Feb 6, 2013 (WBGO-FM) — The history of jazz is often told as a sequence of epic heroes, legends whose careers proceed from one great accomplishment to another. Coincidentally, one widely admired saxophonist has been reading Homer lately. Potter presents his new Odyssey-inspired suite The Sirens in concert.
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Chris Potter Quartet: Live At The Village Vanguard
by Patrick Jarenwattananon
Feb 6, 2013 (WBGO-FM) — The history of jazz is often told as a sequence of epic heroes, legends whose careers proceed from one great accomplishment to another. Coincidentally, one widely admired saxophonist has been reading Homer lately. Potter presents his new Odyssey-inspired suite The Sirens in concert.See this
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The history of jazz is often told as a sequence of epic heroes, legends whose careers proceed from one great accomplishment to another. Coincidentally, the saxophonist Chris Potter, bright-toned and gymnastically powerful, has been reading Homer lately. That's inspired his latest suite of compositions, a collection of tuneful numbers based on The Odyssey. The Sirens is geared largely around a quartet of widely admired musicians, not least of whom is Potter himself.
Like brave Odysseus, Potter returns to a place which has been a home base for him. His quartet celebrates the release of The Sirens at the Village Vanguard in New York. WBGO and NPR Music presented a live radio broadcast and video webcast of the Chris Potter Quartet in concert.
Set List
All compositions by Chris Potter unless otherwise indicated.
- "Wine Dark Sea"
- "Wayfinder"
- "The Owl Of Cranston" (P. Motian)
- "Kalypso"
- "The Sirens"
- "Sky"
Personnel
- Chris Potter, saxophones
- Ethan Iverson, piano
- Larry Grenadier, bass
- Eric Harland, drums
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