Chris Potter at 15

[@ConSeannery1515]

Here I am on a Sunday night transcribing a 15 year old's solo.. Not something I thought I'd ever be doing lol

[@GaudinSax]

Kennon Doss still Chris Potter tho

[@UkuleleAversion]

Vocabulary, restraint, motivic development and a great sound at just age 15. He had been playing for 5 years at this point.

[@ManuelGarcia-vo6ee]

yeah, he's really pushing foward harmony

[@anthonyschneider3983]

Even at 15 he looked like a 40 year old and played with that much experience

[@marselmusic]

I know right?

[@egyptianminor]

Prodigy...incredible how mature he was even then...and for what is worth, if this is from 1985, he was actually 14 yrs old (he was born in 1971).

[@bensjammin03]

Plus, what a haircut.

[@TheFunkyKingston]

Unbelievable...this guy is a sax master!

[@brianmitchell3842]

Very cool. Too bad it was cut short. I wanted to hear the rest of the tune!

[@jakemf1]

Great sound and technique on a rock tune! Listen to that vocabulary

[@UkuleleAversion]

And not only that, his tastefulness. A lot of young prodigies tend to get drunk on their virtuosity and just shred all the time without playing anything musical.

[@christopherfischer6998]

Chris really didn’t have to go this hard. My lord what a solo

[@sheskimusic]

According to Chris, he really got into Paul Desmond at a very early age. You can really hear the influence in this solo. Listen to take five and then listen to this.

[@colonelbuendias]

Was the camera customized to specificallt pick up the ride cymbal sound?

[@reichlinsmall9765]

That trombonist sounded like a beast, too!

[@tiluriso]

This either from 1986 or he was 14 yrs old then since he was born 1/1//1971.

[@Bustradore]

Very sick

[@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out]

sorry but that's messed up. nobody should have such a well developed sound at 15. oi friggin vay.

[@MuriMorello]

and also dont look like 15 XD

[@xyvd]

hes actuallt 14 over here

[@rafagxjunglezz]

its fine. he sounds a lot different today

[@jeshkam]

@@xyvd He actually looks 18 or 19 here. Someone's made a mistake in the title.

[@xyvd]

he actually looks 40. but he is 14-15 here LOL @@jeshkam

[@davidcranfield2197]

Holy! 15? Wow.

[@diegoperaltaruiz994]

Holy shit

[@jiyujizai]

Unbelievable.

[@tvossmusic]

Who's the bone player?

[@JoshHuSaxophone]

crazy

[@danjuric622]

WoW!