Paul Motian
US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer
United States • 1931-03-25 – 2011-11-22
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Kind Of Blue
1959

Waltz For Debby
1962

Sunday At The Village Vanguard
1961

Portrait In Jazz
1960

Moon Beams
1962

Trio 64
1964

Explorations
1961

How My Heart Sings
1964

Know What I Mean?
1962

The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz
1973

The Survivors' Suite
1977

Riverside Recordings
2010

Treasure Island
1974

Birth
1972

The Complete Live At The Village Vanguard 1961
2002

The Village Vanguard Sessions
1973

Expectations
1972

New Jazz Conceptions
1957

Woodstock 40 (3 Days Of Peace & Music)
2009

Classic Jazz Piano (1927-1957)
1988

Amber Skies
1984

Eyes Of The Heart
1979

Closeness
1976

Backhand
1975
Credited work
2,887 releases · 336 albums · active 1955–2026
- Performance · 4,700
- Other credits · 105
- Production · 21
Studios: Village Vanguard · Reeves Sound Studios · Generation Sound Studios · Avatar Studios
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Bill Evans
- Keith Jarrett
- Charlie Haden
- Bill Frisell
- Tony Scott (2)
- Paul Bley
- Paul Motian Trio
