Not by Chance (album)

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Not by Chance
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 15, 2009
RecordedJanuary 2009
Studio Sear Sound, New York City
Genre Jazz
Label Anzic
Producer Joe Martin
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Not by Chance is an album by jazz bassist Joe Martin.

Contents

Music and recording

The album was recorded at Sear Sound, New York City in January 2009. [2] Martin was also the producer. [2] All but one of the tracks was written by Martin. [1] Chris Potter mostly plays tenor saxophone, but uses bass clarinet on "The Balloon Song" and soprano sax on the title track. [3] The album was released by Anzic Records on September 15, 2009. [2]

Track listing

  1. "Semente" – 8:50
  2. "In the Meantime" – 8:35
  3. "Caché" – 8:26
  4. "A Dream" – 9:19
  5. "The Balloon Song" – 3:53
  6. "Once Before" – 7:15
  7. "Far" – 6:03
  8. "Not by Chance" – 8:15
  9. "The Stoic" – 8:37

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Henderson, Alex "Joe Martin – Not by Chance". AllMusic. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Not by Chance". Anzic Records. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  3. Milkowski, Bill (March 2010) "Joe Martin – Not by Chance". JazzTimes.