Dave Potter - You Already Know (SUMMIT RECORDS 2017)

Having recorded four albums with Jason Marsalis, Dave Potter is a ‘budding’ jazz musician that ‘you may already know’…

Referenced by fellow-musicians as “…one of the most talented young drummers on the scene today…”, Dave Potter is quickly becoming known as an impact musician. On “You Already Know”, Potter takes the listener on a delightfully diverse yet wonderfully cohesive ride of some really great tunes that encompass the jazz tradition. Together with a cast of world-class musicians (including; Jason Marsalis, Marcus Roberts and Rodney Jordan), Potter serves up a recording that capsulizes 17 years of the musical journey he has traveled.

Following graduation from Florida State University in 2005, he was chosen from a national pool of applicants to be a member of the Louis Armstrong Quintet at the University of New Orleans. Unfortunately, the tragedy of hurricane Katrina temporarily altered that and in the spring of 2006, he was awarded a full scholarship to the prestigious Julliard Jazz Program in New York City. He declined the offer however and returned to Florida State University, where he received his Master’s Degree in the winter of 2008 after further collaboration with his mentor Marcus Roberts.

In 2010, Potter was featured in a novel entitled “The New Face of Jazz” about the younger generation of Jazz musicians making an impact in the current scene. Dave is now located in Atlanta where he maintains a busy teaching and performing schedule while also touring the globe as a member of The Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet.

01 Night Dreamer

02 Country By Choice

03 My Blue Heaven

04 Ratio Man

05 Whisper Not

06 Played Twice

07 I'm Going To Heaven, And You Ain't!

08 Puppet Master

09 Lettin’ Loose

10 Bells Of Ascona

11 Beatitudes

12 Last Tune

Dave Potter: drums

Jason Marsalis: vibraphone (1, 3, 6, 10)

Austin Johnson: piano (1, 3, 6, 10)

Will Goble: bass (1, 3, 6, 10)

Miguel Alvarado: tenor saxophone (2, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12), soprano saxophone (4)

Darren English: trumpet (2, 8)

Marcus Roberts: piano (2, 7, 8)

Rodney Jordan: bass (2, 7, 8)

Louis Heriveaux: piano (4, 5, 9, 11, 12)

Craig Shaw: bass (4, 5, 9, 11, 12)

Andy Sioberg: trumpet (5, 11, 12)

Will Goble - Consider The Blues (2016)

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Genre: Post-Bop

GAB's Rating: ★★★★☆ 

“Mr. Goble delivers a gem...original and fresh...”  JazzTimes

For his second recording as a leader, bassist Will Goble is joined by drummer Dave Potter, his long-time rhythm section mate in Jason Marsalis' Quartet, master saxophonist Greg Tardy and the Atlanta-based pianist Louis Heriveaux. Through arrangements of compositions by Mary Lou Williams and George Gershwin, and originals inspired by the 2015 Nepali earthquakes, racial injustice, and other emotion-charged events, Goble presents the blues as an aesthetic through which all people can make their stories known. From the opening "Another Man Gone Down," a traditional chain gang song with guest vocalist Tabreeca Woodside, to Goble's uptempo "The Ants Went Marching One By One But They Didn’t Come Back," the blues are captured with a variety of outlooks, but always through the infinitely variable lens of swing.

1. Another Man Done Gone 4:52
2. Johnson's Magic Umbrella 4:19
3. Dirge Blues 6:22
4. It Ain't Necessarily So 6:10
5. Just Think For A Moment 5:23
6. Belle Isle 5:43
7. The Ants Went Marching One By One But They Didn't Come Back 5:37
8. Hold Tight 6:09
9. Uncertainty 7:02
10. Hopefully 6:22
11. Three Little Words 4:28

Gregory Tardy - Tenor Saxophone
Louis Heriveaux - Piano
Will Goble - Bass
Dave Potter - Drums
Tabreeca Woodside - Vocals (1)  

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