truly exceptional and refreshing
5
By WHM.
i honestly have to say that chris potter is perhaps one of the most innovative, technically sound and swingin jazz artists in the country today. Something in his playing comes off as truly original- not merely a regurgitation of the greats that have come before him such as coltrane or sonny rollins. Rather, his work is insipring and is no less insipring here at this live recorded date at one of new york's premier jazz clubs. IN these tunes, most of them works of his own (except for stella by starlight and one of Mingus's greatest works Boogie Stop Shuffle) he presents his virtuosity, his lyricism, his advanced harmonic knowledge, and his modern fresh take on one of the country's oldest types of music. Backed by an equally astounding rythm section, he burns on 7.5, gets very emotional on stella by starlight, presents an interesting version of Boogie stop Shuffle, where his solo intro makes your head spin with his virtuosity and interesting choice of rythmic patterns and licks. The highlight of the date in my opinion is Okinawa, where chris on his soprano seems to become so expressive and powerful after the piano solo that it shows that some things are better left unspoken, to be solely expressed through music.
