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Gerry Mulligan: Nocturne
Tredici i brani complessivi, per oltre un'ora e mezza di musica piuttosto tirata (oltre che ottimamente incisa e oggi rimasterizzata), tutti a firma del baritonista (con alcuni capidopera, a cominciare d "Line for Lyons"), fatta eccezione, ovviamente, per il Rodgers & Hart di "My Funny Valentine" e per l'Ellington di "Take the A Train."
Globalmente, come già implicitamente affermato, tutto marcia nella giusta direzione, a dimostrare che anche dopo i sacri fuochi del Birth of the Cool davisiano e dei quartetti pianoless con Chet Baker prima e Bob Brookmeyer poi (ma anche negli anni immediatamente successivi) il Nostro, quand'era in serata (ciò che non sempre gli capitava, causa un temperamento piuttosto bizzoso, mercuriale, incline a intemperanze da prima donna), sapeva cavar fuori dal cilindro una musica viva, pulsante, formalmente inappuntabile.
Questo doppio, prezioso album ne è la prova più eloquente.
Track Listing
CD 1: The Flying Scotsman; Lonesome Boulevard; Curtains; Line for Lyons; My Funny Valentine; A Gift For Dizzy. CD 2: Take The A Train; Out Back Of The Barn; Midas Lives; Song For Strayhorn; Sun On Stairs; Walkin’ Shoes; Rico Apollo.
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Title: Nocturne | Year Released: 2025 | Record Label: Red Records
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