''This Will Be'' (subtitled ''The Jazzpar Prize'') is the first live album by

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saxophonist Chris Potter, recorded at concerts in Denmark celebrating his receipt of the 2000 Jazzpar Prize and released on the Danish Storyville label in 2001.Storyville Records album entry
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Reception

The

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review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 4 stars stating "With all of the attention that multi-instrumentalist Chris Potter began getting at the dawn of the 21st century in his homeland of the U.S., he had already been awarded the Jazzpar Prize in 2000, with part of the honor including this special concert recording made to feature his work ... this young man (not yet 30 at the time) displays tremendous chops on tenor sax and the skills of a seasoned composer and arranger ... well worth acquiring by post-bop fans."

Track listing

All compositions by Chris Potter # "This Will Be" − 11:54 # "Okinawa" − 11:24 # "Jazzpair Suite: Part One - Chorale" − 1:55 # "Jazzpair Suite: Part Two - Medium" − 10:57 # "Jazzpair Suite: Part Three - Rubato" − 6:29 # "Jazzpair Suite: Part Four - Tribute to Hodges & Ellington" − 7:12 # "Jazzpair Suite: Part Five - Ballad" − 3:37 # "Jazzpair Suite: Part Six - Folk Tune" − 10:25 # "

In a Sentimental Mood "In a Sentimental Mood" is a jazz composition by Duke Ellington. He composed the piece in 1935 and recorded it with his orchestra during the same year. Lyrics were written by Manny Kurtz; Ellington's manager Irving Mills gave himself a perc ...

(Encore)" ( Duke Ellington) − 8:28

Personnel

* Chris Potter - soprano saxophone,

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...

, flute, bass clarinet *Kasper Tranberg − cornet (tracks 3-8) *Peter Fuglsang − flute, bass clarinet (tracks 3-8) *

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Jacob Fischer Jacob Fischer (born 1967) is a self-taught Danish jazz guitarist. Since 1992 he has been a member of the Svend Asmussen Quartet and founded his own Jacob Fischer Trio, where he plays alongside Hugo Rasmussen on bass and Janus Templeton on drums. ...

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guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...

(tracks 3-8) * Scott Colley − bass *

Billy Drummond Willis Robert "Billy" Drummond Jr. (born June 19, 1959) is an American jazz drummer. Early life Billy Drummond was born in Newport News, Virginia, where he grew up listening to the extensive jazz record collection of his father, an amateur dr ...

- drums

References

{{reflist Chris Potter (jazz saxophonist) live albums 2001 live albums Storyville Records live albums