Paolo Botti Quintet: Leggende Metropolitane

Throughout this multicolored and often lilting journey, the band displays a bold demeanor amid a heavyweight punch as they also employ gradual shifts in pulse, steady swing vamps and linear motifs all with grace and flair. Yet on the final piece, “Tolleranza Zero”, the musicians engage in a bit of free-jazz style impish mayhem, thanks to sparkling improvisation and odd-metered time signatures.

In some respects, the Italian jazz scene has been undermined here in the States due to lack of press, exposure and/or due to financial considerations. Otherwise, many of these recordings are available through noteworthy distributors such as Cadence North Country and a few others. Therefore, there is a wealth of great material that deserves widespread attention, as Botti and his compatriots, have perhaps accelerated a jazz movement, that consistently surges onward with no looking back.

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