Holiday for Strings (album)

Holiday for Strings
Studio album by Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band
Released	2002
Recorded	November 10–12, 2001
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:03
Label	Winter & Winter
Producer	Stefan Winter
Paul Motian chronology
Europe (1999) Holiday for Strings (2001) I Have the Room Above Her (2004)

Holiday for Strings is an album by Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band released on the German Winter & Winter label in 2002.^[1] The album is the group's sixth release.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Glenn Astarita awarded the album 4 stars stating "the sextet provides its indelible touch of class to a series of generally moving works -- regardless of intensity... Passionately recommended".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Paul Motian except as indicated

1. "Arabesque" - 3:35
2. "5 Miles to Wrentham" - 4:06
3. "Morpion" - 5:05
4. "Luteous Pangolin" (Ben Monder) - 4:31
5. "Look to the Black Wall" - 3:36
6. "Holiday for Strings" (David Rose, Sam Gallop) - 5:31
7. "Endgame" - 3:44
8. "It Never Entered My Mind" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 6:15
9. "Roundup" (Steve Cardenas) - 3:30
10. "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) - 3:04

Personnel

• Paul Motian - drums
• Pietro Tonolo - alto saxophone
• Chris Cheek - tenor saxophone
• Steve Cardenas - electric guitar
• Ben Monder - electric guitar
• Anders Christensen - electric bass

References