Alex Sipiagin: "Generations - Dedicated To Woody Shaw" (Criss Cross, 2010) - trumpet, guitar, bass, drums (no piano!)

[Rooster_Ties]

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

1. Greenwood I (Alex Sipiagin)  8:46
2. Obsequious (Larry Young)  5:53
3. Cassandranite (Woody Shaw)  5:54
4. Beyond All Limits (Woody Shaw)  7:38
5. Windy Bahn (Alex Sipiagin)  8:40
6. Katrina Ballerina (Woody Shaw)  7:16
7. Chance (Alex Sipiagin)  7:17
8. Blues For Wood (Woody Shaw / Ronnie Mathews)  8:17
9. 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

[jlhoots]

Married to Monday Michiru.

 

[Rooster_Ties]

4.  "Beyond All Limits" (Woody Shaw)  7:38

 

5.  "Windy Bahn" (Alex Sipiagin)  8:40

 

6.  "Katrina Ballerina" (Woody Shaw)  7:16

[JSngry]

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!

 

[Rooster_Ties]

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

[HutchFan]

Another strong Sipiagin date, IMO:

[jlhoots]

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".