Pentasonic by Opus 5
The powerful all-star quintet Opus 5 returns with Pentasonic, the follow-up to their muscular 2011 debut Introducing Opus 5 (Criss 1339). It's a can't-miss lineup with tenor saxophonist Seamus Blake and trumpeter Alex Sipiagin in the front line, David Kikoski doubling on piano and Fender Rhodes, Boris Kozlov on bass, and Donald Edwards on drums.
Once again Opus 5 puts original music by the band's members in the forefront, but the choice arrangements of Charlie Parker's seldom-heard Charlie's Wig and Freddie Hubbard's classic Red Clay bring unique and unexpected angles to the session. Moody and ethereal, rhythmically skewed, always furiously burning --- this is music that lives up to the name of everyone involved.
Tracklist
| 1. | The Saboteur | 6:30 |
| 2. | Videlles Dreams | 7:48 |
| 3. | Sign Of Life | 8:14 |
| 4. | Ducktones | 8:16 |
| 5. | Little Dancer | 8:50 |
| 6. | Three Days Of Maybe | 5:49 |
| 7. | Danny | 9:08 |
| 8. | Red Clay | 7:32 |
| 9. | Charlie's Wig | 3:25 |
Credits
Seamus Blake (Ts / Ss)
Alex Sipiagin (Tp / Flh)
David Kikoski (P / Fender Rhodes)
Boris Kozlov (B)
Donald Edwards (D)
License
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Criss Cross Records captures the aesthetic essence of cutting-edge hardcore New York jazz more consistently than any other label on 420+ albums recorded.. Founder Gerry Teekens (1935-2019), a linguistics professor by day and a semi-professional drummer by night, was a connoisseur of groove -- he operated by the motto, “If you have a great band, but not a great drummer, forget it.”