Motéma Music discography: albums page 1 This is a list of release on the Motéma Music label. The Motéma name was first used by Jana Herzen in 1999 as a personal label used to release her own album. Motéma Music was relaunched in 2003 as an official label with the intention of releasing music by Herzen and other musicians. This page is the first of four Motéma pages. It lists albums from the founding of the label to the release of the album with catalog number MTM-99 (if it exists!) in 2012. The catalog numbers are sometimes uncertain in the early part of the page. There are missing catalog numbers throughout the page which reflects unidentified releases or catalog numbers that were not used. Motéma pages on the site: Albums page 1      : MTM-0001 to MTM-99 Albums page 2      : MTM-100 to MTM-199 Albums page 3      : MTM-200 to MTM-455 Singles & samplers    : 2003-2025 (no catalog numbers)

Soup's On Fire, Jana Herzen, 1999/2001, Motéma Music MTM-xxx Tracks : Runaway Train (Soup's On Fire), Earth's Heart Beats, Jungle O'Luv, Your Secrets Are Safe With Me, Time To Remember, Ma Banza, Sweet World, Y'a Que Les Anges (Only The Angels), Have A Little Faith (Zala Na Elikia), Man In The Moon (Mobali Ya Sanza) Musicians : Jana Herzen, Maurice Poto, Kevin Gerzevitz, Peter Fujii, Shaka Ra, Yann Benoit, Peter Tolo, John Familant, Nick Phelps, Drums – Celso Alberty, Deszon Claiborne, Boffi Benningola, Sikeru Adepoju, Fred Simpson, Wasémo Ngo, Rasaki Aladokun, Esta D'ombongna, Mark Edwards, Tardon Feathered Uncertain of release date(s) and catalog number(s).

Come Together, Lynne Arriale Trio, 2004, Motéma Music MTM-0001 Tracks : Come Together, Home, Braziliana, Red Is The Rose, Sunburst, Flamenco, Iko, Iko, Sea And Sand, Twilight Musicians : Lynne Arriale, Jay Anderson, Davis Originally released in Europe on In+Out. Celebrates the tenth anniversary of the trio.

Level Of Intent, Babatunde Lea, 2003, Motéma Music 0047-2? Tracks : Billy's Bounce, Father Of Dreams, Daughter Of Destiny, Ask Me How, I'm Back, Little Girls, Fools And Babies, Level Of Intent, Offering Musicians : Babatunde Lea, Jon Faddis, Frank Lacy, John Purcell, Kenny Barron, Tommy James, Hilton Ruiz, Marvin Horn, Santi Debriano, Charnette Moffett, Frank Colon Originally released on the Diaspora label in 1995 or 1996.

Soul Pools, Babatunde Lea, 2003, Motéma Music MTM-7136-2? Tracks : Confrontation, Jackie And The Beanstalk, Isabella, Round The World, Whoa Baba!, 1055, Ejercito Moreno, Yerba Buena, Outlyer, Soul Pools, Carolyn's Dance Musicians : Babatunde Lea, Frank Lacy, Mario Rivera, Hilton Ruiz, Raul Midón, John Benitez, Kevin Jones, Jana Herzen Some editions have a bonus CD comprising a live version of Footprints by the Babatunde Lea Quartet.

Arise, Lynne Arriale Trio, 2004, Motéma Music MTM-7137-2? Tracks : Frévo, American Woman, Arise, Lean On Me, Esperanza, Change The World, The Fallen, Upswing, Kum Ba Ya Musicians : Lynne Arriale, Jay Anderson, Steve Davis

Suite Unseen: Summoner Of The Ghost, Babatunde Lea, 2005, Motéma Music MTM-0002 Tracks : Suite Unseen : Ancestral Stroll, Motivation, On The T.L, A Song For Ani, The Bay Area's Afro-Latin Funky Love Shuffle, Invocation, Inconsqicuous, Suite Unseen : The Unseen, Fire And Rain, Suite Unseen : Spirit Of The Wood, Chants From Home, Suite Unseen : From Home, Maeeah's Big Adventure, Suite Unseen : Summoner Of The Ghost Musicians : Babatunde Lea, Steve Turre, Richard Howell, Glen Pearson, Geoff Brennan, Ron Belcher, "Bujo" Kevin Jones

Tenth World, BUJO Kevin Jones, 2005/2006?, Motéma Music MTM-0003? Tracks : Bodhisallva Wonderful Sound, Estilo Nuevo, New Nation, Bukoki, McCoy's Joy, The Untold Loreli, Seven Steps To Heaven, Beautiful, Seduced By Darkness, Climb The Mountain, Kou-Kou Musicians : Bujo Kevin Jones, Kelvin Sholar, Brian Horton, Kevin Louis, Damon Warmack, Jaimeo Brown, George Makinto / Guests: Babatunde Lea, Joe Romano, Jeff Dieterle, Chops Horns, Dave Watson, Rudy Walker, Ozzie Simmonds, Luisito Quintero, Wondress Hutchinson, Francis Mbappe, Coster Massamba, Brian Terry

Abstrakt | Blak, Marc Cary & Shon 'Chance' Miller, 2006, Motéma Music MTM-0004 Tracks : Abstrakt | Blak, Blak Is Back, A Platform, Pocket Lint, This Is, Across 125th, Harlem @ Last, All I Ever Wanted, Out Of Time, Dream Deferred, The Res, Back In The Pocket Again Musicians : Marc Cary, Shon 'Chance' Miller, Ron Sutton Jr., Tarus Mateen Two versions released.

Focus, Marc Cary, 2006, Motéma Music MTM-0005 Tracks : Appointment In Ghana, Walk With Me, So Gracefully, Voyage To The Inside, Elephants Eye, Ready Or Not, Taiwa, Self Preservation, A Long Walk Home, Gentle Wind Musicians : Marc Cary, David Ewell, Sameer Gupta

Just The Thing, Kit McClure Band, 2006, Red Hot Records RH 9005 / Motéma Music MTM-???? Tracks : Diggin Dirt, One O'Clock Jump, Just The Thing, I Never Get Tired, Honeysuckle Rose, Vi Vigor, Jump Children, She's Crazy With The Heat, Don't Get It Twisted, Slightly Frantic, NYC Rap Musicians : Kit McClure, Liesl Whitaker, Barbara Laronga, Laurie Frink, Tanya Darby, Britta Langsjoen, Jennifer Krupa, Lakecia Benjamin, Lisa Parrott, Tia Fuller, Erica Von Kliest, Kristy Norter, Claire Daly, Cathy Harley, Jill McCarron, Nicki Parrott, Kim Clarke, Barbara Merjan, L. Olivia Sci, Bernice Brooks, Sue Hadjopoulos, Karen Jones

Lucky Seven, KJ Denhert, 2008, Motéma Music MTM-xxx Tracks : Little Problems, Lucky 7, Over The Rainbow, He's Not Coming Home, What's My Name I, What's My Name II, What's My Name III, I Got Time, Beautiful, Man As A Man, Sad Song, Rivera Musicians : KJ Denhert, Etienne Stadwijk, Richard Bona, Manolo Badrena It states on the packaging that this is a Motéma / Mother Cyclone release. Catalog number is not known.

Live, Lynne Arriale Trio, 2005, Motéma Music MTM-0007 Tracks : Iko Iko, Alone Together, Home, Braziliana, Arise, Come Together, Flamenco, Seven Steps To Heaven, Mountain Of The Night, Bemsha Swing Musicians : Lynne Arriale, Jay Anderson, Davis A CD / DVD release. Both disc have the same tracks except for Alone Together which is only on the DVD.

Deacon Blues, Pete Levin, 2008, Motéma Music MTM-0008 Tracks : Deacon Blues, Uptown, Sail On Sailor, First Gymnopedie, Once Lost, Icarus, Sad Truth, Eclipse, Might Have Been, DragonFly, Mean To Me Musicians : Pete Levin, Joe Beck, Mike DeMicco, Tony Levin, Danny Gottlieb, Ken Lovelett, Carlos Valdez

Live At The Kennedy Center, Rufus Reid Quintet, 2007, Motéma Music MTM-0009 Tracks : Introduction, Come Out And Play, Ode to Angela, Celebration, Heroes, When She Smiles Upon Your Face, Forever On My Mind, Sophisticated Lady, Dreamgliding, The Meddler, The Peaceful Flame Musicians : Rufus Reid, Rich Perry, Freddie Hendrix, Sumi Tonooka, Tim Horner CD / DVD release. Both discs have the same tracks list with the exception of The Peaceful Flame which is only on the DVD.

Keepin' It Open, Roni Ben-Hur, 2007, Motéma Music MTM-0010 Tracks : Can't We Be Friends, Eshkolit, Think of One, My Man, Harris, Like a Lover, Back When, One Second Please, Indian Summer, Andaluza, Recado Bossa Nova Musicians : Roni Ben-Hur, Jeremy Pelt, Ronnie Mathews, Santi Debriano, Lewis Nash, Steve Kroon

When I Look In Your Eyes, Amy London, 2007, Motéma Music MTM-0011 Tracks : There's A Boat That's Leavin' Soon, Wonderful, Wonderful, Wouldn't You, Such Eyes, So Beautiful, Ohio/ Anyplace I Hang My Hat Is Home, It Could Be So Nice, When I Look In Your Eyes, Swingin' The Blues, With Every Breath I Take, Lazy Susan, Passarim, The Best Is Yet To Come Musicians : Amy London, John Hicks, Lee Musiker, Roni Ben-Hur, Rufus Reid, Leroy Williams, Steve Kroon, Richie Vitale, Chris Byars, Dan Greenblatt, John Mosca

One Sky, Ryan Cohan, 2007, Motéma Music MTM-0012 Tracks : Double Agent, Easy For You To Say, Six Fortunes, Checkmate, Lush Life, One Sky: Tone Poems For Humanity: (I) Into Being [Part 1] / (I) Into Being [Part 2] / (II) Wonder & Response / (III) Awe / (IV) Hope Musicians : Ryan Cohan, Tito Carrillo, Geof Bradfield, Bob Sheppard, James Cammack, Lorin Cohen, Kobie Watkins, Jean-Christophe Leroy, Ruben Alvarez

Rush Life, Antonio Ciacca Quintet, 2008, Motéma Music MTM-0015 Tracks : Squazin, Chipewha, I Remember Clifford, Flat 5 Flat 9, On Green Dolphin Street, Rush Life, Riverdale, Prince Of Newark, Without A Song Musicians : Antonio Ciacca, Joe Magnarelli, Stacy Dillard, Kengo Nakamura, Rodney Green

Dal Vivo A Umbria Jazz, KJ Denhert, 2008, Motéma Music MTM-0017 Tracks : I Got Time, He's Not Coming Home, Little Problems, All These Things, August Clown, Violet, I Like Your Face, Message In A Bottle, Ticket To Ride, Over The Rainbow Musicians : KJ Denhert,, Aaron Heick, Bennett Paster, John Caban, Mamadou Ba, Ray Levier, Kevin Jones Recorded live at the Umbria Jazz Winter Festival in Orvieto, Italy in December 2007. It states on the packaging that this is a Motéma / Mother Cyclone release. Catalog number is guesswork!

Smile: Jazz Therapy Vol. 1, Gene Bertoncini & Roni Ben-Hur, 2008, Motéma Music MTM-0018 Tracks : Killing Me Softly, I Concentrate On You, Smile, That's Earl, Brother, You Are A Story, Anna's Dance, Out Of This World, Besame Mucho, Sofia's Butterfly, Set Blue Musicians : Gene Bertoncini, Roni Ben-Hur

The Turning Gate, The New Jazz Composers Octet, 2008, Motéma Music MTM-0019 Tracks : The Turning Gate, New (Shadrach, Meshach, And Abednego), David And Goliath, Once, Bad Alchemy, The Faith Suite: [I] In The Beginning / [II] Twilight / [III] The Doubtful / [IV] Panic, Onward Musicians : David Weiss, Steve Davis, Myron Walden, Jimmy Greene, Norbert Stachel, Xavier Davis, Dwayne Burno, Nasheet Waits

Live!, BUJO Kevin Jones & Tenth World, 2008, Motéma Music MTM-0020 Tracks : Bodhisallva Wonderful Sound, Tu Boca, New Nation, Tenth World Order, Beautyful, Afro Blue Musicians : Bujo Kevin Jones, Kelvin Sholar, Kevin Louis, Brian Horton, Joshua David, Jaimeo Brown

The Art Of Improvisation, Charnett Moffett, 2009, Motéma Music MTM-21 Tracks : We Pray, Moses, The Story, Dreams, Elements of Life, Call for Peace, The Awakening, Swing Rock, Enlightment Part I, Enlightment Part II, The Art of Improvisation, Star Spangled Banner Musicians : Charnett Moffett, Robert Joseph Avalon, Scott Brown, Pat Jones, Steve Barnes, Charnett Max Moffett, Eric McPherson, Will Calhoun, Yungchen Lhamo, Angela Moffett

Nuance: The Bennett Studio Sessions, Lynne Arriale, 2009, Motéma Music MTM-22 (?) Tracks : Wrapped Around Your Finger, I Mean You, Longing, Crawfish & Gumbo, Ballad Of The Sad Young Men, Carry On, La Noche, Yada Yada Yada, I Hear A Rhapsody, A Night In Tunisia, Gentle Soul Musicians : Lynne Arriale, Randy Brecker, George Mraz, Anthony Pinciotti A CD + DVD rease. Same track list on both discs. This album was first released in Europe in 2008 on In+Out Records.

Painted On Water, Painted On Water: Sertab Erener + Demir Demirkan, 2009, Motéma Music MTM-23 Tracks : Blue, Love We Made, Mad Love, Nothing But To Pray, Painted On Water, 1000 Faced Man, Let It Go, Before The Night, One Shot, Aegean Bride, Shenaz On Shiraz, Habudiyar, Shut Up And Dance, Before The Night (Acoustic Version) Musicians : Sertab Erener, Demir Demirkan, Serdar Barcin, S. Tulug Tirpan, Al Di Meola, Dave Eggar, Juan S. Garcia-Herreros, Kai Eckhardt, Dave Weckl, Jan Fabricky, Trilok Gurtu, Vanisse Thomas

Kelenia, Oran Etkin, 2009, Motéma Music MTM-24 Tracks : Yekeke, Nina, Kelenia, Not A Waltz, Nama, Lacy, Brink, New Dwelling, It Don't Mean A Thing, Damonzon, Kelenia Remembered Musicians : Oran Etkin, Mohamed "Joh" Sidi Camara, Balla Kouyate, Joe Sanders, John Benitez, Lionel Loueke, Makane Kouyate, Sara Caswell, Jessie Marino, Abdoulaye Diabate

Umbo Weti: A Tribute To Leon Thomas, Babatunde Lea, 2009, Motéma Music MTM-25 Tracks : Invocation, Boom Boom, Cousin Mary, Prince Of Peace, Let The Rain Fall On Me, Reaching Up, Creator Has A Master Plan, Umbo Weti, Colors, Sun Song, African Tapestry (A Prayer For A Continent), Song For My Father, Umbo Weti Profile (video), Video Song Sampler (video) Musicians : Babatunde Lea, Ernie Watts, Patrice Rushen, Gary Brown, Dwight Trible

The Greatest Gift: Songs Of The Season, Alexis Cole, 2009, Motéma Music MTM-26 Tracks : Joy To The World, Jeanette Isabella / The Call, God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Rise Up, Shepard, And Follow, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, Christmas Time Is Here (Prelude), Christmas Time Is Here, What Child Is This?, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, Away In A Manger, Silent Night, Happiest Christmas, Jesus Is The Best Part Of Christmas, O Holy Night Musicians : Alexis Cole, Mark Finkin, St. Paul's Children's Choir, St. James' Quartet, Greg Frens, Don Brayden, Christian Howes, Warren Chasson, Alan Ferber, Jon Cowherd, Jeff Haynes, Jessie Lewis, Ike Sturm, Fred Kennedy, Gottfried Stoger, John Menegon, Alvin Atkinson, Kumar Das, Pir Shabda Khan, Zach Brock, Andie Springer, Beth Meyers, Jody Redhage, Warren Chasson, Tedd Firth

Obsession, Tessa Souter, 2009, Motéma Music MTM-27 Tracks : Eleanor Rigby, Riverman, Obsession, White Room, Afro Blue / Footprints, Make This City Ours Tonight, Crystal Rain (Sunshower), Empty Faces (Vera Cruz), Now And Then, Nara's Song (Little Sunflower), Love Theme From Spartacus, Usha's Wedding Musicians : Tessa Souter, Jason Ennis, Gary Wang, Conor Meehan, Ansel Matthews, Victor Prieto (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8 & 9), Todd Reynolds (tracks 1 & 7)

Fortuna, Roni Ben-Hur, 2009, Motéma Music MTM-28 Tracks : Fortuna, I Got Lost In His Arms, Guess Who, Modinha, The Intimacy of the Blues, Were Thine That Special Face, A Sleepin Bee, Granada, You Are There, So Tinha De Ser Com Voce Musicians : Roni Ben-Hur, Ronnie Mathews, Rufus Reid, Lewis Nash, Steve Kroon

No Evidence Of Disease, N.E.D., 2009, Motéma Music MTM-29 Tracks : She Sings To Me, False Pretenses, Rhythm Heals, Life Force, Third Person Reality, Waiting On Time Musicians : ?

Bim Bom: The Complete João Gilberto Songbook, Ithamara Koorax & Juarez Moreira, 2009, Motéma Music MTM-30 Tracks : Bim Bom, Ho-Ba-La-La, Forgotten Places (Coisas Distantes), Minha Saudade, Você Esteve Com Meu Bem?, Valsa (Bebel), An Embrace To Bonfá (Um Abraço No Bonfá), Glass Beads (No Coreto), João Marcelo, Undiu (Lamento de Vicente), Acapulco, Ho-Ba-La-La Musicians : Ithamara Koorax, Juarez Moreira

Along The Silk Road: Ancient And Modern Music For The Kugo, Tomoko Sugawara, 2010, Motéma Music MTM-31 Tracks : Archaic Phrase For Kugo, The Waves Of Kokonor, Wang Zhaojun, Qawl, Haikugo I, Haikugo II, Haikugo III, A Night In Shiraz, Shakugo I, Shakugo II, Shakugo III, Cantiga De Santa María, No. 249, Cantiga De Santa María, No. 213 Musicians : Tomoko Sugawara, Robert Dick, Ozan Aksöy

Lagos Blues, Antonio Ciacca Quintet with Steve Grossman, 2010, Motéma Music MTM-32 Tracks : Lagos Blues, Take The D Train, Nicoletta, Whims Of Chambers, Nico's Song, Body And Soul, Reflections In D / In A Sentimental Mood Musicians : Antonio Ciacca, Steve Grossman, Stacy Dillard, Kengo Nakamura, UlyssesOwens

Focus Trio Live 2009, Marc Cary Focus Trio, 2010, Motéma Music MTM-33 Tracks : Round Midnight, Attachment, Twilight, Runnin' Out Of Time, Slow Blues for MLK, KC_Bismillah Khan, Minor March, My Love Is You, Just In Time, In Between Appointments, CD Changer Musicians : Marc Cary, David Ewell, Sameer Gupta

Out Front, Rufus Reid, 2011, Motéma Music MTM-36 Tracks : Glory, Doña Maria, Reminiscing, Ebony, Caress The Thought, Dry Land, The Rise Of The Row, If You Could See Me Now, The Crying Blues, Rufus Reid Trio Interview (video) Musicians : Rufus Reid, Steve Allee, Duduka Da Fonseca

Flying Toward the Sound, Geri Allen, 2010, Motéma Music MTM-37 Tracks : Refraction I: Flying Toward the Sound, Refraction II: Red Velvet in Winter, Refraction III: Dancing Mystic Poets at Midnight, Refraction IV: God's Ancient Sky, Refraction V: Dancing Mystic Poets at Twylight, Refraction VI: Faith Carriers of Life, Refraction VII: Dancing Mystic Poets at Dawn, Refraction VIII: Flying Toward the Sound (Reprise), Your Pure Self (Mother to Son), Video 1: Flying Toward the Sound, Video 2: Red Velvet in Winter, Video 3: "Faith Carriers of Life Musicians: Geri Allen Subtitle: A Solo Piano Excursion Inspired by Cecil Taylor, McCoy Tyner and Herbie Hancock

A Heart And An Open Road, Patrick Stanfield Jones, 2010, Motéma Music MTM-39 Tracks : A Heart And An Open Road, No One Ever Tells You, Block Of Ice, Whiskey (Don't Bring Me Down), Crazy 'Bout You, Lisa, Hammer, Sunshine Of Your Love, Love Attack, The Best Is Yet To Come, If You Were My Baby, Yo Do De Do, Changing Of The Guard Musicians : Patrick Stanfield Jones, others

Water, Gregory Porter, 2011, Motéma Music MTM-41 Tracks : Illusion, Pretty, Magic Cup, Skylark, Black Nile, Wisdom, 1960 What?, But Beautiful, Lonely One, Water, Feeling Good Musicians : Gregory Porter, Curtis Taylor, Kafele Bandele, Melvin Vines, Robert Stringer, James Spaulding, Yoske Sato, Aaron James, Chuck Mcpherson, Emanuel Harold

Live, Geri Allen & Timeline, 2010, Motéma Music MTM-42 Tracks : Philly Joe, Four by Five, The Western Wall/Soul Eyes, LWB's House, Embraceable You/Lover Man, Ah-Leu-Cha, In Appreciation Musicians: Geri Allen, Kenny Davis, Kassa Overall, Maurice Chestnut

Treasure, Charnett Moffett, 2010, Motéma Music MTM-43 Tracks : Swing Street, The Celebration, The Things Of Swing, Say La, Beam Me Up, Praise, Country Blues, Down Up Blues, Say La La, Treasure, Sound Healing I, Sound Healing II, The Making Of Treasure (video) Musicians : Charnett Moffett, RJ Avallone, Oran Etkin, Casimir Liberski, Stanley Jordan, Tomoko Sugawara, Anjana Roy, Jana Herzen, Denardo Coleman, Max Moffett, Rodney Holms, Angela Moffett, Amareia Moffett

Another Look, Ryan Cohan, 2010, Motéma Music MTM-45 Tracks : Monk'n Around, Joshua, You & Me, This Or That, Caravan, (Intro) Gentle Souls, Gentle Souls, Another Look, (Intro) Song For My Grandfather, Song For My Grandfather, Steppin' Up Musicians : Ryan Cohan, Geof Bradfield, Joe Locke, Lorin Cohen, Kobie Watkins, Steve Kroon

Album No. 9, KJ Denhert, 2010, Motéma Music MTM-47 Tracks : The Shadow Of Your Smile, Alfie, Pennies From Heaven, Shadow Of Your Smile (Bonus), Let It Go, Smoke On The Water, Choose Your Weapon, Help, Chanzon Baz Bar Musicians : KJ Denhert, Etienne Satdwyjk (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4 & 7), Francois Moutin (tracks 1, 2, 3 & 4), Mamadou Ba (tracks 5, 6 & 7), Ray Levier (tracks 5, 6 & 7), Manu Koch (tracks 5 & 6), Koko Jones (tracks 5, 6 & 7), Ralph Farriss (track 8), Dorothy Lawson (track 8)

Namaskar, Sameer Gupta, 2010, Motéma Music MTM-49 Tracks : Aaye Na Balam, Salaam, Love's Lying Story (Has Me Crying), Jangle, Walk With Me, Puriya Harlem Dhanashree, Attachment, Thumri, Mishra Shivaranjani In Mishra Tala, Blue In Green (Raang) Musicians : Sameer Gupta, Marc Cary, Prasant Radhakrishnan, David Boyce, Srinivas Reddy, Ramesh Mishra, Charith Premawardhana, David Ewell, Anindo Chatterjee

The Bitter Mirror: Songs By Bob Dylan & Bertolt Brecht, Bettina Jonic, 2010, Motéma Music MTM-50 Tracks : The Black-Hats Fight Song, Train A-Travellin', The Death Of Emmett Till, The Jews-Whore Marie Saunders, It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) , Masters Of War, Song Of A German Mother, John Brown, Cannon Song, Hollywood, North Country Blues, Song Of The Invigorating Effect Of Money, Song Of The Inadequacy Of Man's Higher Nature, Mandelay, Nana's Lied, Like A Rolling Stone, Pirate Jenny, God In Mahoganay, I'd Sure Hate To Be You On That Dreadful Day, Blowing In The Wind, Perhaps Song, As You Make Your Bed You Must Lie There Musicians : Bettina Jonic, Cliff Haines, Hale Hambleton, Julian Coward, David Parry, Roland Harker, John Gray, Jim Toomey Originally released in 1975 on a double LP in the UK by Transatlantic.

The Story Teller: Live At Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, Randy Weston And His African Rhythms Sextet, 2010, Motéma Music MTM-51 Tracks : Chano Pozo, African Sunrise, The African Cookbook Suite, Tehuti, Jus' Blues, The Bridge, The Shrine, Loose Wig, Wig Loose, Hi Fly, Fly Hi, Love, The Mystery Of Musicians : Randy Weston, Alex Blake, Neil Clarke, Talib Kibwe, Benny Powell, Lewis Nash Notes : Recorded live on December 12, 2009.

Flying Toward the Sound, Geri Allen, 2010, Motéma Music MTM-52 Tracks : Flying Toward the Sound, Red Velvet in Winter, Dancing Mystic Poets at Midnight, God's Ancient Sky, Dancing Mystic Poets at Twylight, Faith Carriers of Life, Dancing Mystic Poets at Dawn, Flying Toward the Sound (Reprise), Your Pure Self (Mother to Son) Musicians: Geri Allen A double LP version of the album.

Convergence, Lynne Arriale, 2011, Motéma Music MTM-54 Tracks : Elements, Here And Now, Here Comes The Sun, Sister Moon, Call Me, Dance Of The Rain, For Peace, Paint It Black, Something I Can Never Have, Convergence, The Simple Things Musicians : Lynne Arriale, Bill McHenry, Omer Avital, Anthony Pinciotti

Who Knows Where The Time Goes, Rondi Charleston, 2010, Motéma Music MTM-55 Tracks : Who Knows Where the Time Goes, Overjoyed, Wave, Your Spirit Lingers, I Hear Music, Everything You Were Meant to Be, This Nearly Was Mine, Please Send Me Someone to Love, Dance of Time, Land of Galilee, Song of the Ages, Freedom Is a Voicen Musicians : Rondi Charleston, Dave Stryker, James Genus, Clarence Penn, Lynne Arriale, Brandon Mccune, Mayra Casales, Emma Charleston Ruchefsky, Bailey Claffey, Sage Vouse, Suzi Reynolds

Let's Fly, Amy London, 2011, Motéma Music MTM-56 Tracks : Out Of This World, Let's Fly, This Happy Madness, Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love, How Deep Is The Ocean?, I Love Being Here With You, All I Want, My Darling Monique, I Never Meant To Hurt You, You Taught My Heart To Sing, You And The Night And The Music / Habanera, Here's To Life, Without A Song Musicians : Amy London, Roni Ben-Hur, Santi Debriano, Steve Williams, Steve Kroon, Tardo Hammer (tracks 2, 11 & 13), Glauco Sagebin (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 12), Richard Wyands (tracks 4, 6, 8 & 10)

Latin Bird, T.K. Blue, 2011, Motéma Music MTM-57 Tracks : Chi Chi, Si Si, Visa, Blue Bird, Round Midnight, Barbados, Steeplechase, Moods Of Parker, Donna Lee, He Flew Away Too Soon, Buzzy Musicians : T.K. Blue, Steve Turre, Theo Hill, Essiet Okon Essiet, Lewis Nash, Willie Martinez, Roland Guerrero

Hues Of A Different Blue, Rufus Reid & Out Front, 2011, Motéma Music MTM-58 Tracks : It's The Nights I Like, Candango, When She Smiles Upon Your Face, Francisca, Come Rain Or Come Shine, These Foolish Things, Lower Burellian Bicycle Loop, The Eloquent One, Manhattan Style, Memories Of You, Mother And Child, Summer's Shadow, I Can't Explain, Hues Of A Different Blue Musicians : Rufus Reid, Steve Allee, Duduka Da Fonseca / Freddie Hendrix, JD Allen, Bobby Watson, Toninho Horta

Voice Of My Beautiful Country, René Marie, 2011, Motéma Music MTM-59 Tracks : Strange Meadow Lark, O Shenandoah, Imagination Medley: I. Imagination / II. Just My Imagination, White Rabbit, Drift Away, John Henry, Angelitos Negros, Voice Of My Beautiful Country Suite: I. America The Beautiful / II. Drum Battle / III. Piano Blues / IV. My Country 'Tis Of Thee / V. Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing/Star-Spangled Banner / VI. America The Beautiful - Reprise Musicians : René Marie, Kevin Bales, Rodney Jordan, Quentin Baxter

Berber Taxi, Malika Zarra, 2011, Motéma Music MTM-60 Tracks : Tamazight, Berber Taxi, Houaria, Prelude To Mossameeha, Mossameeha, Little Voice, Issawa's Woman, Leela, Amnesia, No Borders, Mon Printemps Musicians : Malika Zarra, others?

Essential, Jean-Michel Pilc, 2011, Motéma Music MTM-61 Tracks : J And G, Caravan, Someday My Prince Will Come, Take The A Train, Waltz No. 3 In A Minor / Three Four Too, Essential, Too Young To Go Steady, Etude Tableau No. 1, Etude Tableau No. 2, Etude Tableau No. 3, Etude Tableau No. 4, Etude Tableau No. 5, Etude Tableau No. 6, I Remember You, Scarborough Fair, Sam, Blue In Green, Mack The Knife, Etude Tableau No. 4 (video) Musicians : Jean-Michel Pilc

The Music Of Randy Newman, Roseanna Vitro, 2011, Motéma Music MTM-63 Tracks : Last Night I Had A Dream, Sail Away, If I Didn't Have You, Everytime It Rains, Baltimore, In Germany Before The War, Mama Told Me Not To Come, I Will Go Sailing No More, Feels Like Home, Losing You Musicians : Roseanna Vitro, Mark Soskin, Sara Caswell, Steve Cardenas, Dean Johnson, Tim Horner, Jamey Haddad

Mojave: Jazz Therapy Vol.3, Nilson Matta & Roni Ben-Hur, 2011, Motéma Music MTM-64 Tracks : Mojave, Laventos, Carinhoso, Samba Do Veloso, Copacabana, Rosa, Baden, Canal Street, P.D. On Great Jones Street, The Look Of Love, Eretz, Three Express Musicians: Nilson Matta, Roni Ben-Hur, Victor Lewis, Café

A Moving Sound, A Moving Sound, 2011, Motéma Music MTM-?? Tracks : Silk Road, The First Thunder of Spring, Harvest, The Market Song, Gu Qin, Flying Dombra, Dynasty, Toh Deh Gong, Howling Wind, Ghost Lake Musicians : ?

The Bridge: Solo Bass Works, Charnett Moffett, 2011, Motéma Music MTM-66 Tracks : Caravan, Eleanor Rigby, Black Codes (From The Underground), Fragile, Haitian Fight Song, Kalengo, Bow Song, Joshua Fought The Battle Of Jericho / Rolling In The Deep, Skip Hop, The Slump, Monk Medley: 'Round Midnight / Well You Needn't / Rhythm-A-Ning, Oversun, Swinging Etude, Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit, Truth, The Bridge (Solo Bass Works), Nature Boy, Things Ain't What They Used To Be, All Blues, Free Your Mind, The Bridge (Solo Bass Works) (video) Musicians : Charnett Moffett

Harlem-Kingston Express Live!, Monty Alexander, 2011, Motéma Music MTM-67 Tracks : Strawberry Hill, High Heel Sneakers, King Tubby Meets The Rockers Uptown, Eleuthera, Sweet Georgia Brown, Freddie Freeloader (Riddim), The Heathen, Compassion, Running Away, Day-O (Banana Boat Song), No Woman No Cry Musicians : Monty Alexander, Christopher McDonald, Richard Browne, Yotam Silberstein, Andy Bassford, Hassan Shakur, Glen Browne, Hoova Simpson, Desmond Jack Jones, Frits Landesbergen, Karl Wrigh, Obed Calvaire, Robert Thomas

Exhilaration And Other States, JC Styles, 2011, Motéma Music MTM-68 Tracks : Knucklebean, I Can't Help It, I Want To Talk About You, Love For Sale, Don't Explain, Tune For Roger, Pinnochio, It Seems Like You're Ready, Samba Steps Musicians: JC Stylles, Pat Bianchi, Lawrence Leathers

A Child Is Born, Geri Allen, 2011, Motéma Music MTM-69 Tracks : Angels We Have Heard On High, A Child Is Born, Imagining Gena at Sunrise, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, Journey to Bethlehem, We Three Kings, Little Drummer Boy, God Is With Us, Amazing Grace, Christmas Medley: Away in a Manger/What Child Is This?/Silent Night, Imagining Gena At Sunset, Let Us Break Bread Together, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Musicians: Geri Allen, Carolyn Brewer, Connaitre Miller, Barbara Roney, Farah Jasmine Griffin (track 5), Women Of the Gee's Bend Quilt Collective (sampled) (track 4)

Threedom, Pilc Moutin Hoenig, 2011, Motéma Music MTM-72 Tracks : Nardis, Think Of One, Morning, A Foggy Day, You And The Night And The Music, Birth, Slow, Touch, Giant Steps, Afro Blue, The Grinch Dance, Dusk, Lily, Threedom, Hymn For Her, I'm Beginning To See The Light, Confirmation, Smile Musicians : Jean-Michel Pilc, François Moutin, Ari Hoenig

Plays Nat King Cole en Español, David Murray Cuban Ensemble, 2011, Motéma Music MTM-73 Tracks : El Bodeguero, Quizás, Quizás, Quizás, Tres Palabras, Piel Canela, No Me Platiques, Black Nat, Cachito, A Media Luz, Aqui Se Habla En Amor, El Choclo, Quizás, Quizás, Quizás Musicians : David Murray, Mario Felix Hernandez Morrejon, Franck Mayea Pedroza, Denis Cuni Rodriguez, Ariel Briguez Ruiz, Roman Filiu Oreilly, Sinfonieta of Sines, Jose "Pepe" Rivero, Reiner Elizarde Ruano, Abraham Mansfarroll Rodriguez, Juanjo Mosalin, Daniel Melingo

Black Lace Freudian Slip, René Marie, 2011, Motéma Music MTM-74 Tracks : Black Lace Freudian Slip, This For Joe, Wishes, Thanks But I Don't Dance, Free For A Day, Ahn's Dream, Gosh, Look At The Time, Rim Shot, Fallin' Off A Log, Deep In The Mountains, Serenity Prayer, Rufast Daliarg, Tired Musicians : René Marie, Kevin Bales, Rodney Jordan, Quentin Baxter, Bill Kopper (track 3), Dexter Payne (track 3), Lionel Young (track 10)

Be Good, Gregory Porter, 2012, Motéma Music MTM-75 Tracks : Painted On Canvas, Be Good (Lion's Song), On My Way To Harlem, Real Good Hands, The Way You Want To Live, When Did You Learn, Imitation Of Life, Mother's Song, Our Love, Bling Bling, Work Song, God Bless The Child Musicians : Gregory Porter, Keyon Harrold, Tivon Pennicott, Yosuke Sato, Chip Crawford, Aaron James, Emanuel Harrold

The 11th Gate, Dennis Rollins Velocity Trio, 2011, Motéma Music MTM-77 Tracks : Samba Galactica, Emergence, Everything Is Mind, Ujamma, Contemplation, The Other Side, Big Chill, Lightworker, Freedom Jazz Dance, Illuminous, The 11th Gate Musicians : Dennis Rollins, Ross Stanley, Pedro Segundo

Dos Y Mas, Elio Villafranca, Arturo Stable, 2012, Motéma Music MTM-78 Tracks : 1529, Saghezi, Alla, Arara, En La Colonia, Vertiente, A Las Millas, Yusa's, Agua Marina, Cuba Linda Musicians : Elio Villafranca, Arturo Stable, Igor Arias (track 10)

Solo, Lynne Arriale, 2012, Motéma Music MTM-83 Tracks : La Noche, The Dove, Evidence, Wouldn't It Be Loverly, Will O' The Wisp, Yada, Yada, Yada, Arise, Dance, What Is This Thing Called Love, Sea And Sand, Bye-Ya, And So It Goes Musicians : Lynne Arriale

Amanké Dionti, Ablaye Cissoko / Volker Goetze, 2012, Motéma Music MTM-84 Tracks : Kana Maloundi, Amanké Dionti, Togna, Silo, Fleuve, Haïti, Miliamba Musicians : Ablaye Cissoko, Volker Goetze

Signing, Joe Locke / Geoffrey Keezer Group, 2012, Motéma Music MTM-85 Tracks : Signing, The Lost Lenore, Darth Alexis, Naima, Hide And Seek, Her Sanctuary, Terraces, This Is Just To Say Musicians : Joe Locke, Geoffrey Keezer, Terreon Gully, Mike Pope

Beyond The Blue, Tessa Souter, 2013?, Motéma Music MTM-87 Tracks : Prelude To The Sun (Beethoven's Symphony No. 7, Movement 2), The Lamp Is Low (Ravel's Pavane), Dance With Me (Borodin's Polovetsian Dances), Chiaroscuro (From Albinoni's Adagio), My Reverie (Debussy's Reverie), En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor (Rodrigo), Sunrise (From Brahms Symphony No. 3), Baubles, Bangles And Beads (Borodin's String Quartet In D, Movement 2), Beyond The Blue (Chopin's Prelude In E Minor), The Darkness Of Your Eyes (From Faure's Pavane), Noa's Dream (From Schubert's Serenade), Brand New Day (From Faure's Elegy) Musicians : Tessa Souter, Joel Frahm, Steve Kuhn, Joe Locke, Gary Versace, David Finck, Billy Drummond Some of these tracks were originally released in 2012 on the Venus label in Japan.

Retox, Lakecia Benjamin, 2012, Motéma Music MTM-90 Tracks : Soulsquad, Keep Talkin', Share My Life, My Love, Human Being, Jump And Shout, Smile, Get Down, Don't You Worry Bout A Thing, Dreams, Slow Juice Musicians : Lakecia Benjamin, Jonathan Powell, Nick Roseboro, Andre Murchison, Mark Williams, Jesse Fischer, Chris Rob, Louis Cato, Shelton Gardner, Solomon Dorsey, Brandee Younger

Sira, Ablaye Cissoko / Volker Goetze, 2012, Motéma Music MTM-91 Tracks : Sira, Domain Domain, Lountang, Gorgorlou, Faro, Badingwoo, Bouba, Bamaya, Sakhadougou, Manssani Cisse Musicians : Ablaye Cissoko, Volker Goetze

Believe, The Cookers, 2012, Motéma Music MTM-92 Tracks : Believe, For It Is True, Temptation(s), Ebony Moonbeams, Free For All, Quest, But He Knows, Tight Squeeze, Naaj Musicians : Eddie Henderson, David Weiss, Billy Harper, Craig Handy, George Cables, Cecil McBee, Billy Hart

Constelação, Brazilian Trio, 2012, Motéma Music MTM-93 Tracks : Constelação, Bebe, Embalo, O Cantador, Quebra Pedra, LVM/Direto ao Assunto, Luiza, O Bôto, Isabella, Bolivia Musicians : Nilson Matta, Helio Alves, Duduka Da Fonseca

Our Thing, Roni Ben-Hur / Santi Debriano Featuring Duduka Da Fonseca, 2012, Motéma Music MTM-95 Tracks : Green Chimneys, Milonga For Mami, Our Thing, Fotografia, Afroscopic, Anna's Dance, Isabella, Earl's Key, Suave, Ela E Carioca, Let's Face The Music And Dance Musicians : Roni Ben-Hur, Santi Debriano, Duduka Da Fonseca

Joy Road Sampler: Selections From Volumes 1-5, Various Artists, 2012, Motéma Music MTM-97 Tracks : Enchilada Baby (Jeremy Kahn Quartet), Doctor Deep (Jeremy Kahn Trio), Julian (Jeremy Kahn Quartet), Binary (Frank Basile Sextet), Claudette's Way (Kevin Bales Quartet), Muezzin' (Jeremy Kahn Trio), In Love With Night (Frank Basile Sextet), Ephemera (Jeremy Kahn Trio), Bossallegro (Kevin Bales Quartet), Joy Road (Frank Basile Sextet), I Carry Your Heart (Alexis Cole)

Last updated September 2025