Transatlantic (Chris Potter album)

Transatlantic
Transatlantic
Studio album by Chris Potter and the DR Big Band
Released	2011
Recorded	January 2010
Studio	DR Byen Studio 3, Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre	Jazz
Length	66:54
Label	Red Dot Music; RDM013
Producer	Chris Minh Doky
Chris Potter chronology

Transatlantic is an album by jazz saxophonist Chris Potter with the DR Big Band released on the Red Dot Music label in 2011.^[1]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
All About Jazz	^[3]

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 4 stars stating "Chris Potter has long established himself as one of the top saxophonists of his generation, but these 2010 sessions with the DR Big Band find him breaking new ground, writing original material for a large ensemble while conducting and serving as the primary soloist as well ... Fans of Chris Potter who are used to hearing him lead various small groups will have their ears opened by this outstanding progressive release".^[2]

All About Jazz correspondent John Kelman observed "Transatlantic may wax heavy on the solo front, but it's always in service of Potter's detailed charts, which demonstrate continued growth as a writer/arranger. He may largely work in small group contexts, but Transatlantic proves Potter's increasing mettle as a leader in any context, as compelling for its long-form charts as it is its ever-perfect capacity to inspire expansive but always completely relevant improvisation".^[3]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Chris Potter

"Quick" − 9:44
"The Steppes" − 9:20
"Interlude" − 1:30
"New Year's Day" − 9:25
"Narrow Road" − 6:27
"Abyssinia" − 9:52
"Totally" − 9:08
"Rumination" − 11:48

Personnel[]

Chris Potter - arranger, conductor, saxophone
Anders Gustafsson, Christer Gustafsson, Gerard Presencer, Mads la Cour, Thomas Kjærgaard − trumpet
Jakob Munck, Peter Jensen, Steen Hansen, Vincent Nilsson − trombone
Lars Møller, Nicolai Schultz, Pelle Fridell, Peter Fuglsang, Uffe Markussen − reeds
Magnus Hjort − piano
Kaspar Vadsholt − double bass
Søren Frost - drums
Per Gade − guitar

References[]

^ Red Dot Music Records catalog, accessed January 8, 2018
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Dryden, Ken. Chris Potter – Transatlantic: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Kelman, J. All About Jazz Review, August 15, 2011

[1] Red Dot Music Records catalog, accessed January 8, 2018

[Allmusic-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Dryden, Ken. Chris Potter – Transatlantic: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 8, 2018.

[AAJ-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Kelman, J. All About Jazz Review, August 15, 2011

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