Friday 5 March 2010

Paolo Fresu ''Night On The City''

Paolo Fresu

''Night On The City''
( Universal Records, 2001 )
Catalog # OWL081


Tracklisting:
1. Notti Eluse E Attese Deluse
2. Satie
3. Lungo Addio
4. Danza Delle Ombre
5. Pour une Femme
6. Ninna Nanna Per Vale
7. Giuletta Degli Spiriti
8. Palazzina Americana
9. Slow Down John
10. Retro
11. To Gil
12. Pezzo X
13. To M.
14. Ossi Di Seppia

Note:
Original Release Date: March 12, 2001
With Paolo Fresu on trumpet, Tino Tracana on tenor and soprano saxophone, Robert Cipelli on piano, Attilio Zanchi on contrabass & Ettore Fioravanti on percussion.
If you like the sound of Chet Baker or Miles Davis, you will appreciate this recording. I did not know Paolo Fresu until a few days ago, when I saw him in a trio at the 2004 Montreal Jazz Festival. He impressed me a lot with its characteristic way of playing trumpet or flugelhorn. I bought this record yesterday and it is a gem. It's cool and relax. Highly recommended.
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Paolo Fresu Biography:
At the beginning of the '80s, trumpeter Paolo Fresu attended the Siena Summer Jazz Seminars and amazed Enrico Rava with his creativity, talent, and technique. Over the next ten years, he became a major player on the Italian scene, first with his own quintet (which is still going), then branching out in a variety of projects. After finishing his Conservatory studies, he became a teacher at the same Jazz Seminars in Siena; he lives half the year in Paris, from where he coordinates the major Time in Jazz Festival he created in his hometown. His discography numbers an astonishing 130 titles since he's been invited to play all over Europe in a variety of projects, from contemporary music to straight jazz, from dance to jazz/folk fusions.
His style is based on the classic Miles Davis sound of the '50s, and the very lineup of his quintet is reminiscent of Davis' group, with excellent tenor Tino Tracanna. They mostly play originals and the music flows fresh and engaging, never a mere imitation. Live in Montpellier (1990) and Ossi di Seppia featuring Gianluigi Trovesi, both on Splasc(h), are good representations of the different facets of the group; Shades of Chet is an affectionate tribute with Rava on Label Bleu (2001) featuring new piano talent Stefano Bollani. Sonos 'E Memoria (ACT 2001) and Metamorfosi (BMG 1999) are respectively inspired by Sardinian musical heritage and European classical Richard Strauss, their success being proof of his commitment to an open musical aesthetic. In addition to Fresu's quintet, he played in an unusual duo with bassist Furio di Castri, this became the PAF trio with the addition of Antonello Salis on piano and accordion, and another trio with English pianist John Taylor (Contos, Egea 1995), while his European quartet includes French-Vietnamese guitar player Nguyên Lê (Tales From Viêtnam, ACT, 1995). ~ Francesco Martinelli, All Music Guide
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