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Dino & Franco Piana Ensemble: Seasons
by Maurizio Zerbo
Grande protagonista del jazz moderno europeo, l'ottantacinquenne trombonista italiano Dino Piana lascia ancora il segno con questo bel disco. Attorniato da un gruppo di super-stelle, Piana torna a incantare anche grazie agli impasti timbrici delineati dal figlio Franco, deus ex machina delle nove tracce. A lui si devono gli arrangiamenti agili, gli impasti timbrici ricchi di colore, le composizioni ariose, l'interplay compatto e ben coordinato. Rivive così la grande lezione del cool jazz, grazie ad uno ...
read moreThe Dino & Franco Piana Jazz Orchestra: Interplay for 20
by Jack Bowers
In reviewing an earlier album ( Conversation ) by Dino and Franco Piana, I’d made the assumption that they were brothers -- but after reading the notes and seeing the photos in the booklet accompanying Interplay for 20 I realized that they are father (Dino) and son (Franco). Either way, they make a terrific team, and this new venture is as invigorating as the previous one, which earned the following words: “The more I listen to this Conversation, the more ...
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