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Paul Motian

1931 - 2011

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Stephen Paul Motian (March 25, 1931 – November 22, 2011) was an American jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer. He played an important role in freeing jazz drummers from strict time-keeping duties. Motian first came to prominence in the late 1950s in the piano trio of Bill Evans and later was a regular in pianist Keith Jarrett's band for about a decade (c. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Motian has received more than 386,290 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Paul Motian is the 1,867th most popular musician (down from 1,736th in 2019), the 9,486th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,778th in 2019) and the 719th most popular American Musician.

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  • 390k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Paul Motian ranks 1,867 out of 3,175. Before him are Carlinhos Brown, Robert Westerholt, Takanori Nishikawa, Pete Quaife, Don Williams, and Robert Stigwood. After him are Jim Lea, John Sebastian, Chris Stein, Glyn Johns, Ringo Sheena, and Zbigniew Namysłowski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Paul Motian ranks 507. Before him are Ursula Donath, Ernest Schultz, Paul Halla, Walter Abish, Leslie Bricusse, and Frank Gardner. After him are Gloria Talbott, Anatoly Lein, Otis Blackwell, Walt Davis, Nirupa Roy, and Ali Beratlıgil. Among people deceased in 2011, Paul Motian ranks 395. Before him are Ray Bryant, Ingrid Sandahl, Yozhef Betsa, Lennart Magnusson, Chen Muhua, and G. D. Spradlin. After him are François Nourissier, Noemí Simonetto de Portela, Jean Dutourd, Ryan Dunn, Vitaly Tseshkovsky, and Ragnar Lundberg.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Motian ranks 9,486 out of 20,380. Before him are Meg Cabot (1967), Alvah Bessie (1904), Mary Harrison McKee (1858), G. D. Spradlin (1920), Don Williams (1939), and Fredric Lehne (1959). After him are Gary Johnson (1953), William Inge (1913), Jay Park (1987), Gail Halvorsen (1920), Richard Cheese (1965), and Lex Luger (1958).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Paul Motian ranks 719. Before him are Doug Yule (1947), Danny Carey (1961), Buddy Miles (1947), Dickey Betts (1943), Nelson Riddle (1921), and Don Williams (1939). After him are John Sebastian (1944), Chris Stein (1950), Steve Smith (1954), Jerry Cantrell (1966), Jerry Wexler (1917), and Sheila Jordan (1928).

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