Opus 5

An empathetic power of five is at work in the collaborative project known as Opus 5, working in the long shadow of the great vintage quintets, ala Blakey and pre-electric Miles Davis. On the front line, tenor saxist Seamus Blake and rising star trumpeter Alex Sipiagin - a Russian in NYC - are bolstered by pianist David Kikoski, drummer Donald Edwards and another bold Russian émigré, bassist Boris Kozlov. In the song set are compositions by bandmembers, George Cables’ “Think of Me”, Braziliana by Toninho Horta, and the reborn Russian folk tune “Sokol”. Honoring the Russian roots within the band

 

PERSONNEL:

SEAMUS BLAKE, tenor sax
ALEX SIPIAGIN, trumpet, flugelhorn
DAVID KIKOSKI, piano
BORIS KOZLOV, bass
DONALD EDWARDS, drums

New York, January 27, 2011.

Tracks
01. Think Of Me
02. Tallysman
03. Baker’s Dozen
04. Ton To Tom
05. Nostalgia In Time
06. Asami’s Playland
07. Sokol