I Have the Room Above Her (2005)

About this title: The sum total of the nuanced, elliptical lyricism at the heart of Paul Motian's compositional method can be heard in the opening seconds of "Osmosis Part III," the first track from I Have the Room Above Her. Recorded for ECM -- with producer Manfred Eicher, guitarist Bill Frisell and saxophonist Joe Lovano -- this date is Motian's first as a leader for the label in more than 20 years. This is the same team that recorded the seminal album It Should've Happened a Long Time Ago in 1984. At that time, Lovano and Frisell were just beginning to establish themselves as bandleaders though they had ... read more

Tracks:

1. Osmosis, Pt. III [Motian]
2. Sketches [Motian]
3. Odd Man [Motian]
4. Shadows [Motian]
5. I Have the Room Above Her [Kern/Hammerstein]
6. Osmosis, Pt. I [Motian]
7. Dance [Motian]
8. Harmony [Motian]
9. The Riot Act [Motian]
10. The Bag Man [Motian]
11. One in Three [Motian]
12. Dreamland [Monk]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.