Rooster_Ties Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 (edited) Picked up a used copy of this from Dusty Groove a couple weeks ago (the "Woody Shaw" hook got me), and I'm really impressed with this date, and with Sipiagin. Hadn't ever heard/heard of him at all (except, apparently on Dave Holland's first Big Band album on ECM in 2002, the only other thing I have w/ Sipiagin -- and he's also on a few later Holland releases I'm not familiar with). Discogs has 120+(!) entries for him, so clearly he's done a lot, and I'm just now discovering him (not the first time something like that's happened). Anyway, this date is his personal tribute to Woody Shaw -- and aside from his wonderful playing, it's a really interesting take because the trio backing him has guitar (and no piano). https://www.discogs.com/Alex-Sipiagin-Generations-Dedicated-To-Woody-Shaw/release/6301001 Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Alex Sipiagin Guitar – Adam Rogers Bass – Boris Kozlov Drums – Antonio Sanchez Recorded: January 25, 2010 at RPM Studio, New York, N.Y. https://www.crisscrossjazz.com/album/1325.html About half the tunes are Woody's (or songs associated with him). But Sipiagin's originals here are all based heavily on specific passages of Woody Shaw solos, so the whole thing is really deeply in the spirit of Shaw. YouTube playlist of the entire album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWpg5bwrY2Q&list=OLAK5uy_mesFqL6FI57i-R1vfyNHxfqsgDNpV2ehU Greenwood I (Alex Sipiagin) 8:46 Obsequious (Larry Young) 5:53 Cassandranite (Woody Shaw) 5:54 Beyond All Limits (Woody Shaw) 7:38 Windy Bahn (Alex Sipiagin) 8:40 Katrina Ballerina (Woody Shaw) 7:16 Chance (Alex Sipiagin) 7:17 Blues For Wood (Woody Shaw / Ronnie Mathews) 8:17 Greenwood II (Alex Sipiagin) 8:09 I'll embed them below in sets of three... 1. "Greenwood I" (Alex Sipiagin) 8:46 2. "Obsequious" (Larry Young) 5:53 3. "Cassandranite" (Woody Shaw) 5:54 Edited September 13, 2020 by Rooster_Ties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 Married to Monday Michiru. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted September 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 4. "Beyond All Limits" (Woody Shaw) 7:38 5. "Windy Bahn" (Alex Sipiagin) 8:40 6. "Katrina Ballerina" (Woody Shaw) 7:16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 Formerly married to. But they were together at the time of this Shaw-trib record, and the combination of his definitely non-commercial horn arranging and her why-the-hell-is-this-NOT-commercial composing was magic: I love it when individual strengths compliment the greater whole. Check this shit out, this wa released as a POP record in Japan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted September 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 And here's the last three tracks... 7. "Chance" (Alex Sipiagin) 7:17 8. "Blues For Wood" (Woody Shaw / Ronnie Mathews) 8:17 9. "Greenwood II" (Alex Sipiagin) 8:09 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 Another strong Sipiagin date, IMO: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 2 hours ago, JSngry said: Formerly married to. But they were together at the time of this Shaw-trib record, and the combination of his definitely non-commercial horn arranging and her why-the-hell-is-this-NOT-commercial composing was magic: I love it when individual strengths compliment the greater whole. Check this shit out, this wa released as a POP record in Japan! Sorry to hear that it's "formerly". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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