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Ernesto Cervini: Turboprop
ByOn board the turboprop are an exciting new sextet featuring pianist Adrean Farrugia, who introduces the opening and buoyant "Unnecessary Mountain" with Cervini's splashing cymbals providing accompaniment until the reed section kicks in highlighting the soprano saxophone voice of Tara Davidson, a new member of the crew and tenor man Frahm. The leader's original "Fear of Flying" and Claude Debussy's "The Engulfed Cathedral," are two decidedly non-swinging tunes infusing a warm balladic element to the mixture of the session.
Keeping the music soft for now is the gentle Lesley Bricusse song "Cheer Up Charlie" where trombonist William Carn, another new member to the flight crew, sounds off with soft solos on the first of several solos from the band in one of the outstanding tunes of the disc. Cervini's strong and aggressive brush work on the very brief "Bindi Bop," and on the humbling "Marion Theresa," provides ample testament to the artist's chops on the instrument. Piloting the plane on one last approach, the drummer includes a sizzling interpretation of Keith Jarrett's "The Windup" and brings this session to a close with a hot landing.
Ernesto Cervini and his seasoned flight crew fly high and mighty on the lofty Turboprop, navigating the musical currents with a modern atmospheric wind of jazz that's far from your standard straight jazz approach. An expressive drummer, Cervini matches his performance on the drums with his talents as a creative writer and arrangerall making this recording, that much more accessible.
Track Listing
Unnecessary Mountain; Red Cross; Fear of Flying; The Engulfed Cathedral; Three Angels; De Molen; Cheer Up Charlie; Bindi Bop; Marion Theresa; The Windup.
Personnel
Ernesto Cervini
drumsTara Davidson
saxophone, altoJoel Frahm
saxophone, tenorWilliam Carn
tromboneAdrean Farrugia
pianoDan Loomis
bassAlbum information
Title: Turboprop | Year Released: 2015 | Record Label: Anzic Records
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