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by Edward Blanco
Italian-born pianist and composer Norberto Tamburrino has always had an affinity for a primarily solo performance. Two prior albums, Deco (Splasc(h) Records, 2006) and Prisoner of the Sea (Arabesque Records, 2007), were half or mostly solo sets, while Ascoltabile Piano & Atmosphere (Art Notes Records, 2010) is an entirely solo performance of original modern compositions. With Lovely Tunes Tamburrino sticks to this successful formula playing solo for half of the album and sharing the music with bassist Francesco Mariella on ...
read moreNorberto Tamburrino: Thanks for the Riff
by AAJ Italy Staff
Dopo dischi in trio e quartetto in compagnia del grande sassofonista JD Allen (Prigioniero del mare, Reflection(s) on Monk), il pianista tarantino Norberto Tamburrino si cimenta con un lavoro di solo piano. Thanks for the Riff è una bella prova affrontata con vigore e sapienza esecutiva, che mette in evidenza una notevole conoscienza del linguaggio jazzistico e della sua storia. Un lavoro che Tamburrino ha deciso di presentare non su un supporto digitale bensì in versione dowload dal suo sito. ...
read moreNorberto Tamburrino: Solo and Ensemble
by Bruce Lindsay
Pianist Norberto Tamburrino is based in the sunny climes of southern Italy, but his jazz influences come for the most part from the thriving US scene of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. He's happy to credit Bud Powell, Hank Jones, Lennie Tristano and Art Tatum as influences, but above all it's the influence of Thelonious Monk that comes across most clearly in Tamburrino's playing. Indeed, his 2009 album Reflection(s) On Monk (Philology Jazz) was clearly influenced by, as well as ...
read moreNorberto Tamburrino: Reflection(s) on Monk
by AAJ Italy Staff
Coadiuvato da fedeli compagni di viaggio d'oltreoceano (già presenti in Prigioniero del mare, la bella incisione precedente per Arabesque Records) il pianista e compositore tarantino Norberto Tamburrino conferma con Reflection(s) on Monk la maturità raggiunta come compositore e consolida ulteriormente la sua filosofia musicale. Che rimane fortemente aggrappata alla roccia di Thelonius Monk ma che dimostra di saper navigare con senso dell'orientamento e buona personalità nel mare magnum dei riferimenti stilistici. Il debito nei confronti del pianista di Rocky Mount ...
read moreNorberto Tamburrino: Reflection(s) On Monk
by Bruce Lindsay
Reflection(s) On Monk took over four years to record: five tracks were recorded in Italy between August, 2004 and March, 2008 and four in New York in November, 2008. The result is a well-crafted album, featuring some excellent playing from pianist Norberto Tamburrino and the other musicians. The opening “The Room of Illumination" works its way through a series of musical styles, each clearly differentiated from the other by drummer Bruce Cox's changing patterns. The introductory slow ...
read moreNorberto Tamburrino: Prigioniero del Mare / Prisoner of The Sea
by Jay Deshpande
On his sophomore effort Prigioniero del Mare / Prisoner of The Sea, Italian pianist Norberto Tamburrino continues to chart his course through a host of original compositions. Although he tests the waters with more trio arrangements than on his preceding album, Deco (Splasc(H), 2006), his greatest strength continues to lie in his solo work. The album opens with original songs--two takes of the title track with J.D. Allen on tenor, and four other compositions set for trio. ...
read moreNorberto Tamburrino: Deco
by John Barron
Italian pianist Norberto Tamburrino performs a mostly-solo set of his own compositions on Deco; a heartfelt representation of the pianist's passion for swinging, lyrical jazz. Tamburrino's piano playing, heavily influenced by Thelonious Monk, is ripe with percussive clatter and arpeggiated flourishes. Indeed, the inclusion of Monk's overlooked ballad “We See" demonstrates Tamburrino's thorough understanding of the familiar nuances associated with the late pianist. The opening title track, a duet with trumpeter Fabio Morgera, and Horace Silver's “A Lonely ...
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