Chris potter underground orchestra imaginary cities chris potter tenor and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet adam rogers guitars craig taborn piano steve nelson vibraphone, marimba fima ephron bass guitar scott colley double bass nate smith drums mark feldman violin joyce hammann violin lois martin viola dave eggar cello recorded december 20 at avatar studios, new. Chris potter and the underground orchestra imaginary cities. Imaginary cities is bookended by lament and sky both featuring. Chris potter all categories lps, cds, vinyl record. The sirens was an acoustic quintet disc, comprised of discrete pieces all. Manfred eichers legendary label has always been one of my favourite record labels but add. The biggest names in jazz know what they can rely on chris potter to do. Saxophonist chris potters four piece underground has been one of the most listenedto small groups of the past decade. Chris potter underground orchestra imaginary cities 2015. Chris potter is fast becoming one of the most highly regarded tenor saxophonists around, and this, his first album under his own name, offers a fantastic showcase of his impressive talent.
Buy chris potter underground orchestra, chris potter s album titled imaginary cities to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. Join facebook to connect with chris potter and others you may know. The album was credited to the chris potter underground orchestra. Potter came to prominence as a sideman with trumpeter red rodney, before stints with drummer paul motian, bassist dave holland, trumpeter dave douglas and others.
Buy chris potter underground orchestra, chris potters album titled imaginary cities to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. To say i was excited about receiving my copy of chris potters imaginary cities would be one of the biggest understatements of 2015. Check out imaginary cities by chris potter and underground orchestra on amazon music. The record seems to have two central focuses, writing for a unique instrumentation includes string quartet and improvisatory exploration. Knowing potters tendencies, hes bound to change directions again the next time, anyway. Some of chris potter s best recordings are by the group he calls underground, with craig taborn on fender rhodes, adam rogers on guitar and nate read more chris potter underground orchestra. Imaginary cities, an album by chris potter, underground orchestra on spotify.
Imaginary cities by chris potter underground orchestra, chris. Imaginary cities by chris potter and underground orchestra. Chris potter underground imaginary cities rebuilding youtube. At the core of this larger ensemble is the personnel of his longestablished underground quartet with adam rogers, craig taborn and nate smith now joined by two bassists, a string quartet, and potters old comrade from dave holland. At the core of this larger ensemble is the personnel of his longestablished 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. A profound paradigm shift for the saxophonist, imaginary cities suggests that the end point of potter s potential seems still very far beyond the horizon. Zea, a live recording with hungarian ethnojazz group mihaly dresch quartet, arrived in 2017. Its his second release for the label, following 20s the sirens, and like that one, its a concept album of sorts. In addition to its original lineup, potter added two bass players and a string quartet. Saxophonist chris potter s four piece underground has been one of the most listenedto small groups of the past decade.
It is as if the city itself, its inescapable gritty reality and elbowtoelbow nature, demands we call into being some alternative, yearnedfor better place. He founded eli bennett publishing in 2012 with the release of the ebook chris potter plays acapella solo standards. If you havent heard, chris potter s fantastic new album, imaginary cities, is out. At the core of this larger ensemble is the personnel of his longestablished 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.
The saxophonist expanded the reach of his underground quartet for 2015s imaginary cities. Underground orchestra imaginary cities jazz messengers. Imaginary cities by chris potter saxophonechris potter. Imaginary cities is a rich exploration of the city in myth, fiction and history.
Chris potter born january 1, 1971 is an american jazz saxophonist, composer, and multiinstrumentalist potter came to prominence as a sideman with trumpeter red rodney, before stints with drummer paul motian, bassist dave holland, trumpeter dave douglas and others. Imaginary cities by chris potter and underground orchestra on. Imaginary cities roams freely, and with easy authority, from the first scratchings on a cave wall to last months architecture magazines. Chris potter plays acapella solo standards is a 6page ebook from eli bennett publishing featuring 11 exciting chris potter transcriptions. Chris potter, underground orchestra imaginary cities. Jan 04, 2015 imaginary cities is ambitious, maybe the highwater mark of ambition so far in potters career. Imaginary cities, potential cities, future cities, perfect cities. Imaginary cities is the recording premiere of saxophonist chris potter s new underground orchestra.
Chris potter underground orchestra extended analysis chris potter john kelman ecm records united states new york new york city michael brecker red rodney dave holland craig taborn david virelles adam rogers nate smith steve nelson mark feldman scott colley fima ephron manfred eicher chris potter underground orchestra. Chris potter concentric circles full album youtube. At the core of this larger ensemble is the personnel of his longestablished 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. Imaginary cities is a canadian indie pop band based in winnipeg, manitoba. Chris potter, underground orchestra imaginary cities cd. Chris potter imaginary cities dokumentation youtube. Apr 25, 2019 some of chris potters best recordings are by the group he calls underground, with craig taborn on fender rhodes, adam rogers on guitar and nate read more chris potter underground orchestra. Chris potter biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. With an amazing charlie parker tribute by rudresh mahanthappa. Imaginary cities by chris potter, released in 2015 on ecm records.
Chris potter plays acapella solo standards the official. Imaginary cities chris potter underground orchestra, chris. Chris potter s a player who always brings a slightly different feel to the table with each new record and this one is no exception. Imaginary cities ecm records chris potter underground orchestra.
We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. At first glance, the outings a simple quartet date but as is typical with potter, the sets actually quite complicated underneath laid out in everchanging rhythms, and framed with some very sharp corners all in ways that are a wonderful update. Concentric circles chris potter 1994 ive only put this up because its out of print and it cant be bought. Potter has recorded with dave holland on several occasions, and has won the danish jazzpar prize. Albums include imaginary cities, circuits, and the sirens. Chris potter imaginary cities vinyl lp amoeba music. Chris potter underground orchestra imaginary cities discogs. Underground orchestra imaginary cities imaginary cities is the recording premiere of saxophonist chris potter s new underground orchestra. Music profile for chris potter, born 1 january 1971. It is his most ambitious project to date, and arguably his most expertly articulated. Imaginary cities chris potter orchestra musicians friend. Chris potter underground orchestra imaginary cities amazon.
When he made his debut for ecm in february 20 i was excited at what would happen. Imaginary cities is a stusio album by american jazz saxophonist chris potter released on the ecm label in 2015. Chris potters new conceptual piece doesnt always integrate jazz and modern classical seamlessly, but theres some fascinating stuff here. Imaginary cities, an album of great power and expressive range, is the recording premiere of saxophonist chris potter s new underground orchestra. Under the collective group name of crosscurrents trio, dave holland, zakir hussain and chris potter release good hope, a monumental and exceptional album that will inspire and excite a global audience for its formidable display of virtuosity, brilliance and sophisticated musical language. Guitarist adam rogers, drummer nate smith, and pianist craig taborn all return. The dreamer is the dream is a studio album by american jazz saxophonist chris potter released by the ecm label on 21 april 2017. At the core of this larger ensemble is the personnel of his longestablished 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. Iannelli, published on march 23, 2015 at all about jazz. To say i was excited about receiving my copy of chris potter s imaginary cities would be one of the biggest understatements of 2015.
At the core of this larger ensemble is the personnel of his longestablished underground quartet with adam rogers, craig taborn and nate smith now joined by two bassists, a string quartet. Chris potters 11th recording as a leader continues to stretch musical boundaries and offers a provocative balance between composition and freewheeling. Find similar albums to imaginary cities chris potter underground orchestra, chris potter on allmusic. They blend explorative writing with virtuoso improvisation from some of. Chris potter underground orchestra imaginary cities. The writing is detailed and beautiful, and borderland that is explored is multifaceted and satisfying. Complete your chris potter underground orchestra collection. Icon magazine imaginary cities is a brilliant, innovative piece of work by a fascinating. Imaginary cities chris potter underground orchestra. Imaginary cities by chris potter, released in 2014 on ecm records. As the billing on the cover indicates, chris potter extends the creative envelope of his. Chris potter is an american jazz saxophonist, composer, and multiinstrumentalist. As the billing on the cover indicates, chris potter extends the creative envelope of his longstanding underground orchestra on his second date as a leader for ecm.
The breadth of topics mentioned and the knowledge of darran anderson is breathtaking, but there is so much going on and its so wide ranging that its a little bit difficult for it all to be memorable. T he us saxophonist chris potter has been one of the worlds most creative interpreters of other peoples jazz since the early 90s, but though he has made plenty of albums as a leader, a more. It embraces modern classical music as part of a striking whole. At the core of this larger ensemble is the personnel of his longestablished 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. Imaginary cities, an album of great power and expressive range, is the recording premiere of saxophonist chris potters new underground orchestra.
Sitemap contact us distributors faq credits privacy policy terms and conditions facebook twitter newsletter contact us distributors faq. Chris potter a ecouter sur deezer musique en streaming. Imaginary cities by chris potter underground orchestra. Eli bennett is a 35timeawardwinning saxophonist and has studied with chris potter. Imaginary cities is an album by jazz saxophonist chris potter released on the ecm label in 2015. Imaginary cities as the billing on the cover indicates, chris potter extends the creative envelope of his longstanding underground orchestra on his second date as a leader for ecm. The band consists of multiinstrumentalist rusty matyas, formerly of the waking eyes and a sometime collaborator with the weakerthans, and vocalist marti sarbit. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4.
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