The Secret: Reward Yourself with Repeated Listending
Richard W. Ferrie | San Jose, CA USA | 03/11/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"It was true of Trane, and finally there's another tenor voice of which the following can be said: The more you listen to a Chris Potter CD (and, yes, for goodness sake, see him live if you have the chance!) the more the music opens up for you, the more you feel the passion, the intelligence, the musical craftsmanship, the mystical new directions the artist offers. Folks stopped listening to Trane at a certain point and then later "caught up." Catch up with Chris Potter and this great band now. Fans need to know that this is what younger and older musicians are doing, whether we admit it or not. Listen to Underground and you'll hear where jazz is going."
Chris potter - underground
Rafael Russi Figueiredo | U.S. | 11/04/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Excelent cd!!!
I have no doubt that chriss potter is tha new coltrane! His really inovaiting. The underground is one of the best chris potter albuns. His improvisation lenguage is showed a lot on this cd. "Mornig bell" (great arranje) and "the weel" are my favorites. I'm a guitar player and (of course) i have to say that wayne krantz is an excelent player. His guitar sound is no so comon on jazz today and his new technic creating lots of new sounds make this cd very precious. Nate Smith is the new hit of the jazz drum. Full of energy and new concepts like the influence of hiphop on the jazz music, Nate is another great plazye on this album. No bass, but trust me, you wont nedd it cause you have the groove of craig teborn on the fender rhodes, and really: he's great! finaly we have the special guest adam rogers on two songs. Adam really did his job.
This is a great album. It's new, it's contemporary, and you're buying at amazon, wich make it very much easier!
thank's everyone and nice shopping!
Rafa Figueiredo (sory if there's any english errors)"
Another winner from Potter
Olukayode Balogun | Leeds, England | 01/30/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Chris Potter is joined on this 2006 album by Wayne Krantz on guitar, Craig Taborn on Fender Rhodes and Nate Smith on drums. It's as good an album as one might expect from the tenor player (though still, in my opinion, not as good as "Traveling Mercies") and while I always look forward to John Scofield's appearances on Chris Potter CDs, Krantz gives such a good performance... well, let's just say Scofield's not missed as much as I thought he would be.
I like all the songs but I do have favourites on this one. They include "Morning Bell", "Big Top", "Celestial Nomad" and the title track, "Underground"."
WOOOWWW
Ricardo Erdos Cappon | Mexico city | 01/04/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"the first time you hear this CD you really dont get it very well , but it somewhat makes you hear it again and again . it is a marvelous recording , you cant say it is jazz . it is the new jazz and funk ... it is breaking some rules ..i love it ."
Fresh n' Funky
L.A. SaxMan | Los Angeles, CA | 08/03/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"There are a lot of things that make this album unique. First of all, there is no bass player. The basslines are usually played by the keyboard with his left hand, although these basslines are not always typical basslines. The compositions on here are sometimes hard to follow, as they are not in standard jazz form. This is a good thing, because it is exciting for the listener. This album provides a fresh outlook on the art of composition. The songs have melodies, but the band goes back and forth between the melody and improvisation, not in the way a standard jazz band plays a head, followed by solos and followed by the head again.
I have heard Chris Potter play before, and he is always on the edge, doing something new and different. No suprises here, as this album has pushed the envelope as well. This is my first time to hear the other musicians and I am very impressed with their playing. I enjoy hearing the sax and Wayne Krantz's guitar together. This is an album that you'll have to listen to several times over to truly get. Each time you'll hear something different, a nuance that you didn't catch the first time, which makes each listen worthwhile."