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Gian Tornatore: Sink Or Swim

by Stephen Latessa
April 14, 2005

Sink Or Swim is the debut album by saxophonist Gian Tornatore. He and his band, featuring Jon Anderson on piano and Fender Rhodes, Zack Wallmark on bass, and David Christian on drums, create music rife with exploratory brooding. Particularly with the pulses of the Fender Rhodes in the mix, the album calls to mind the late period recordings of the second Miles Davis Quintet.

Tornatore composed six of the album's eight tracks (the two covers are “Nardis by ...

Gian Tornatore: Sink or Swim

by Florence Wetzel
March 26, 2005

Sink or Swim features saxophonist Gian Tornatore's fine tenor and soprano saxophone work along with excellent support from Jon Anderson on piano and Fender Rhodes, Zach Wallmark on bass, and David Christian on drums. Tornatore's tone is clear as a bell and his compositions display a quiet intelligence that's refreshing to behold.The CD is composed of six songs by Tornatore, plus Miles Davis' “Nardis" and--why not?--Chopin's Prelude in C Minor (Op. 28, No. 20). The highlights include Tornatore's ...