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Somewhere Story
Oscar Del Barba
Label: Nusica.org
Released: 2025
Duration: 00:44:15
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Tracks
America, Cool, I feel pretty, Maria, One hand, one heart, Somewhere, Tonight
Personnel
Album Description
Somewhere Story – Oscar Del Barba OX Quartet (Nusica.org)
With Somewhere Story, the Oscar Del Barba OX Quartet pays tribute to one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century, Leonard Bernstein, offering a contemporary reinterpretation of his most famous work, West Side Story.
The project stems from a desire to explore Bernstein's iconic melodies through an open and contemporary language, where tradition intertwines with timbral research and improvisation. The ensemble – Oscar Del Barba (piano, synth), Achille Succi (clarinet, bass clarinet, alto sax), Giacomo Papetti (electric bass, electronics), and Andrea Ruggeri (drums, electronics)—offers a continuous dialogue between writing and instinct, between interplay and collective invention.
The careful use of electronics broadens the quartet's sound palette, giving rise to dynamic music, rich in rhythmic and timbral contrasts, ranging from contemporary jazz to progressive rock, even touching on areas of pure improvisation. While crossing different languages, Somewhere Story retains the melodiousness and emotional power that make Bernstein's music eternal.
A tribute, therefore, but also a sonic rebirth of a timeless classic.
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