Chris Potter Chris Potter came on the scene in the early 1990s and proceeded to collaborate with a “Who’s Who” of modern jazz including Paul Motian, Patricia Barber, Renee Rosnes, Billy Hart, Dave Douglas, Dave Holland, Kenny Wheeler, and Pat Metheny. While his work as a leader is highly celebrated earning him standing among the […]
Paul Motian
-
-
Jazz at 100 Hour 87: Jazz From Europe on ECM (1972 – 1976)
Keith Jarrett Previously in this series we have surveyed record labels as representative of the jazz trends in their times – for example bebop on Dial in the 40s, mainstream jazz on Verve in the 50s, and hard bop on Blue Note in the 60s. The German label ECM can be seen as representative of […]
-
Jazz at 100 Hour 53: The Piano Trios – Erroll Garner, Ahmad Jamal, & Bill Evans (1955 – 1961)
Scott LaFaro – Bill Evans – Paul Motian While there were influential piano trios in the 1940s (Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, Lennie Tristano, or Nat King Cole, for example), the format reached new peaks in the 1950s. In particular, Ahmad Jamal and Bill Evans reconceived the format to stress the interplay of three artists, rather […]