Paul Motian
American drummer and percussionistWikipedia
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Oct 3, 2026
Blind Mango ChutneyHOST
What's his name? I've forgotten the drummer's name.
Blind Mango ChutneyHOST
I know his surname is Motian, but I'll get back to you.
Blind Mango ChutneyHOST
I think he's playing on this track as well.
Blind Mango ChutneyHOST
Anyway, what they're going to play is a Dave Brubeck track called In Your Own Sweet Way, which is a favourite of mine.
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Blind Mango ChutneyHOST
Okay, anyway, I'm going to go with one last track there.
Blind Mango ChutneyHOST
That was a Billy Vins Trio track there in Yone Sweet Way.
Blind Mango ChutneyHOST
And that was Paul Motian, whose name I was trying to remember.
Blind Mango ChutneyHOST
But I finally got there.
David HusomHOST
Like so many of the jazz musicians of the golden age of jazz from the 50s and 60s, Evans had his own personal demons and had bouts of depression and drug abuse.
David HusomHOST
By 1961, he had formed a perfect trio with Scott LaFario on bass and Paul Motian on drums.
David HusomHOST
But on July 6, 1961, LaFario, driving home late at night, fell asleep while driving and died in a car crash.
David HusomHOST
Evans took it hard and retreated to his parents' home in Florida.