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Chris Potter Quartet: Live At The Village Vanguard

WBGO | By Patrick Jarenwattananon
Published February 6, 2013 at 1:00 PM EST
Chris Potter.
1 of 12  — Chris Potter.
Chris Potter.
The Chris Potter quartet.
2 of 12  — The Chris Potter quartet.
The Chris Potter quartet.
Eric Harland.
3 of 12  — Eric Harland.
Eric Harland.
Ethan Iverson.
4 of 12  — Ethan Iverson.
Ethan Iverson.
Known mostly as a tenor saxophonist, Chris Potter broke out his alto flute, as well as his bass clarinet and soprano saxophone for the gig.
5 of 12  — Known mostly as a tenor saxophonist, Chris Potter broke out his alto flute, as well as his bass clarinet and soprano saxophone for the gig.
Known mostly as a tenor saxophonist, Chris Potter broke out his alto flute, as well as his bass clarinet and soprano saxophone for the gig.
Bassist Larry Grenadier.
6 of 12  — Bassist Larry Grenadier.
Bassist Larry Grenadier.
Chris Potter.
7 of 12  — Chris Potter.
Chris Potter.
Chris Potter, backstage, warming up on bass clarinet.
8 of 12  — Chris Potter, backstage, warming up on bass clarinet.
Chris Potter, backstage, warming up on bass clarinet.
<p>Chris Potter shows Eric Harland some music.</p><p></p>
9 of 12  — Chris Potter shows Eric Harland some music.

Chris Potter shows Eric Harland some music.

Pianist Brad Mehldau, left, came by the Village Vanguard to see his friends play. He chats with fellow piansit Ethan Iverson.
10 of 12  — Pianist Brad Mehldau, left, came by the Village Vanguard to see his friends play. He chats with fellow piansit Ethan Iverson.
Pianist Brad Mehldau, left, came by the Village Vanguard to see his friends play. He chats with fellow piansit Ethan Iverson.
Outside the Village Vanguard.
11 of 12  — Outside the Village Vanguard.
Outside the Village Vanguard.
The Chris Potter Quartet.
12 of 12  — The Chris Potter Quartet.
The Chris Potter Quartet.

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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