Chris Potter Underground Orchestra - Imaginary Cities (2015) {ECM Records}
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Jazz / Modern Jazz / Post Bop / Saxophone
Imaginary
Cities is the recording premiere of saxophonist Chris Potter’s new
Underground Orchestra. At the core of this larger ensemble is the
personnel of his long-established 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. The title composition is a suite,
panoramic in its reach, with movements subtitled “Compassion”,
“Dualities”, “Disintegration” and “Rebuilding”.
The scope of the work, and its contrasting moods and thematic
development, inspire some of Potter’s finest playing. His saxes fly high
above his idealized cityscapes or launch into dialogues or group
improvising with its gifted inhabitants. Four further pieces – “Lament”,
“Firefly”, “Sky” and “Shadow Self” – extend the feeling of the suite,
successfully combining both tightly written material and very open areas
involving all members of the orchestra. References are multi-idiomatic
and multicultural, and Potter, who counts Charlie Parker with Strings
amongst his formative enthusiasms, had Arabic and Indian string sections
in mind, as well as contemporary composition, when shaping this
material. Imaginary Cities was recorded in December 2013 in New York’s
Avatar Studio and produced by Manfred Eicher. Release of the album is
followed by US performances with the Underground Orchestra in New York
and San Francisco.
Personnel:
Chris Potter tenor and soprano saxophone, bass clarinet
Adam Rogers guitars
Craig Taborn piano
Steve Nelson vibraphone and marimba
Fima Ephron bass guitar
Scott Colley acoustic bass
Nate Smith drums
Mark Feldman violin
Joyce Hammann violin
Lois Martin viola
David Eggar cello
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