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Chris Potter Underground: The Wheel

By Mike Jacobs
August 7, 2023
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Saxophonist Chris Potter has struck gold with many of his lineups but his Underground was indeed a special one, as this 2009 clip shows. With drummer Nate Smith, keyboardist Craig Taborn and guitarist Adam Rogers joining in, "The Wheel" turns and burns so, it may take a minute to notice the absence of a bassist but it's likely you won't care either. (Special kudos to Taborn for being able to engage in offstage banter while laying down a dynamite 15/8 groove.)

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