Eagle's Point

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Eagle's Point
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Studio album by
Chris Potter
ReleasedMarch 8, 2024
Recorded2022
StudioThe Bunker Studio
Genre Jazz
Label Edition
Producer Chris Potter

Eagle's Point is an album by Chris Potter. It was recorded in 2022 and released in 2024 by Edition Records.

Contents

Music and recording

Saxophonist and bass clarinetist Potter, pianist Brad Mehldau, bassist John Patitucci, and drummer Brian Blade had known each since the 1990s but had never recorded together before this album, [1] which was laid down at The Bunker Studio [2] in 2022. [3]

Potter wrote all of the eight tracks [4] and was also the album producer. [2] He plays tenor saxophone throughout, except for bass clarinet for the first half of "Indigo Ildikó" and soprano saxophone on "Aria for Anna". [1] [5]

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
DownBeat Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Financial Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Jazzwise Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Eagle's Point was released by Edition Records on March 8, 2024. [2] The Financial Times reviewer described it as "an album of beautifully poised modern jazz, laden with the strength of character and rhythmic interplay to balance Potter's advanced technique." [7] Referencing the reputation of the band members, Jazz Journal concluded that "'Supergroup' may be an overworked expression, but it would be difficult to deny this is super playing" [4] and Jazzwise wrote "For this most unassuming of supergroups, it's never about anything else other than the music." [3]

Track listing

  1. "Dream of Home" – 5:39
  2. "Cloud Message" – 7:05
  3. "Indigo Ildikó" – 7:18
  4. "Eagle's Point" – 7:35
  5. "Aria for Anna" – 6:15
  6. "Other Plans" – 7:40
  7. "Málaga Moon" – 8:28
  8. "Horizon Dance" – 6:39

Source: [2]

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 May, Chris (March 3, 2024). "Chris Potter: Eagle's Point". All About Jazz . Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Chris Potter: Eagle's Point". Edition Records. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Harris, Selwyn (April 2024). "Chris Potter: Eagle's Point". Jazzwise . Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Lomax, Ian (May 3, 2024). "Chris Potter: Eagle's Point". Jazz Journal . Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  5. ↑ Hadfield, Patrick (March 9, 2024). "Chris Potter – 'Eagle's Point'". UK Jazz News. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  6. ↑ Macnie, Jim (May 2024). "Chris Potter: Eagle's Point". DownBeat . Vol. 91, no. 5. p. 50.
  7. 1 2 Hobart, Mike (February 28, 2024). "Chris Potter: Eagle's Point Album Review — Beautifully Poised Modern Jazz". Financial Times . Retrieved June 8, 2025.
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