NEW MUSIC: Just released by ECM Records , Imaginary Cities from tenor saxophonist, CHRIS POTTER! Imaginary Cities is the recording premiere of saxophonist Chris Potter’s new Underground Orchestra. At the core of this larger ensemble is the personnel of his long-established Underground quartet – with Adam Rogers, Craig Taborn and Nate Smith – now joined by two bassists, a string quartet, and Potter’s old comrade from Dave Holland Quintet days, vibes and marimba man Steve Nelson. The album explores the soul of the music of many countries and brings it all into the jazz focus of gifted players. Potter has released over 15 albums as a leader and performed as a sideman on more than 150 CDs with many leading musicians including Pat Metheny, Marian McPartland, the Mingus Big Band, Paul Motian, James Moody, Steely Dan, Dave Holland, Joanne Brackeen, and many more. No stranger to accolades, Potters 1998 CD Vertigo was named one of the years top ten jazz CDs by both Jazziz magazine and The New York Times. Potter was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo for his work on the Joanne Brackeen recording Pink Elephant Magic. Chris Potter has appeared numerous times in the highly respected Down Beat Critics and Readers Polls and received its top prize as Rising Star for Best Tenor Saxophonist in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. In 2013, Potter was honored by the Jazz Journalists Association as Tenor Saxophonist of the Year. Most recently, in the December, 2014 issue of Down Beat magazine, which featured the results of the annual readers poll, Potter was named the Number One tenor saxophonist in the world. Here, from the core of Chris Potters Underground Orchestra, the Underground Quartet with The Wheel recorded live in Germany ~
Posted on: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 19:10:42 +0000
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