| It Should've Happened a Long Time Ago | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1 March 1985[1] | |||
| Recorded | July 1984 | |||
| Studio | Tonstudio Bauer Ludwigsburg, West Germany | |||
| Genre | Avant-garde jazz,free jazz,contemporary jazz | |||
| Length | 39:40 | |||
| Label | ECM 1283 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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It Should've Happened a Long Time Ago is an album by thePaul Motian Trio recorded in July 1984 and released onECM March the following year. The trio features guitaristBill Frisell and tenor saxophonistJoe Lovano—the three had previously recorded together onPsalm (1982),The Story of Maryam (1984), andJack of Clubs (1985) in Motian's quintet.
TheAllMusic review by Thom Jurek stated: "This is one of the finest recordings that came from ECM in the '80s. Paul Bley led another, which featured Motian and Frisell—as well as John Surman. This set is made of the kind of music that made Manfred Eicher's ECM such a force to be reckoned with. It placed three musicians in a context that was comfortable enough to make them want to sing to one another."[2]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Tom Hull | B+ ( )[4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
All compositions by Paul Motian