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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. Motian played an important role in freeing jazz drummers from strict time-keeping duties. He 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 361,068 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Paul Motian is the 1,741st most popular musician (down from 1,624th in 2019), the 8,796th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,194th in 2019) and the 696th most popular American Musician.

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  • 360k

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  • 43.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Paul Motian ranks 1,741 out of 2,662. Before him are Richie Hawtin, Stephen Morris, Chris Thomas, Nick Rhodes, Chris Poland, and Gary Holt. After him are Rex Brown, Jerry Wexler, Mauro Picotto, Jason Orange, Eddie Hazel, and Boris Berezovsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Paul Motian ranks 430. Before him are Frank Gardner, Galina Shamrai, Valeriu Bularca, Ray Bryant, Aldo Aureggi, and Carlo Galli. After him are Norman Read, Robert Morse, William H. Keeler, Bernie Geoffrion, Heinz Fütterer, and Bassano Staffieri. Among people deceased in 2011, Paul Motian ranks 359. Before him are Mohamed Bouazizi, Ray Bryant, Ragnhild Hveger, Frank Buckles, Ed Macauley, and David Bedford. After him are Jagjit Singh, Juliano Mer-Khamis, Filoimea Telito, Jean Dutourd, Loleatta Holloway, and Elaine Stewart.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Motian ranks 8,796 out of 18,182. Before him are Janine Turner (1962), Elizabeth Gillies (1993), Daniel Chester French (1850), Chelsea Field (1957), Earl Holliman (1928), and Judy Reyes (1967). After him are Marc Alaimo (1942), Alma Richards (1890), Avram Glazer (1960), Larry James (1947), Lisa Blount (1957), and Martin Mull (1943).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Paul Motian ranks 696. Before him are James Cotton (1935), Neal Schon (1954), John Sebastian (1944), Allen Collins (1952), Chris Poland (1957), and Gary Holt (1964). After him are Rex Brown (1964), Jerry Wexler (1917), Eddie Hazel (1950), George Lynch (1954), David Darling (1941), and Chris Hillman (1944).

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