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The Hidden World Of Piloo

Ada Rovatti

Label: Piloo Records and Productions LLC
Released: 2024
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Tracks

Make Up Girl; Hey You (Scintilla Of Sonder) (Feat. Fay Claassen ); Painchiller; Life Must Go On ( feat. Alma Naidu); Grooveland; Take It Home (feat. Niki Haris); Simba's Samba; Red August; The Naked King; Done Deal (Feat. Niki Haris and Kurt Elling).

Personnel

Ada Rovatti

saxophone, tenor

Randy Brecker

trumpet

Claus Fischer

bass

Simon Oslender

keyboards

Tim Dudek

drums

Niki Haris

vocals

Fay Claassen

vocals

Alma Naidu

vocals

Kurt Elling

vocals

Tom Guarna

guitar, electric

Dean Brown

guitar, electric

Barry Finnerty

guitar, electric

Cafe Da Silva

percussion

Guilherme Monteiro

guitar

Larry Saltzman

banjo

Meg Okura

violin

Tomoko Akaboshi

violin

Judith Insell

viola

Rubin Kodheli

cello

Jeffrey Carey

bass, acoustic

Album Description

Italy-born, Long Island, New York-based saxophonist/arranger Ada Rovatti delivers a captivating collection of original songs with wide-ranging thematic surprises around every corner. Her seventh album as a leader, The Hidden World of Piloo features six improvisationally rich instrumentals that include blues grooves, samba vibes, straight-up lyricism, melancholic balladry and a comedic finale. Four Rovatti compositions showcase top-tier vocalists navigating “impossibly ranged melodies,” including jazz- poll champion Kurt Elling, the Netherlands jazz singer Fay Claassen, German pop/jazz star Alma Naidu and fired-up R&B singer Niki Haris. The Hidden World of Piloo features Rovatti exercising her creative expertise to its fullest. She wrote all the lyrics, composed and arranged the music, created the packaging that includes a photo shoot with her own light setup and makeup and hair style. “I like to control all the aspects of the work,” she says. “I’m very picky. My mother taught me to take care of myself and not let anyone interfere. It was during the pandemic, so I took up sewing and even designed all the clothes I’m wearing for the cover and album notes.”