''Le Voyage'' is the fourth album by Paul Motian to be released on the

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label. It was released in 1979 and features performances by Motian with bassist

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and saxophonist

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Reception

The

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review by Don Snowden awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "''Le Voyage'' is a very reflective, ruminative disc bordering on chamber jazz and marked by that distinctive ECM sound, clean but very distant. It's top-quality music, but look to Dance for more liveliness and ebullience in this phase of Paul Motian's career.".Snowden, D.
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Track listing

# "Folk Song for Rosie" - 9:53 # "Abacus" - 7:16 # "Cabala/Drum Music" - 6:09 # "Sunflower" - 8:48 # "Le Voyage" - 11:12 :''All compositions by Paul Motian''

Personnel

* Paul Motian - drums, percussion *

- bass *

- soprano and tenor saxophones

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Voyage 1979 albums Paul Motian albums ECM Records albums Albums produced by Manfred Eicher