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Stefano di Battista: Parker's Mood
by John Kelman
Is it possible to be too reverent to one's roots? Over the course of three prior releases for Blue Note, Italian saxophonist Stefano di Battista has honoured a number of players who have informed his music, including Art Pepper, Cannonball Adderley, and Johnny Hodges. But whereas previous discs have delivered homage in the context of largely ...
Stefano di Battista: Parker's Mood
by AAJ Staff
Coming on the heels of another prominent Bird dedication, Anothony Braxton's recently reissued Charlie Parker Project, Parker's Mood is not only a change of pace but a totally distinct look at the music of one of bebop's founding fathers. Whereas Braxton's sprawling work was loose, cantankerous, and abstractly modern, Italian saxophonist Stefano di Battista's collection is ...
Stefano di Battista: Parker's Mood
by Stephen Latessa
It is hard to settle down and write a well-measured review of any album that opens with “Salt Peanuts." The tune is so full of natural zest that it would even sound glorious played by an orchestra of kazoos. Predictably, the version that kicks off Parker's Mood does not disappoint and energizes the listener for the ...
Stefano Di Battista: Parker's Mood
by Mark F. Turner
The spirit of Charlie “Bird" Parker continues in recent recordings from the deconstructed interpretations of Anthony Braxton's Charlie Parker Project to the modern techno-manipulation of Bird Up! -- The Charlie Parker Remix Project. Now saxophonist Stefano Di Battista brings listeners a more straight-ahead tribute to the founder of bebop. While the true magic of Parker's music ...
Stefano Di Battista: Stefano Di Battista: Parker's Mood
by Paul Olson
If you've seen the title, you've probably got this one figured out. Parker's Mood , Italian saxophonist Stefano Di Battista's fourth Blue Note CD as a leader, is a Charlie Parker tribute. Di Battista's usual bassist and trumpeter Rosario Bonaccorso and Flavio Boltro are teamed up for this session with the Stateside duo of pianist Kenny ...
Round About Roma
Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. Anastasia 2. Amoroso 3. Tartagura 4. Romeo & Juliet
5. The Other Side 6. Arabesque 7. Roma Antica
8. The Next Nine Hours
Stefano Di Battista: Round About Roma
by Mark Corroto
Italian saxophonist Stefano Di Battista could spill a can of paint onto a canvas, only to find he has made a beautiful picture. In other words, every breath that passes through his horn is attractive. His latest project Round About Roma creates an imaginary cinema score, with strings by the Symphonic Orchestra of Paris, ...
Stefano Di Battista: Round About Roma
by Jim Santella
Stefano Di Battista sparkles with his quartet, a full symphonic orchestra, and a lush string ensemble on this new release. Capturing the romantic spirit of an exotic Roman holiday, the saxophonist’s modern mainstream creations inch forward gracefully. Di Battista has discovered a great way to describe old Rome without showing its age. Tradition and modernity have ...
Stefano Di Battista: Round About Roma
by Mark F. Turner
Stefano Di Battista’s 3rd recording Round About Roma captures the alluring romanticism of Rome. A talented and expressive saxophonist, Di Battista has a distinctive sound that has captured the listening ears of great jazz performers such as pianist Michel Petrucciani and drummer Elvin Jones on some of their recent recordings. Having received success and popularity in ...
