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Opus 5's third studio album, 2014's Progression, finds the Criss Cross label supergroup delivering more of their sophisticated post-bop sound. As on past albums, Progression features the talents of saxophonist Seamus Blake, trumpeter Alex Sipiagin, pianist David Kikoski, bassist Boris Kozlov, and drummer Donald Edwards. A collaborative ensemble, each member of Opus 5 contributes an arrangement here which helps raise the bar from a simple blowing session to a distinct, group-oriented aesthetic, which is not to say there isn't a fair share of harmonically advanced, intensely swinging playing on display. On the contrary, cuts like the lithe album-opener "Snow Bird," the lilting, 3/4 number "Fear of Roaming," and the soulful swing-funk track "Walk a Waltz," are urbane, highly engaging numbers that bring to mind '70s-era Woody Shaw and Joe Henderson. Much more than a label-based ensemble, Opus 5 are one of the best contemporary post-bop groups of their time and Progression is simply further evidence of that conclusion.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
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Alex Sipiagin, Composer - Seamus Blake, Composer - David Kikoski, Composer - Boris Kozlov, Composer - Opus 5, Composer, MainArtist - Donald Edwards, Composer
2014 Criss Cross Jazz 2014 Criss Cross Jazz
Alex Sipiagin, Composer - Seamus Blake, Composer - David Kikoski, Composer - Boris Kozlov, Composer - Opus 5, Composer, MainArtist - Donald Edwards, Composer
2014 Criss Cross Jazz 2014 Criss Cross Jazz
Alex Sipiagin, Composer - Seamus Blake, Composer - David Kikoski, Composer - Boris Kozlov, Composer - Opus 5, Composer, MainArtist - Donald Edwards, Composer
2014 Criss Cross Jazz 2014 Criss Cross Jazz
Alex Sipiagin, Composer - Seamus Blake, Composer - David Kikoski, Composer - Boris Kozlov, Composer - Opus 5, Composer, MainArtist - Donald Edwards, Composer
2014 Criss Cross Jazz 2014 Criss Cross Jazz
Alex Sipiagin, Composer - Seamus Blake, Composer - David Kikoski, Composer - Boris Kozlov, Composer - Opus 5, Composer, MainArtist - Donald Edwards, Composer
2014 Criss Cross Jazz 2014 Criss Cross Jazz
Alex Sipiagin, Composer - Seamus Blake, Composer - David Kikoski, Composer - Boris Kozlov, Composer - Opus 5, Composer, MainArtist - Donald Edwards, Composer
2014 Criss Cross Jazz 2014 Criss Cross Jazz
Alex Sipiagin, Composer - Seamus Blake, Composer - David Kikoski, Composer - Boris Kozlov, Composer - Opus 5, Composer, MainArtist - Donald Edwards, Composer
2014 Criss Cross Jazz 2014 Criss Cross Jazz
Album review
Opus 5's third studio album, 2014's Progression, finds the Criss Cross label supergroup delivering more of their sophisticated post-bop sound. As on past albums, Progression features the talents of saxophonist Seamus Blake, trumpeter Alex Sipiagin, pianist David Kikoski, bassist Boris Kozlov, and drummer Donald Edwards. A collaborative ensemble, each member of Opus 5 contributes an arrangement here which helps raise the bar from a simple blowing session to a distinct, group-oriented aesthetic, which is not to say there isn't a fair share of harmonically advanced, intensely swinging playing on display. On the contrary, cuts like the lithe album-opener "Snow Bird," the lilting, 3/4 number "Fear of Roaming," and the soulful swing-funk track "Walk a Waltz," are urbane, highly engaging numbers that bring to mind '70s-era Woody Shaw and Joe Henderson. Much more than a label-based ensemble, Opus 5 are one of the best contemporary post-bop groups of their time and Progression is simply further evidence of that conclusion.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 7 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:03
- Main artists: Opus 5
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Criss Cross Jazz
- Genre: Jazz
2014 Criss Cross Jazz 2014 Criss Cross Jazz
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