Got the Keys to the Kingdom: Live at the Village Vanguard

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Got the Keys to the Kingdom:
Live at the Village Vanguard
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Live album by
ReleasedFebruary 17, 2023
RecordedFebruary, 2022
Genre Jazz
Length61:19
Label Edition Records
Producer Dave Stapleton and Louise Holland
Chris Potter chronology
Sunrise Reprise
(2021)
Got the Keys to the Kingdom:
Live at the Village Vanguard

(2023)

Got the Keys to the Kingdom: Live at the Village Vanguard is a 2023 live album by saxophonist Chris Potter, his fourth released on Edition Records, recorded live at the Village Vanguard in NYC. Chris Potter is accompanied by Craig Taborn on piano, Scott Colley on bass and Marcus Gilmore on drums. The album features all cover songs which, in Potter's words, "are tunes people don’t usually play". [1]

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Chris May from All About Jazz gives it a favorable review, with 4 out of 5 stars and mentions that "Potter deserves an honorary set of keys to the Vanguard on the strength of it". [2]

Jeff Cebulski from the website Chicago Jazz suggests that Chris Potter should be considered among the best living saxophonists, pointing out that the album "demonstrates the remarkable depth and breadth of his talent" and "adds to the great recordings from one of Jazz’s holy places". [3]

Bill Milkowski from The Absolute Sound calls Potter "the most potent and impactful tenor saxophonist of his generation", giving the album a five star review. [4]

Jon Turney from London Jazz News calls the record outstanding and an "impressive display of twenty-first century jazz playing in full flow". [5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You Gotta Move" Mississippi Fred McDowell 14:01
2."Nozani Na"
10:53
3."Blood Count" Billy Strayhorn 9:01
4."Klactoveedsedstene" Charlie Parker 7:26
5."Olha Maria"6:22
6."Got the Keys to the Kingdom"traditional/spiritual13:36

Personnel

Musicians

Technical personnel

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References

  1. "Chris Potter / Got the Keys to the Kingdom: Live at the Village Vanguard". Edition Records .
  2. 1 2 "All About Jazz review". All About Jazz .
  3. "Chicago Jazz review".
  4. "The Absolute Sound review".
  5. "London Jazz News review".