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Matt Renzi / Stefano Senni / Jimmy Weinstein: 4 Stories
by Eyal Hareuveni
This recording session of the trio of reed player Matt Renzi, bassist Stefano Senni and drummer Jimmy Weinstein was accidental. The trio had not planned to make a recording, nothing was discussed before the four recorded improvisations, and the session was completed in one day, recorded direct to disc with no edits, and presented in the same sequence as the tracks were laid down. The improvisational stories unfold patiently and organically, stressing a calm and intimate atmosphere, ...
read moreFranco D'Andrea: Traditions And Clusters
by Mark Corroto
It is a satisfying musical experience when a performance can deliver traditional jazz without the music being reduced to orthodoxy. Such is the resonance of Franco D'Andrea's sound.The seventy-something Italian pianist follows Soprais (El Gallo Rojo, 2011), with his long-established quartet, by adding the early jazz instruments of clarinet and trombone, played respectively by Daniele D'Argaro and Mauro Ottolini. On the live Traditions And Clusters he also invites his contemporary , drummer Han Bennink, to sit in on ...
read moreZeno de Rossi / Shtik: The Manne I Love! (Vol. 1 & Vol. 2)
by Mark Corroto
Drummer Zeno De Rossi's tribute to the late Shelly Manne covers the valiant west coast drummer's contributions from swing to bebop, and from soundtracks to Frank Zappa. Recorded over a two-year period, this double-disc set incorporates varying ensembles and diverse styles into an inexhaustible homage to a neglected jazz hero. Shtik'sprevious release--Me'or 'Einayim (El Gallo Rojo, 2007)--combined Rossi's two loves: jazz and Jewish music, not unlike the NY Downtown crowd. Here his group covers both Manne compositions and ...
read moreROPE: Fabrizio Puglisi / Stefano Senni / Zeno De Rossi: Saints And Sinners
by Mark Corroto
All jazz trios are charged with the command to “make it new," and very few accomplish that directive. Some impersonate the giants of jazz, while others play a parody--massacring styles in the name of modernizing the sound. Neither is the case for the trio known as ROPE. Pianist Fabrizio Puglisi, bassist Stefano Senni, and drummer Zeno De Rossi regenerate the music of Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, W.C. Handy, John Lewis, and Bill Frisell with a vitality and passion for trio ...
read moreGallo & The Roosters: Todo Chueco
by Budd Kopman
Bassist Danilo Gallo is the leader of Gallo & The Roosters, whose wackily wonderful Todo Chueco literally translates into English as “all (or completely) crooked, curved or bowlegged." However, chueco is also Spanish slang for “stupid" or “retarded," which might more closely reflect the attitude of Gallo and the band. Although Gallo and most of the Roosters hail from Italy, there is a distinct Spanish undertone to the many of the tracks. The music presented is unpredictable, ...
read moreRootless: Brian Had A Little Plate
by Mark F. Turner
Brian Had A Little Plate is as good an example as any of modern jazz that is cognizant of the history of the tradition but clearly draws upon contemporary influences from hip hop, electronics, pop and other sources. While the roots of the Italian quartet's music are more obscure, its branches are clearly growing in the direction of the members' own individuality. Rootless, created in 2001 (and featuring pianist Luca Dell'Anna, saxophonist Francesco Bigoni, drummer Massimiliano Sorrentini ...
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