Imaginary Cities
Personnel: Chris Potter (bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Adam Rogers (guitars); Mark Feldman , Joyce Hammann (violin); Lois Martin (viola); Dave Eggar (cello); Craig Taborn (piano); Steve Nelson (vibraphone, marimba); Fima Ephron (bass guitar); Nate Smith (drums).Audio Mixers: Chris Potter ; James A. Farber; Manfred Eicher.Recording information: Avatar Studios, New York, NY (12/2013).Photographer: Bart Babinski.As the billing on the cover indicates, Chris Potter extends the creative envelope of his longstanding Underground Orchestra on his second date as a leader for ECM. Guitarist Adam Rogers, drummer Nate Smith, and pianist Craig Taborn all return. The additional architecture includes not one but two bassists in Scott Colley (acoustic) and Fima Ephron (electric). Steve Nelson (Potter's former bandmate in Dave Holland's quintet) plays marimba and vibes, and a string quartet -- violinists Mark Feldman and Joyce Hammann, violist Lois Martin, and cellist David Eggar -