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Aisha Ruggieri Quartet feat. Gianluca Carollo: Playing Bacharach
Playing Bacharach trova uno dei momenti di maggior limpidezza esecutiva proprio nell'originale "Thanatos," un brano spigoloso, dalla grana importante, dove Aisha impone una struttura pianistica ansiosa, che mette alle strette gli slanci solisti di Carollo, il quale deve dare fondo alla sua forza espressiva per mantenere alta la necessaria tensione. Per il resto rimane sul taccuino degli appunti la morbidezza di "What the World Needs Now," il prezioso arrangiamento di "That's What Friends Are For," l'esuberanza e il piglio deciso di brani come "This Empty Place" e, più in generale, l'idea di movimento che tutto il lavoro riesce a trasmettere.
Un album che prima di essere messo in play sembrava doverci riservare la classica rilettura di brani del compositore di Kansas City, ma che invece è riuscito a mostrare un'anima propria, fortemente caretterizzata da un'impronta jazzistica decisa ed esuberante.
Track Listing
1. A House Is Not a Home; 2. Magic Moments; 3. Thanatos; 4. What the World Needs Now; 5. That's What Friends Are For; 6. Close To You; 7. Afrodita's Dinner; 8. This Empty Place; 9. Walk On By; 10. Casino Royale.
Personnel
Gianluca Carollo
trumpetAisha Ruggieri: pianoforte; Gianluca Carollo: tromba, flicorno; Edu Ebling: contrabbasso; Mauro Beggio: batteria.
Album information
Title: Playing Bacharach | Year Released: 2011 | Record Label: Drum
About Gianluca Carollo
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