I Have the Room Above Her is an album by jazz drummer Paul Motian recorded in 2004 released on the ECM label and featuring performances by Motian with Bill Frisell and Joe Lovano.^[1] The album was the first release by the trio since At the Village Vanguard (1995).

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "I Have the Room Above Her is exactly what one would expect from Motian, a painstakingly realized effort that creates a virtual poetic of the measure between the adventure of jazz as creative music and the emotional depth and dimension that convey what is beautiful resoundingly".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Paul Motian except as indicated

1. "Osmosis Part III" - 5:58
2. "Sketches" - 2:35
3. "Odd Man Out" - 4:16
4. "Shadows" - 3:30
5. "I Have the Room Above Her" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 5:34
6. "Osmosis Part I" - 3:30
7. "Dance" - 4:05
8. "Harmony" - 7:08
9. "The Riot Act" - 4:41
10. "The Bag Man" - 5:33
11. "One in Three" - 7:09
12. "Dreamland" (Beth Slater Whitson, Leo Friedman) - 5:50

Personnel

• Paul Motian - drums
• Bill Frisell - electric guitar
• Joe Lovano - tenor saxophone

References