Moments Captured is trumpeter Alex Sipiagin's third Criss Cross date to
feature a three-horn lineup, after Equilibrium in 2004 and Destinations
Unknown in 2011. While the earlier discs featured David Binney on alto,
here it is the fiery Will Vinson displaying his prodigious talents
alongside the leader and master tenorist Chris Potter. Rounding out the
lineup on this exploratory all-original session are the players from
Sipiagin's 2015 album Balance 35/58: John Escreet on piano and
keyboards, Matt Brewer on bass, and Eric Harland on drums. The
intricate, polyphonic aspect of Sipiagin's writing continues to flower
and grow, but it is Escreet's extensive use of the Prophet 6 synthesizer
that marks this album's biggest departure. Wringing a seemingly
limitless array of tonal colors from the instrument, Escreet gives
Sipiagin's music a refreshing and wholly unpredictable edge.
