Jazz Articles about Valerio Cosi

Valerio Cosi / Enzo Franchini: Conference Of The Aquarians

by Mark Corroto
February 20, 2009

Did John Coltrane revisit his minor hit “My Favorite Things" after he met Rashied Ali? If he had, the Rodgers and Hammerstein song might have sounded a bit like saxophonist Valerio Cosi and drummer Enzo Franchini's version, re-titled “Part Seven" on the duo's Conference Of The Aquarians.

The pair recorded this and eight other tracks in July, 2006 in Lecce, Italy, for a small Italian label and it quickly sold out. Thankfully, it has been released anew by ...