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Frank Potenza: For Joe
by Bruce Lindsay
Joe Who? Joe Pass. Not a difficult question, given that it's Pass' image that dominates the front cover of For Joe. A quick glance at the track listing makes it pretty clear too. Then there's the rhythm section of Jim Hughart on bass, Colin Bailey on drums and John Pisano on second guitar: men whose working relationship with Pass goes back to the mid-60s--all three performed on For Django (Pacific, 1964). Band leader and primary guitarist Frank Potenza has certainly ...
read moreFrank Potenza: Old, New, Borrowed & Blue
by AAJ Italy Staff
Frank Potenza è un chitarrista elettrico americano che tiene stabilmente un piede e mezzo nella tradizione, rappresentata dal suo vecchio mentore Joe Pass e dai vari Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Raney e George Benson, riservandosi qualche sottile elemento distintivo che gli consente di poter immaginare una musica che non è certamente rivoluzionaria ma che allo stesso tempo non si nega qualche fermento evolutivo. Nel caso di questo piacevole Old, New, Borrowed & Blue viene mantenuta l'impostazione di base del trio chitarra, ...
read moreShelly Berg & Frank Potenza: First Takes
by Michael P. Gladstone
In the liner notes to this piano-guitar duo album, Shelly Berg notes that there “often exists a love/hate relationship between the guitarist and pianist in a jazz band, with each jockeying for supremacy in creating chords and accompaniment." Upon reflection, I would have to say that this may be a reality on some occasions, but when two like-minded musicians pull off an album like this one, the results can be quite the opposite. Considering the collaborative efforts of Bill Evans ...
read moreThe Frank Potenza Quartet: The Legacy
by Jack Bowers
Guitarist Frank Potenza, who was a member of the Gene Harris Quartet from 1996 until the pianist’s untimely death in 2000, has dedicated his second album on Azica Records to his late friend and former employer. Not surprisingly, Potenza’s group sounds much like Harris’s, with pianist Larry Fuller adopting Gene’s crisp, percussive style and swinging almost as aggressively as his role model on every number. The “Harris connection” is further reinforced by bassist Luther Hughes, a member of Gene’s various ...
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