great pianists, including a significant stint with Bill Evans. mr. Haden's resume is legendary. here, these three great talents get together on an eclectic but hardly hodge-podge set. blues in Motian opens things with a groove. ms. Allen plays and skips along with it, sounding at times monkish, but also purely as herself, never losing the swing. fiasco is a free jazz burst. ms. allen shows she's not afriad to play out, and mr.Haden responds to her solo with some terrific free bass, exploring a collage of sounds with both bow and fingers. mr. Motian adds his own thoughts in a great end to the piece.dolphy's dance is a fitting tribute to the late reedman, and reminds us that mr. Dolphy could also inspire great beauty as well as pushing limits, a very nice ballad. these are just some highlights. throughout the trio is tight and tuned into one another providing great interplay without ever seeming like a battle of egoes. in short, it's what we've come to expect from any group mr. Haden is a part of. highly recommended.(amazon)





Tracks:

*01.-Blues in Motian (Haden)
*02.-Fiasco (Motian)
*03.-First Song (Haden)
*04.-Dolphy's Dance (Allen)
*05.-For John Malachi (Allen)
*06.-In the Year of the Dragon (Motian)




Personnel:

*Geri Allen: piano
*Charlie Haden: bass
*Paul Motian: drums









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