Alex Sipiagin — Ascent To the Blues

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On <i>Ascent to the Blues</i>, veteran trumpeter Alex Sipiagin builds on what he started with <i>Upstream</i> (2021), keeping acoustic and electric pianist Art Hirahara, bassist Boris Kozlov and drummer Rudy Royston in place but scaling up to a quintet by adding tenor saxophonist Diego Rivera. The second horn allows for somewhat thicker, knottier orchestration of melodies and themes, and of course highlights Rivera’s gritty intensity as a soloist. Wayne Shorter’s legacy is one focus: the ballad “Infant Eyes” from <i>Speak No Evil</i> finds Rivera sitting out as Sipiagin and Hirahara work their lyrical magic, while the closing rendition of “Twelve More Bars to Go” (from <i>JuJu</i>) gets a lilting treatment in 5/4 time. Woody Shaw, one of Sipiagin’s key trumpet influences, also gets a shout-out with “Blues for Wood” (co-written by Shaw and Ronnie Mathews), in a polyrhythmic arrangement similar to the one first heard on Sipiagin’s 2010 Shaw tribute album, <i>Generations</i>. The leader also revives his knotty, blues-based “Hindsight”, from the 2002 album of the same name, and injects an off-kilter funk vibe with “Dolphin’s View” and “Doppio”.

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Alex Sipiagin

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  1. Dolphin's View 6:53
  2. Blues For Wood 5:25
  3. Doppio 5:27
  4. Infant Eyes 6:57
  5. Hindsight 4:35
  6. No Doubts 5:54
  7. Rush Hour 4:38
  8. One More Shot 8:39
  9. Novgorod Bells 9:15
  10. Sandrigo Blues 4:16
  11. Twelve More Bars To Go 6:08