Sirens, The
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Fo
Reviewed 2013-02-16
Reviewed 2013-02-16
CHRIS POTTER: The Sirens
ECM, 2013
MODERN JAZZ – Top saxophonist leads a great quintet through a suite inspired by the themes and emotions of The Odyssey. Both poetic and grooving, with moments of cold, cerebral abstraction and heated, sometimes even funky drive (check out #2, it has all of that). This is unpredictable but cohesive – and really interesting – stuff. The use of piano + atmospheric acoustic keyboards gives it all a dreamlike air.
Chris Potter : saxophones, bass clarinet
Craig Taborn : piano
David Virelles : piano, celeste, harmonium
Larry Grenadier : bass
Eric Harland : drums
Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
1. 8:49 – lyrical intro, lightly funky traveling rhythm; solos cover a lot of ground
2. 6:53 – cool rhythm, understated sound: gazes into distance, solves puzzles
3. 7:26 – optimistic intro, then quiet and chilly, introspective and questioning
4. 8:40 – soft, gentle and slowly flowing, with bass clarinet & bowed bass solo
5. 7:17 – aching ballad with soprano sax: outstanding solo from Potter
6. 8:26 – lopsided, meandering tune with strong hints of calypso and bebop
7. 5:44 – relaxed ballad, very dreamlike with gentle piano + celeste
8. 8:16 – serious, steadfast sound; marches along w/ knotty sax, flowing piano
9. 2:12 – very quiet, very spare solo piano, lots of silence
[ Fo ] - 16 February 2013
ECM, 2013
MODERN JAZZ – Top saxophonist leads a great quintet through a suite inspired by the themes and emotions of The Odyssey. Both poetic and grooving, with moments of cold, cerebral abstraction and heated, sometimes even funky drive (check out #2, it has all of that). This is unpredictable but cohesive – and really interesting – stuff. The use of piano + atmospheric acoustic keyboards gives it all a dreamlike air.
Chris Potter : saxophones, bass clarinet
Craig Taborn : piano
David Virelles : piano, celeste, harmonium
Larry Grenadier : bass
Eric Harland : drums
Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
1. 8:49 – lyrical intro, lightly funky traveling rhythm; solos cover a lot of ground
2. 6:53 – cool rhythm, understated sound: gazes into distance, solves puzzles
3. 7:26 – optimistic intro, then quiet and chilly, introspective and questioning
4. 8:40 – soft, gentle and slowly flowing, with bass clarinet & bowed bass solo
5. 7:17 – aching ballad with soprano sax: outstanding solo from Potter
6. 8:26 – lopsided, meandering tune with strong hints of calypso and bebop
7. 5:44 – relaxed ballad, very dreamlike with gentle piano + celeste
8. 8:16 – serious, steadfast sound; marches along w/ knotty sax, flowing piano
9. 2:12 – very quiet, very spare solo piano, lots of silence
[ Fo ] - 16 February 2013
Recent airplay
The Sirens, Wine Dark Sea
The Red Wheelbarrow (rebroadcast from Mar 13, 2013) — Feb 03, 2022
Nausikaa
Waste FM — Mar 21, 2017
The Sirens
Rebop — Apr 01, 2016
Wayfinder
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Wayfinder
No Cover, No Minimum: Remembering 2013 — Jan 03, 2014
Kalypso
No Cover, No Minimum: Track 6 — Apr 19, 2013
Charting
2013-02-16 — 2013-04-21
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Apr 21 | 2 |
| Apr 14 | 1 |
| Apr 7 | 1 |
| Mar 31 | 1 |
| Mar 24 | 1 |
| Mar 17 | 4 |
| Mar 10 | 3 |
| Mar 3 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Wine Dark Sea | ||
| 2. | Wayfinder | ||
| 3. | Dawn (With Her Rosy Fingers) | ||
| 4. | The Sirens | ||
| 5. | Penelope | ||
| 6. | Kalypso | ||
| 7. | Nausikaa | ||
| 8. | Stranger At The Gate | ||
| 9. | The Shades |