The COVID lockdown has certainly made Chris Potter dig into creativity. His last album had him playing all of the instruments for a highly lyrical album, and this time around, he retains his use of keyboards, sampler and flute along with his usual saxes and clarinets. He uses these various instruments with his team of keyboardist James Francies and drummer Eric Harland for a handful of songs that are multi-layered with reeds and keyboards, sort of like a 21st Century soul jazz CTI mode. The team digs in deep for a funky pulse with Potter’s tenor in excellent form on “Southbound” while there are deep synthscapes during “Sunrise and Joshua Trees”. Harland’s drums snap to the crisp Serpentine” and the Weather Reportish “Nowhere, Now Here/Sunrise Reprise”, which also features Potter’s flute and Francies’ moody keyboards. Potter gives an aria with a big sound with spartan piano and instrumental support on the mournful “The Peanut”, with most of the album melding reeds and keys into a palpable magma of musical tones. A rich palate.