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Genre: Mainstream Jazz
GAB's Rating: ★★★★☆
Sparkle, is
scheduled for release in April 2016 and is the eighth album of one of
the most acclaimed drummers on the Italian and international jazz scene:
Lorenzo Tucci. The album contains eight of Tucci’s original
compositions and two songs paying tribute to great legends in the world
of music: Sting and Pino Daniele. Beyond displaying technical mastery,
this album reveals Tucci’s style and flair, his creativity as a
composer, his recognizable individual genre, and his ability to perform
with precision and a fiery modern-edge blend that has been making waves
in the contemporary jazz scene. Most of his themes aren’t based on
traditional jazz standards, but are shaped into brief suites, launching
off into neatly contrived ideas.
This
is where jazz’s rhythmic, melodic and harmonic conventions unexpectedly
expand to unfold a new space, making SPARKLE a truly innovative,
contemporary jazz masterpiece. Renowned pianist Luca Mannutza together
with the notably young yet acclaimed double bassist, Luca Fattorini,
weave refined and interesting textures that fit seamlessly into the
musical interlace, creating truly fresh-sounding atmospheres. Veteran
Italian trumpeter Flavio Boltro imbues the music with intensity and
emotional strength, thanks to his dynamically sensitive playing and
versatility.
The
title track, Sparkle Suite, is a three part song - a form which
characterizes the entire album. So One, a song in 5/4 time, is catchy
and upbeat in a fresh and unpredictable way. Past and Grow are original
tracks nestled on the outermost edge of jazz creativity. Two Years
reveals a strong and creative melodic approach, with rhythmic
inventiveness. The suggestive, slow Bossa Nova track, L&L, carries
a sense of mellow seduction and fluidity where Mannutza and Boltro spin
out their technically advanced virtuosity. Keep Calm, is a song having
a groovy, laid-back feel with linear drumming and polyrhythms almost
evocating an auditory illusion. In the last unreleased track, Tarì,
inspired by a real yet ethereal location, Tucci creates a sound which is
apparently simple, yet of great harmonic complexity.
The
tribute songs to Pino Daniele and Sting have been trasformed into true
jazz standards of rare beauty: the first, E po' che fa’, is embellished
by Karima’s intimate, sultry voice, while Seven Days is performed in
trio with Tucci, Mannutza and Fattorini re-inhabiting Sting’s beautiful
song in a heartfelt tribute to the great artist.
01 Sparkle Suite (Lorenzo Tucci)
02 Past (Lorenzo Tucci)
03 So One (Lorenzo Tucci)
04 Grow (Lorenzo Tucci)
05 Keep Calm (Lorenzo Tucci)
06 L & L (A. Sorgini)
07 Two Years (Lorenzo Tucci)
08 Seven Days (Sting)
09 Tarì (Lorenzo Tucci)
10 E po’ che fa' (Pino Daniele)
02 Past (Lorenzo Tucci)
03 So One (Lorenzo Tucci)
04 Grow (Lorenzo Tucci)
05 Keep Calm (Lorenzo Tucci)
06 L & L (A. Sorgini)
07 Two Years (Lorenzo Tucci)
08 Seven Days (Sting)
09 Tarì (Lorenzo Tucci)
10 E po’ che fa' (Pino Daniele)
Luca Mannutza - piano
Luca Fattorini - double bass
Lorenzo Tucci - drums
Luca Fattorini - double bass
Lorenzo Tucci - drums
with
Flavio Boltro - trumpet
Karima - Voice (E po' che fa')
Flavio Boltro - trumpet
Karima - Voice (E po' che fa')
