Chris Potter
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Stravinsky’s angular rhythms, dissonant voicings and sense of drama are more than trace elements, but this is an entirely original work that brilliantly plays to the strengths of both big band... —
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, March 2022
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Presto Recording of the Week, 18th February 2022
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On the surface, The Women Who Raised Me might seem like a regression, the kind of project that would have made more sense as an introduction -- especially since Springs co-wrote some of her... —
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, May 2020
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AllMusic, Editor's Choice, March 2020
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Jazz FM, 25 Best Jazz Albums of 2020
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The Dreamer is the Dream
RecommendedChris Potter (saxophones), David Virelles (piano/celesta), Joe Martin (double bass), Marcus Gilmore (drums/percussion)
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Grammy Awards, 2018, Nominee: Best Improvised Jazz Solo
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Grammy Awards, 2018, Nominee: Best Jazz Instrumental Album
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The unconventional instrumentation - three horns, violin, Bill Frisell on guitar, a pianoless rhythm section - is explained by Potter's wish to evoke an ad hoc town band and is strikingly effective,... —
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Much of the group’s original sound hinges on Hussain’s array of percussion…He uses his instruments not just rhythmically but also as sources of pitched notes. Often resulting in a form of partial... —
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2019, Jazz Choice
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Vertigo
RecommendedJeff Tain Watts (drums), Robert Hurst (double bass), Rene Marie (vocals), Mulgrew Miller (piano), Bruce Barth (piano), Jeremy Pelt (trumpet), Jeff Haynes (percussion), John Hart (guitar), Chris Potter (bass clarinet), Chris Potter (tenor saxophone)
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, Crowned
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Prime Directive
Dave Holland Quintet, Chris Potter (saxophones), Robin Eubanks (trombone), Steve Nelson (vibraphone), Billy Kilson (drums), Dave Holland (double bass)
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Top 100 (Post-1980)
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Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro
RecommendedRenee Fleming (vocal), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Billy Childs (piano), Brian Blade (drums), Scott Colley (bass), Carol Robbins (harp), Jay Bellerose (percussion), Mark Robertson (violin), Jen Choi Fischer (violin), Luke Maurer (viola), Vanessa Freebairn-Smith (cello), Becca Stevens (vocal), Dean Parks (guitar),...
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Grammy Awards, 2015, Nominee: Best Jazz Vocal Performance
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Where the Streets Lead
RecommendedSlowly Rolling Camera (group), Chris Potter (saxophone), Mark Lockheart (saxophone), Sachal Vasandani (leadvocalist)
On new album Where the Streets Lead, the main players remain unchanged from 2018’s Juniper: Edition label boss Dave Stapleton’s keyboards – Moog, Fender, piano – tinkle, buzz and burn, drummer... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 13th August 2021
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Alegría
RecommendedWayne Shorter, Brian Blade (drums), John Patitucci (double bass), Danilo Perez (piano), Stephen Taylor (french horn), Frank Morelli (bassoon), Charles Curtis (cello), Stephen Taylor (oboe), Allen Blustine (clarinet), Brad Mehldau (piano), Paul Dunkel (flute), John Clark (french horn), Bruce Eidem...
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Grammy Awards, 47th Awards (2004), Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
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