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Rosanna Fedele: What Is It For?
Debutto discografico per la vocalist Rosanna Fedele, dopo diversi anni passati a farsi le ossa in progetti di vario genere, e dopo aver incrociato il cammino con personalità d'assoluto spessore: da Norma Winston a Nancy King.

What Is It For? è il classico jazz album curato sotto ogni aspetto, votato alla bellezza esecutiva e dal preciso innesco timbrico/armonico. La Fedele, accompagnata da un trio ordinato nel quale si distingue il pianismo raffinato di Riccardo Biseo, si destreggia egregiamente attraverso un repertorio fatto di un unico brano autografo (la title track), di un pugno di standard jazzistici e rivisitazioni pop.

Da sottolineare i passaggi dal notevole impatto emozionale, come il medley di "My Favourite Things"/"Someday My Prince Will Come," la pulizia stilistica di ogni brano proposto e la presenza timbrica della leader, capace di conferire - su tempi essenzialmente slow - l'atmosfera notturna e la vellutata sensazione di eleganza tipica delle occasioni di gala. Fa eccezione la sola "With Every Breath I Take," giocata con modalità leggermente più decise.

Track Listing

1. The Glory of Love; 2. What Is It For?; 3. Station Street; 4.Don’t Explain; 5. We’ll Be Together Again; 6. Jezebel; 7. With Every Breath I Take; 8. Like a Lover; 9. My Favourite Things/Someday My Prince Will Come; 10. Old Souls.

Personnel

Rosanna Fedele: voce; Riccardo Biseo: pianoforte; Stefano Cantarano: contrabbasso; Marco Valeri: batteria.

Album information

Title: What Is It For? | Year Released: 2010


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