Learn Chris Potter - 1997 Unspoken

Twenty-seven twelvemonth old reed homo Chris Potter made a big splash on his 1992 debut equally a leader for Criss Cross. He showed remarkable hope non exclusively inward tenor sax work, but too on alto, soprano, bass clarinet as well as alto flute. On this i he sticks to tenor as well as soprano, but his playing is no less fluent as well as capable. An all-star lineup joins the one-time Steely Dan as well as Joe Henderson sideman for this date: John Scofield on guitar, Dave The Netherlands on bass, as well as Jack DeJohnette on drums. All 4 are inward top shape for this album, which manages to hold upward warm, smooth, inviting, as well as adventurous all inward i package.
Potter shows that he's been doing his homework. "Wistful," the opening track, veers perilously merely about Coltrane Imitator Wasteland, but Potter skirts the border of homage without lapsing into slavish regurgitation. "Hieroglyph" recalls Coltrane on soprano, consummate alongside a tasty proto-world music ostinato from Holland, but again, Potter's playing is fresh as well as involving. "Seven Eleven," on the other hand, makes you lot wonder if Chris was earthworks into his Ornette collection. Then "Amsterdam Blues" starts alongside an unaccompanied tenor of such character that I became certain I'd honor some of the plant of Mr. Sonny Rollins over at Chris's house. Still as well as all, Potter is a thespian of enormous talent who is already far along inward synthesizing these as well as other influences. This is a fine album, but I'll bet I'll similar his unloose of 2007 fifty-fifty better.
The highlight hither is "Et Tu, Brute?", the album's close striking track. Scofield contributes some scalding guitar licks to a rhythmically complex workout requiring some careful listening past times the quartet. Of course, these guys are old hands, as well as they come upward through. With no loss of energy, the lovely championship rail follows, featuring some tasty arco past times The Netherlands as well as passionate playing past times everyone. "Time Zone" is equally far out equally this i gets, alongside some remarkable variations of mood as well as tempo a costless department of non bad vigor. Potter is clearly the star here, proving he's worthy of the society he keeps.
The legendary trumpeter Red Rodney loved this "kid:" "This tiddler is just what I similar to hear inward a kid. He sucked upward everything similar a sponge, but his audio is original; his articulation is dissimilar from anybody; his harmonic cognition is profound." Red was right. The tiddler has a non bad tone, non bad chops, as well as past times the way, he wrote all the tunes. While this is relatively mutual these days, Potter's tunes exhibit a wealth of adept sense, imagination, as well as care. He's paid attending to architectonics, as well as it shows.
Unspoken is a corporation album from start to finish. The sidemen are top-notch throughout, as well as the leader doesn't disappoint. I'll hold upward interested to cheque out Chris Potter's futurity work.

Working alongside drummer artist/jack-dejohnette-mn0000104388">Jack DeJohnette, bassist artist/dave-holland-mn0000585092">Dave Holland, as well as guitarist artist/john-scofield-mn0000677991">John Scofield, saxophonist artist/chris-potter-mn0000114459">Chris Potter recorded his close adventurous tape to appointment alongside Unspoken. Although his powerhouse beat department sometimes overwhelms him, artist/potter-mn0000114459">Potter flexes to a greater extent than creative musculus throughout Unspoken, resulting inward an engaging, ofttimes provocative listen.

 Tracklist

1     Wistful     7:45
two     Seven Eleven     9:08
three     Hieroglyph     6:00
4     Amsterdam Blues     7:50
v     Et Tu, Bruté?     7:12
vi     Unspoken     5:41
7     No Cigar     5:18
8     Time Zone     8:55
ix     New Vision     7:11

Personnel:

Chris Potter     Composer, Liner Notes, Primary Artist, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
Jack DeJohnette Drums
Dave The Netherlands     Bass
John Scofield     Guitar