Chris Potter
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Biography
[Edit]Post-bop saxophonist Chris Potter quietly became one of the more sophisticated and respected stylists of the '90s and early 2000s, both as a leader and as a sideman in several prominent groups. Born in Chicago on New Year's Day 1971, Potter grew up mostly in Columbia, South Carolina, and started playing piano as a child. He took up the alto saxophone at age ten, initially inspired by Paul Desmond and Johnny Hodges, and went on to learn tenor and soprano sax, bass clarinet, and flute as well; by 13, he was performing professionally. At age 18, he moved to New York to attend the Manhattan School of Music, and quickly joined veteran bop trumpeter Red Rodney's quintet, with which he performed until Rodney's death in 1994. Meanwhile, he started playing on the side with Jazz Mentality and John Hart in 1992, and at the end of the year cut his first album as a leader, Presenting Chris Potter, for the Dutch Criss Cross label. In early 1993, he guested on Marian McPartland's In My Life on Concord Jazz, which led to a deal of his own with the label; despite their generally mainstream output, they promised the more adventurous Potter full creative control.
Potter's first album to achieve widespread release in the U.S. was his Concord debut, Concentric Circles, and it received generally excellent reviews, marking him as a name to watch. Gigs with Paul Motian, Renee Rosnes, John Patitucci, and Steely Dan's reunion tour raised his profile over the next two years, and he cut two more dates for Concord in 1994: Pure and a duo album with onetime instructor Kenny Werner. In addition to keeping up his associations with Motian and Jazz Mentality, Potter went on to play with the Mingus Big Band (which helped his stock rise even higher) and Steve Swallow, and completed another album, Moving In, in 1996. The following year's Unspoken really started to make Potter's name as a solo artist, hauling out a big-time rhythm section of guitarist John Scofield, bassist Dave Holland, and drummer Jack DeJohnette.
Unfortunately, Potter subsequently suffered a bout with Meniere's disease, a recurring condition that eroded much of the hearing in one ear. It didn't prevent him from continuing his career, though, and his next solo offering, 1998's Vertigo, consolidated his growing critical goodwill; it also found him leading his own quartet, anchored by bassist Scott Colley. That same year, Potter took on two of his most important side gigs: he joined Dave Holland's acclaimed quintet, and also began playing with fast-rising trumpet star Dave Douglas. For the next few years, Potter concentrated mostly on playing and touring with those artists, as well as Motian and Jim Hall; he was also nominated for a Grammy thanks to his solo work on "In Vogue," a track from Joanne Brackeen's 1999 album Pink Elephant Magic. In 2000, Potter was named the recipient of Denmark's prestigious Jazzpar Prize, making him the youngest person ever to win the award. He was also heavily featured on Steely Dan's Grammy-winning comeback album Two Against Nature, all of which gave him his widest exposure yet.
In its wake, he left Concord Jazz to sign with Verve, and offered his label debut with 2001's Gratitude, a widely acclaimed album paying tribute to past saxophone greats. At this point, his quartet included Colley, keyboardist Kevin Hayes, and drummer Brian Blade; Blade was replaced by Bill Stewart for the 2002 follow-up Traveling Mercies and Lift: Live at the Village Vanguard, the latter of which appeared in 2004 on Sunnyside. A new band with guitarist Wayne Krantz, keyboardist Craig Taborn, and drummer Nate Smith was introduced on the 2006 release Underground. Song for Anyone appeared in 2007, featuring a new quartet and a pair of string players. He appeared as part of Motian's trio on 2010's Lost in a Dream, and led the NDR Bigband on Transatlantic for EMI in 2011.
In early 2013, Potter made his debut as a leader for ECM on the album Sirens. His compositions for the set were inspired by episodes in Homer's epic poem The Odyssey. His quintet for the date included Taborn (piano), David Virelles (prepared piano, celeste, harmonium), Larry Grenadier (double bass), and Eric Harland (drums). The saxophonist expanded the reach of his Underground quartet for 2015's Imaginary Cities. In addition to its original lineup, Potter added two bass players and a string quartet. The album was credited to the Chris Potter Underground Orchestra.
Title: This Is The Way (Single)
Artist: Chris Potter
Genre: Electronica, Uplifting House, Trance, Tech Trance
Title: The Dreamer Is the Dream
Artist: Joe Martin, Chris Potter, Marcus Gilmore, David Virelles
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Feeling S Mutual
Artist: Chris Potter, Billy Drummond, John Swana Quintet, Dave Posmontier, Steve Giordano
Genre: Jazz
Title: Live At The 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival
Artist: Dave Holland, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Eric Harland, Chris Potter, Monterey Quartet
Genre: Jazz
Title: Coming Together
Artist: Steven Wilson, Terell Stafford, Chris Potter, John Davis, Keith Javors, Delbert Felix
Genre: Jazz
Title: Steppin’ Zone
Artist: Scott Colley, David Kikoski, Jeff Tain Watts, Tain, Chris Potter, Watts, Alex Sipiagin, Alex Sipiagin Quintet
Genre: Contemporary Jazz
Title: Harcology
Artist: Campbell Taylor, Chris Potter, Dwayne Burno, Greg Gisbert Quintet
Title: Destinations Unknown
Artist: Craig Taborn, David Binney, Chris Potter, Boris Kozlov Alex Sipiagin
Genre: Jazz
Title: Steppin Zone
Artist: Scott Colley, David Kikoski, Jeff " Tain " Watts, Chris Potter, Alex Sipiagin
Genre: Jazz
Title: Tug of War
Artist: Chris Potter, David Hazeltine, John Swana, Dwayne Burno, Byron Landham
Genre: Jazz
Title: New Vistas
Artist: Peter Bernstein, Chris Potter, Sam Yahel, Bill Stewart, Jim Rotondi
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Enja Heritage Collection: Thorn
Artist: Jack DeJohnette, Chris Potter, Antonio Farao, Drew Gress
Genre: Jazz
Title: Prints
Artist: Antonio Sánchez / Antonio Sanchez, Scott Colley, David Kikoski, Chris Potter, Alex Sipiagin
Genre: Jazz
Title: Heritage / Evolution, Vol. 2
Artist: Ravi Coltrane, Chris Potter, Prism Quartet, Joe Lovano
Genre: Jazz
Title: Enjoy Jazz 2016 (Bootleg) (Maxi-Single)
Artist: Aziza, Chris Potter, Lionel Loueke, Eric Harland, Dave Holland
Genre: Contemporary Jazz, Bop
Title: Rhythm In New York
Artist: John Patitucci, Don Gibson, Nate Smith, Andy James, Alex Acuña / Alex Acuna, Chris Potter, Jon Cowherd, Marcus Strickland, Adam Rogers
Genre: Jazz
Title: Images
Artist: Jeff, David Binney, Scott Colley, Chris Potter, Alex Sipiagin, Adam Rogers, Josh Roseman, Gil Goldsetin
Genre: Jazz
Title: Steppin' Zone
Artist: Scott Colley, David Kikoski, Chris Potter, Jeff Tain Watts Alex Sipiagin
Genre: Jazz
Title: Hindsight
Artist: Gene Jackson, Chris Potter, Alex Sipiagin, Adam Rogers, Boris Kozlov
Genre: Jazz
Title: You Should Not Do This If You Are In a Hurry
Artist: Chris Potter, Mikkel Hess, Joris Teepe, Niels Vincentz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Out And Out Jazz
Artist: Pat Metheny, John Patitucci, David Liebman, Gary Peacock, Chris Potter, Nicholas Payton, Billy Hart, Peter Washington, Ralph Simon, Arkadia Jazz All-Stars
Genre: Jazz
Title: Equilibrium
Artist: Gene Jackson, Scott Colley, David Kikoski, Chris Potter, Alex Sipiagin, Davod Binney
Genre: Jazz
Title: Tim Ries (Live At Smalls)
Artist: John Patitucci, Chris Potter, Tim Ries, Billy Drummond, Kalman Olah
Title: Bastion of Sanity
Artist: David Binney, Chris Potter, Thomas Morgan, Dan Weiss, Jacob Sacks
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Avant Garde Metal
Collections
Title: Jazz: Summer Love
Genre: Jazz
Title: Out and Out Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz In the Moment
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz: Morning Songs
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz In the Moment
Genre: Jazz
Title: 15 Magic Years 1992-2007
Genre: Jazz
Title: Tenor Madness
Genre: Jazz
Title: Modern Jazz Masters
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz On the Sunnyside
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Jazz Woodwinds Collection
Genre: Jazz
Title: The New Young Lions of Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
Title: Thanksgiving Day - Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Pioneers for a Cure - Best Jazz Songs of 2012
Genre: Jazz
Title: Bebop Then and Now
Genre: Jazz
Title: Tomorrow's Jazz Classics - Nagel Heyer 2000/2001
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Best Rare Jazz Sax
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Verve Impressions: Saxes
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Most Romantic Saxophone
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz For Saxophone Lovers
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: New Life @ TMD Jazz Edition Vol. 7
Genre: Jazz
Title: New Life @ TMD Jazz Edition Vol. 8
Genre: Jazz
Title: I Love Music! - Jazz Edition Vol. 11
Genre: Jazz
Title: I Love Music! - Jazz Edition Vol. 14
Genre: Jazz
Title: I Love Music! - Jazz Edition Vol. 16
Genre: Jazz
Title: Old But Gold 90's
Genre: Downtempo, Garage, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Eurodisco, Alternative, Funk
Title: The Stars In The Night Sky (CD2)
Genre: Jazz, Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: The Flowers Jazz's (CD1)
Genre: Jazz, Instrumental, Smooth Jazz, Instrumental
Title: The Great Jazz Code (CD2)
Genre: Jazz, Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: The Vanilla Jazz: Instrumental Collection (CD2)
Genre: Jazz, Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: Modernity Instrumental Jazz Music 2022 (CD3)
Genre: Jazz, Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: BMC Records: 25 Years Of Jazz, Pt. 1 (Remastered 2023)
Genre: Jazz
Featuring albums
Title: Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro
Artist: Billy Childs
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz
Title: Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro [+digital booklet]
Artist: Billy Childs
Genre: Jazz
Title: Couleurs Jazz Presents Jazz & Wine (Lounge and Chill Tracks)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz
Title: An Evening With John Patitucci & Andy James (CD1)
Artist: John Patitucci, Andy James
Genre: Jazz