Chris Potter - Presenting Chris Potter - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Soprano/alto/tenor saxophonist is paired with pianist Kevin Hays, bassist Doug Weiss & drummer Al Foster. Album Tracks 1. Fear of Flying 2. Hibiscus 3. Airegin 4. New Lullaby 5. Sundiata 6. Body and Soul 7. Leap of Faith 8. C.P.'s Blues

Chris Byars - Boptics [COMPACT DISCS] date 01/01/2024

It's a year no one will forget, a year in which the global lockdown was shared by all, and yet experienced in a million different ways. For Chris Potter, a musician who has been on the road continuously since the 1990s, whose raison d'etre is playing live, lockdown presented both a challenge and an opportunity. It's a tribute to his creativity, personal integrity and huge musical talent that Chris was able to take on this challenge and make something unbelievably fresh from the opportunity. Starting in May 2020, as the Black Lives Matter movement was kicking off (reflected in the track InchI Had A DreamInch), Chris set out to create something alone, to express his reaction to these chaotic times. Uniquely, playing each and every instrument piano, keyboards, electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitar, drums, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, alto flute, percussion, samples and of course saxophones, Chris took just six weeks to complete the whole process which is presented on the lockdown album, There Is A Tid Album Tracks 1. Drop Your Anchor Down 2. Beneath the Waves 3. Rest Your Head 4. As the Moon Ascends 5. New Life (In the Wake of Devastation)