Landing in a boisterous riff-groove situation - the emphasis as it says in the title is specifically on groove - playing tunes and arrangements by Ben Patterson for the most part.

There are 19 musicians on the recording which was made late last year in a Nashville studio. The album opens - and that piece is streaming ahead of release - with a funkily measured Chris Potter number 'Exclamation' that Potter followers will know from its compellingly taut treatment on 2019's Circuits.

Anyone potty for Potter may also know of our hero's earlier work with the Patterson Orchestra - heard on 2016's windswept sounding Vital Frequencies.

Groove Junkies soloists include tenorist Tedd Baker and keyboardist Chris Ziemba on the Potter piece; while trombonist leader Patterson, who hails from Sapulpa in Oklahoma and is a former long-time member of the US Airforce band The Airmen of Note, solos on 'Interesting Times' and 'The Way of the Groove.'

Groove Junkies has instant impact - and you cannot say that even about a lot of other similarly successful jazz albums that take more time to sink in. Just six tunes, there is huge chunkiness and the bass frequencies throughout are caught exceptionally well. Drums and conga togetherness work neatly on 'The Way of the Groove'. But we lost interest a bit on 'Cheese Hat' and yet loved the highly engaged latin-jazz closer 'Espíritu Valiente.'

The Ben Patterson Jazz Orchestra - in the photo with Patterson (front left) and beside him in the blue sweater with his sax strap slung around his neck Chris Potter whose new album Eagle's Point featuring Brad Mehldau is a must.