Lift: Live at the Village Vanguard is the second live album by jazz saxophonist Chris Potter, recorded December 13th & 14th, 2002 and released on the Sunnyside label in 2004.[1] It features keyboardist Kevin Hays, bassist Scott Colley and drummer Bill Stewart.
| Lift: Live at the Village Vanguard | ||||
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| Live album by Chris Potter Quartet | ||||
| Released | May 25, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | December 13–14, 2002 | |||
| Venue | Village Vanguard, NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 76:39 | |||
| Label | Sunnyside SCC 3022 | |||
| Producer | Chris Potter, Louise Holland | |||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Guardian | [3] |
| All About Jazz | [4] |
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "Potter and his quartet are taking the gift of post-bop jazz and moving into new territories tonally, harmonically, and yes, thankfully, lyrically. This is forward-thinking music that is full of emotion, swing, and sophistication. It is readily accessible for anyone willing to encounter it either historically or on its own terms. Lift is a sharp, tough, and streetwise record of a fine gig played in a jazz temple with aplomb and sass. It points in new directions and offers a solid portrait of the artist as not only a strident voice, but as a visionary as well".[2]
The Guardian 's John Fordham noted "Potter himself is often dazzling - particularly on two unaccompanied tenor sax overtures - though his muscular long lines and whirling ascents and descents occasionally substitute sound and fury for shape and contrast".[3]
All About Jazz correspondent John Kelman observed "While Potter's sheer technical prowess sometimes threatens to overpower his innate musicality, for the most part he makes statements that are well-conceived, developed and executed. Eschewing the more concept-laden work of his past couple of albums, Lift is a celebration of playing at its most pure".[4]
In JazzTimes Chris Kelsey wrote "tenor saxophonist Chris Potter’s Live at the Village Vanguard (Sunnyside) is, by any and all contemporary standards, a superb live album, thanks to some unruly ensemble work".[5]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Chris Potter except where indicated
- "7.5" (Bill Stewart) − 14:57
- "What You Wish" − 13:51
- "Stella by Starlight" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) − 7:16
- "Lift" − 11:58
- "Okinawa" − 9:15
- "Boogie Stop Shuffle Sax Intro" − 4:13
- "Boogie Stop Shuffle" (Charles Mingus) − 15:09
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ Sunnyside Records Album Entry, accessed January 8, 2018
- ^ a b Jurek, Thom. Chris Potter Quartet – Lift: Live at the Village Vanguard: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^ a b Fordham, J. The Guardian Review, January 23, 2015
- ^ a b Kelman, J. All About Jazz Review, September 4, 2007
- ^ Kelsey, C. JazzTimes Review, August 2004