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''Ultrahang'' is an album by jazz saxophonist Chris Potter released on the label ArtistShare in 2009.ArtistShare Project Page
accessed January 8, 2018 It features keyboardist Craig Taborn, guitarist Adam Rogers and drummer Nate Smith.


Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4 stars stating "Potter has been at the forefront of progressive and contemporary jazz since the founding of this ensemble, one that all younger listeners should champion, and deserves high marks in the annals of new jazz as presenting one of the more innovative approaches in the decade of the 2000s. ''Ultrahang'' comes highly recommended". All About Jazz correspondent John Kelman observed "With a group this versatile, there's little Underground can't do. Still, it speaks with a clear voice that incorporates elements of M-Base mathematics, funk, fusion, and folkloric pop references into a unique mélange that, based on the trajectory of ''
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'' and, now, ''Ultrahang'', has nowhere to continue but up".Kelman, J
All About Jazz Review
June 29, 2009
Another review by David Miller stated "The end result is a superbly constructed group effort. Underground manages to stay true to its brand of gritty, muscular funk while expanding its repertoire and bringing in other outside influences. ''Ultrahang'' is a faithful document of the evolution of a great band that is even better live".Miller, D
All About Jazz Review
July 6, 2009


Track listing

All compositions by Chris Potter except where indicated # "Ultrahang" − 6:46 # "Facing East" − 9:57 # "Rumples" (Adam Rogers) − 7:14 # " It Ain't Me, Babe" ( Bob Dylan) − 5:18 # "Time's Arrow" − 9:12 # "Small Wonder" − 7:27 # "Boots" − 10:00 # "Interstellar Signals" − 6:29


Personnel

* Chris Potter - tenor saxophone,
bass clarinet The bass clarinet is a musical instrument of the clarinet family. Like the more common soprano B clarinet, it is usually pitched in B (meaning it is a transposing instrument on which a written C sounds as B), but it plays notes an octave bel ...
* Adam Rogersguitar * Craig Taborn -
Fender Rhodes The Rhodes piano (also known as the Fender Rhodes piano) is an electric piano invented by Harold Rhodes, which became popular in the 1970s. Like a conventional piano, the Rhodes generates sound with keys and hammers, but instead of strings, th ...
* Nate Smith -
drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...


References

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