The debut album from
Criss Cross
label supergroup
Opus 5
, 2011's
Introducing Opus 5
is an engaging collaborative post-bop affair that soars upon the group members' prodigious talents. Featured here are saxophonist
Seamus Blake
, trumpeter
Alex Sipiagin
, pianist
David Kikoski
, bassist
Boris Kozlov
, and drummer
Donald Edwards
. Born in the tradition of groups like
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers
,
Horace Silver
's bands, and
Charles Mingus
' ensembles,
has delivered an album of adventurous, sophisticated jazz. ~ Matt Collar