Orchestra Jazz Atipica Bonamici "Group-One"

Orchestra Jazz Atipica Bonamici "Group-One": Disordini Al Confine

by Jerry D'Souza
May 7, 2003

The quality of jazz from Italy is not strained. The land of the Italian Instabile Orchestra, as well as Pino Minafra, Carlos Actis Dato, Gianluigi Trovesi, Giancarlo Schiaffini and Enrico Rava--to name the few and the obvious--is home to a range of music that is irreverent, joyous, free, folky and several other posits that reward careful listening. Andrea Pellegrini fits right in.

Pellegrini conducts a 20-piece band and is responsible for the arrangements on this album. The selections include some ...