''On Broadway Volume 3'' is the third album of Broadway show tunes by Paul Motian to be released on the German JMT label. Recorded in 1991, it was released in 1993 and features performances by Motian with guitarist Bill Frisell, bassist Charlie Haden, alto saxophonist

Lee Konitz Leon Konitz (October 13, 1927 – April 15, 2020) was an American composer and alto saxophonist. He performed successfully in a wide range of jazz styles, including bebop, cool jazz, and avant-garde jazz. Konitz's association with the cool jazz ...

and tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano. The album was rereleased on the

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 ...

label in 2004.Winter & Winter catalogue
accessed August 9, 2011

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "In all this is a fine set and perhaps the most successful of the three volumes in this series".Jurek, T
Allmusic Review
accessed August 5, 2011

Track listing

# " How Deep Is the Ocean?" ( Irving Berlin) - 6:49 # "I Wish I Knew" ( Mack Gordon,

Harry Warren Harry Warren (born Salvatore Antonio Guaragna; December 24, 1893 – September 22, 1981) was an American composer and the first major American songwriter to write primarily for film. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song ...

) - 6:40 # " Just One of Those Things (

Cole Porter Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway and in film. Born to ...

) - 6:12 # " Crazy She Calls Me" ( Bob Russell,

Carl Sigman Carl Sigman (September 24, 1909 – September 26, 2000) was an American songwriter. Early life Born in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York to a Jewish-American family, Sigman graduated from law school and passed his bar exams to practice in ...

) - 4:15 # " Tico Tico" ( Zequinha de Abreu) - 2:44 # "Weaver of Dreams" ( Jack Elliott, Victor Young) - 6:56 # " The Way You Look Tonight" ( Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) - 5:18 # "A Handful of Stars" (

Jack Lawrence Jack Lawrence may refer to: *Jack Lawrence (songwriter) (1912–2009), American songwriter *Jack Lawrence (artist) (born 1975), British comic book artist and animator * Jack Lawrence (bluegrass) (born 1953), American bluegrass guitarist * Jack Lawre ...

, Ted Shapiro) - 6:42 # " Pennies From Heaven" ( Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke) - 5:20 # " Skylark" ( Hoagy Carmichael,

Johnny Mercer John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Glenn E. Wallich ...

) - 5:00 :*Recorded August 1991 at Sigma Sound, NYC

Personnel

* Paul Motian - drums * Bill Frisell - electric guitar *

- alto saxophone * Joe Lovano - tenor saxophone * Charlie Haden - bass

References

{{Authority control 1992 albums Paul Motian albums JMT Records albums Winter & Winter Records albums