vcirelli
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Pat Metheny's "Unity Band" should sweep album of the year awards. Any doubts, just listen. Ben Williams on bass could be the only weak link but I say that very tongue and cheek, These guys gel amazingly!
…caught this band up at the Newport Jazz Festival a few weekends ago…tight ensemble. Since I'm not much a Metheny fan, I was surprised by how much it engaged me, but then I realized something…that saxist Chris Potter's contribution makes it feel an awful lot like some of the late Michael Brecker's music from the '70s. Got me thinking: I'm all for folks having the opportunity to hear good music in the flesh as long as we call it what it is. Jazz of the '50s and '60s really sounded different from jazz of the '20s, '30s and '40s, so your ears could always kinda tell you where you were on the chronological spectrum. I think it's a bit easier to pass off a lot of jazz that came later as "contemporary" or "now" music, though admittedly, I haven't quite figured out why…
Chris Potter's Underground - Live at the Village Vanguard. is a killer recording. Chris Potter's playing is so inventive and the band is so tight. It has provided lots of listening enjoyment. Also if you like Christian Scott, Amazon has his new double cd
Christian aTunde Adjuah for mp3 download for 5.00 Lots of good music for a great price.
Well, I'll put it this way…if I have the itch to see a live band and Chris Potter's (or Christian Scott's) group is in town, I'd definitely check 'em out. But when I wanna put on records, I'd be more likely to reach for Joe Henderson or one of the other saxists that Potter is channeling. Joe Henderson made some stunning records, both groovy and post-bop.
Get the best of both worlds this fall when Chris Potter will be part of a Joe Henderson tribute at Lincoln Center