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Ark: Acquario

by John Kelman
December 11, 2004

Certainly less a traditional jazz album and more a chamber group recording, Acquario features the Arké String Project, a less-than-traditional string quartet augmented by double-bass. But despite all the through-composed work on the album, there is room made for improvisation on some levels, courtesy of guest pianist Stephano Bollani, heard recently on trumpeter Enrico Rava's outstanding ECM release Easy Living , and EGEA stable mate, clarinetist Gabriele Mirabassi. The result is something that, while less dramatic, somehow brings to mind ...