Not only is Chris Potter a virtuoso of the saxophone, but he seems able to step at will into any contemporary jazz genre and make himself at home. This is his first ECM album as leader and it comes complete with a touch of the glossy austerity that is that label's house style. Throughout the suite of nine pieces, inspired by The Odyssey, the spare lyricism of Potter's playing sometimes diverts attention from his sheer technical brilliance and the acuteness of his band is quite remarkable. Even so, a certain monotony tends to dull the edge before the end.