Opus 5

With Swing On This, the all-star quintet Opus 5 presents its fifth Criss Cross album, and first since 2015, when they released Tickle [CRI 146125], Progression [CRI 141696], Pentasonic [ CRI 133418], and Introducing Opus 5 [ CRI 126846], each recorded a year apart.

The “all star” sobriquet is not an exaggeration – the collective discographies of trumpeter Alex Sipiagin, tenor saxophonist Seamus Blake, pianist David Kikoski, bassist Boris Kozlov, and drummer Donald Edwards, all international first-callers, total more than 30 Criss Cross leader dates.

PERSONNEL:

• Seamus Blake (tenor sax)
• Alex Sipiagin (trumpet, flugelhorn)
• David Kikoski (piano)
• Boris Kozlov (bass)
• Donald Edwards (drums)

Recorded in New York, September 7, 2021

TRACKS:

• 01. Swing On This
• 02. Pythagoras
• 03. Moonbay
• 04. Fermata
• 05. Finger Painted Swing
• 06. Sight Vision
• 07. The Great Divide
• 08. In Case You Missed It