On Broadway Vol III (1992)

"Motian is one of the most musical yet unorthodox performers ever to pick up sticks. Here he is joined by a very jazzy and eccentrically swinging Bill Frisell on guitar bouying up the plush gruffness of saxophonist Joe Lovano, and Charlie Haden's surefootedly adventurous basslines loping along beneath. Even more remarkable is the guest appearance of the Cool Jazz alto guru Lee Konitz. His contrapuntal improvising with Lovano on some of the shared theme-statements recalls the melodic resourcefulness of the altoist's 50s and 60s work with Warne Marsh; Frisell's sound-palette brings the music into a more contemporary frame. Konitz spins silvery threads on "Just One of Those Things", they all dance aimiably on the cheesy Latin swinger "Tico Tico", and Konitz plays the solo of the disc - against Motian's inventive drumming - on "The Way You Look Tonight". Without upstaging anybody else, Konitz does at times make this set sound as if it should be filed under K. It would count as one of his best." (The Guardian)