Alex Sipiagin Quintet
Mel’s Vision
2023 - Criss Cross Jazz: Criss 1414 CD
https://www.crisscrossjazz.com/album/1414.html

* Alex Sipiagin  : trumpet
* Chris Potter   : tenor saxophone
* David Kikoski  : piano
* Matt Brewer    : bass
* Johnathan Blake: drums

https://www.alexsipiagin.com/
https://www.chrispottermusic.com/
https://www.davekikoski.com/
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/matt-brewer-mn0000775458
https://www.johnathanblake.com/

Recorded by Mike Marciano at the Samurai Hotel Recording Studio,
Astoria, New York City, New York, USA, on April 22, 2022.

Reviews
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By Stephen Graham
https://www.marlbank.net/posts/alex-sipiagin-mel-s-vision-criss-cross-1

[...]

It's interesting that there are two takes on Ornette Coleman's 'Bird Food' here
both extremely good so maybe that is the point at keeping them both in. The
topical element from today's point of view - although the recording pre-dates
the war in Europe - is the Ukrainian folk song that fits perfectly in the
running order. The title track 'Mel's Vision' is Sipiagin's own tune, the style
pervasively hard bop but because Blake is a lively time keeper not too daddio
or dog eared. Best of all is the take on Don Friedman's 'Summer's End' which is
far better than any version I've heard by Friedman. It's a lovely tune. Pieces
by McCoy Tyner, another of Sipiagian's and Mingus' 'Peggy's Blue Skylight' also
beat it on to the record. The only thing against the album is it's a bit too
generic as textbook approaches however effective weirdly often can
be. Nevertheless Criss Cross continues its very strong release pattern
recently. Here the loose but effective arranging is a big factor and the blend
of superlative talents who know the idiom inside out make the effect as
satisfying and unexpected as spring sunshine.

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By Mike Gates
https://ukvibe.org/album_reviews/alex-sipiagin-2/

By Nolan DeBuke
https://thejazzword.com/2023/01/alex-sipiagin-mels-vission-review/

By Steven Miller
https://soundinreview.com/alex-sipiagin-mels-vission-review/

Par Jean-Pierre Goffin (fr)
https://jazzmania.be/alex-sipiagin-quintet-mels-vision/