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Released
  
January 28, 2013

Transatlantic (2011)
  
The Sirens (2013)

Release date
  
28 January 2013

Label
  
ECM Records

Length
  
63:36

Artist
  
Chris Potter

Producer
  
Manfred Eicher

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
September 2011, Avatar Studios, New York

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The Sirens is an album by jazz saxophonist Chris Potter released on the ECM label in 2013.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "Potter's vision and compositions on The Sirens never lose sight of his goal: portraying the eternal essence of humanity in the mythos of his subject; his poetic lyricism as a soloist, and his empathy as a bandleader are consummate".

The Guardian 's John Fordham noted "Only the faintly niggling sensation of this being a classically authoritative Potter jazz set with some suitable concept-exotica embroidery blunts The Sirens' impact".

All About Jazz correspondent John Kelman observed "Through it all, there's no mistaking this for anything but a Chris Potter record, but with The Sirens he's delivered one unlike any he's done before. An eclectic album that couldn't have happened without what's come before, it's nevertheless a signpost of significant change, as the saxophonist opens himself up compositionally—and, from a performance perspective, one that, if he can keep this remarkable group together, promises even better things to come". Another review by Ian Patterson stated "The Sirens will go down as one of Potter's best, but this is assuredly a collective triumph".

Track listing

All compositions by Chris Potter except as indicated

  1. "Wine Dark Sea" - 8:47
  2. "Wayfinder" - 6:49
  3. "Dawn (With Her Rosy Fingers)" - 7:23
  4. "The Sirens" - 8:38
  5. "Penelope" - 7:14
  6. "Kalypso" - 8:24
  7. "Nausikaa" - 5:40
  8. "Stranger at the Gate" - 8:12
  9. "The Shades" (Potter, David Virelles) - 2:11

Personnel

  • Chris Potter - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Craig Taborn - piano
  • David Virelles - prepared piano, celesta, harmonium
  • Larry Grenadier - double bass
  • Eric Harland - drums
  • Songs

    1Wine Dark Sea8:47
    2Wayfinder6:49
    3Dawn (With Her Rosy Fingers)

    References

    The Sirens (album) Wikipedia