Misha Tsiganov Quintet- The Artistry Of The Standard (CD)
For his Criss Cross debut, pianist Misha Tsiganov presents a program of ten reimagined songs culled from both the Great American Songbook and the lexicon of post-bop hardcore jazz. Born in St. Petersburg in the former USSR, and a New Yorker since the mid-'90s, Tsiganov convenes a unit of virtuosos to animate his stimulating charts - trumpeter Alex Sipiagin (himself the leader of 10 Criss Cross dates and a participant on twoby the collective group Opus 5) and bassist Boris Kozlov, both fellow sons of Russia, A-list tenor saxophonist Seamus Blake, and the kinetic drummer Donald Edwards.
Tracklist:
- Fall
- Get Out Of Town
- The Song Is You
- Au-Leu-Cha
- This Is For Albert
- Four On Six
- Falling In Love With Love
- Mr. Day
- Make Sure You're Sure
For his Criss Cross debut, pianist Misha Tsiganov presents a program of ten reimagined songs culled from both the Great American Songbook and the lexicon of post-bop hardcore jazz. Born in St. Petersburg in the former USSR, and a New Yorker since the mid-'90s, Tsiganov convenes a unit of virtuosos to animate his stimulating charts - trumpeter Alex Sipiagin (himself the leader of 10 Criss Cross dates and a participant on twoby the collective group Opus 5) and bassist Boris Kozlov, both fellow sons of Russia, A-list tenor saxophonist Seamus Blake, and the kinetic drummer Donald Edwards.
Tracklist:
- Fall
- Get Out Of Town
- The Song Is You
- Au-Leu-Cha
- This Is For Albert
- Four On Six
- Falling In Love With Love
- Mr. Day
- Make Sure You're Sure