The Sirens (album)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
The Guardian	[5]
All About Jazz	[6]
All About Jazz	[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]

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

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