''Europe'' is an album by

Paul Motian Stephen Paul Motian (March 25, 1931 – November 22, 2011) was an American jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer. Motian played an important role in freeing jazz drummers from strict time-keeping duties. He first came to prominence in the ...

and the Electric Bebop Band released on the German

Winter & Winter Winter & Winter is a record label in Munich, Germany that specializes in jazz, classical and improvised music. It was founded by Stefan Winter following the demise of his JMT Records label. Since 1997 Winter & Winter has released records by Da ...

label in 2000.Winter & Winter catalogue
accessed August 10, 2011 The album is the group's fifth release, following '' Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band'' (1992), '' Reincarnation of a Love Bird'' (1995), '' Flight of the Blue Jay'' (1997) and '' Play Monk and Powell'' (1998). The band includes saxophonists Chris Cheek and Pietro Tonolo, guitarists Ben Monder and

Steve Cardenas Stephen Antonio Cardenas (born May 29, 1974) is an American martial artist, musician, and actor. Cardenas is best known for playing the character Rocky DeSantos, which was the second Red Power Ranger in ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' and eventu ...

, and bass guitarist Anders Christensen.

Reception

The

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review by Alex Henderson awarded the album 3 stars, stating: "''Europe'' is essentially a straight-ahead hard bop/post-bop date, and yet, it isn't necessarily an album that jazz purists will be comfortable with. That's because Motian doesn't stick to the type of all-acoustic format that purists expect... ''Europe'' is a solid effort that will please those who admire Motian's flexibility and open-mindedness".Henderson, A
Allmusic Review
accessed August 10, 2011.

Track listing

# "Oska T." (

Thelonious Monk Thelonious Sphere Monk (, October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including " 'Round Midnight", ...

) - 2:13 # "Birdfeathers" (

Charlie Parker Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, band leader and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form ...

) - 3:04 # "Blue Midnight" (Paul Motian) - 7:03 # "Introspection" (Monk) - 5:21 # "New Moon" (Steve Cardenas) - 5:46 # "Fiasco" (Motian) - 3:21 # "Gallops Gallop" (Monk) - 3:56 # " If You Could See Me Now" (

Tadd Dameron Tadley Ewing Peake Dameron (February 21, 1917 – March 8, 1965) was an American jazz composer, arranger, and pianist. Biography Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Dameron was the most influential arranger of the bebop era, but also wrote charts for swin ...

, Carl Sigman) - 6:23 # "2300 Skidoo" ( Herbie Nichols) - 4:28 **Recorded at Bauer Studios in Ludwigsburg, Germany, on July 2–5, 2000

Personnel

- drums *Pietro Tonolo -

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...

, soprano saxophone * Chris Cheek -

electric guitar An electric guitar is a guitar that requires external amplification in order to be heard at typical performance volumes, unlike a standard acoustic guitar (however combinations of the two - a semi-acoustic guitar and an electric acoustic gu ...

* Ben Monder - electric guitar *Anders Christensen -

electric bass The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and s ...

References

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