The Sirens (Chris Potter album)

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The Sirens
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Studio album by
Chris Potter
ReleasedJanuary 28, 2013
RecordedSeptember 2011
Studio Avatar, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length63:36
Label ECM
ECM 2258
Producer Manfred Eicher
Chris Potter chronology
Transatlantic
(2011)		The Sirens
(2013)		 Imaginary Cities
(2015)

The Sirens is a 2013 studio album by jazz saxophonist Chris Potter, recorded in September 2011 and released on ECM in January 2013, his first venture for the label. [1] [2] It features Potter with longtime collaborators, pianist Craig Taborn and bassist Larry Grenadier, along with keyboardist David Virelles and drummer Eric Harland.

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Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 76/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
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All About Jazz Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [7]

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." [4]

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." [5]

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." [6] Another review by Ian Patterson stated "The Sirens will go down as one of Potter's best, but this is assuredly a collective triumph." [7]

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

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References

  1. ↑ ECM catalogue
  2. ↑ "Chris Potter – The Sirens". Discogs . discogs.com. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "THE SIRENS by Chris Potter". Metacritic . Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  4. 1 2 Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed December 18, 2013.
  5. 1 2 Fordham, J. The Guardian Review, February 8, 2013
  6. 1 2 Kelman, J. Extended Analysis - Chris Potter: The Sirens, All About Jazz, January 25, 2013
  7. 1 2 Patterson, I. The Sirens Review, March 27, 2013
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