Conception Vessel

Conception Vessel is the debut album by Paul Motian released on the ECM label in 1973. It was recorded on November 25 & 26 1972 at Butterfly and Sound Ideas Studios, New York City, and features performances by Motian with Keith Jarrett, Charlie Haden, Leroy Jenkins, Sam Brown and Becky Friend.

Conception Vessel
Studio album by Paul Motian
Released	1973
Recorded	November 25–26, 1972
Genre	Post-bop, free jazz, contemporary jazz
Length	41:31
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Paul Motian chronology
Conception Vessel (1973) Tribute (1974)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "This is Motian's debut as a leader. It includes ambitious cuts with guitarist Sam Brown and also features pianist Keith Jarrett.".[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]
Tom Hull	B+ ()[3]

Track listing

1. "Georgian Bay" - 7:31
2. "Ch'i Energy" - 2:37
3. "Rebica" - 11:14
4. "Conception Vessel" - 7:46
5. "American Indian: Song of Sitting Bull" - 2:45
6. "Inspiration from a Vietnamese Lullaby" - 9:41

All compositions by Paul Motian

Personnel

• Paul Motian - drums, percussion
• Keith Jarrett - piano, flute
• Sam Brown - guitar
• Leroy Jenkins - violin
• Becky Friend - flute
• Charlie Haden - bass

References

1. Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed June 26, 2011
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 1047.
3. Hull, Tom (June 2, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – On the Web. Retrieved June 20, 2020.