During the first lockdown of the Covid era in spring 2020 my creative fire was still burning. All concerts were cancelled, but I still wanted to play and improvise. That's were the idea for long-distance improvisation came up. I sent emails to some of my friends and other musicians who I admired and hoped that they might be interested in doing such a project.
I'm really happy that some of the best improvisers in Europe were happy to participate in this project. I'm such a fan of all these players, they are monster improvisers, composers and bandleaders on their own as well. All tracks are completely improvised or could be even described as structured improvisation. Musicians sent me their tracks, based on an initial improvisation by myself. Then I cut, mixed and blended the music to actually make music. It was an incredibly fun project and challenge!
The title of the album and all the compositions are based on two poems by the great US poet E.E. Cummings, since poetry is my other artistic love and obsession.
1. 1.1. all in green 05:40
2. 1.2. went my love rifing 08:52
3. 1.3. on a great horse of love 04:18
4. 1.4. into the silver down 05:32
5. 1.5. for lean hounds 05:46
6. 1.6. crowched low 08:06
7. 1.7 and smiling 05:08
8. 1.8. the merry deer 04:04
9. 1.9. run before 06:12
10. 1.10. fleeter be they than dappled dreams 04:32
11. 2.1 roasetree 04:06
12. 2.2 you're the song to see 07:16
13. 2.3. whose all 09:18
14. 2.4 you're the sight to sing 03:34
15. 2.5. poems are opening 06:30
16. 2.6. as if 05:20
17. 2.7 and earth was playing 08:26
18. 2.8. at birthday 09:02
19. 2.9. each 04:04
20. 2.10. a whish no bigger 06:04
NEW FREEQUESTRA (Italy / Portugal / Slovenia / Spain / Sweden / Switzerland):
Emanuele Marsico – trumpet (CD 1 - 6,7,9; CD 2 – 5,7,8)
Alberto Mandarini - trumpet (CD 1 - 6,9; CD 2 – 5,8)
Mirko Cisilino – trumpet (CD 1 - 9; CD 2 - 3)
Luis Vicente – trumpet (CD 1 - 1,7,8,10; CD 2 – 1,6,7)
Emanuele Parrini – violin (CD 1 - 2,4,6,8; CD 2 – 5,6,8,9)
Marco Colonna – baritone and sopranino sax (CD 1 - 2,4,6; CD 2 – 3,4,5,7,8,10)
Achille Succi – alto sax and bass clarinet (CD 1 - 2,4,6,7,8; CD 2 – 2-10)
Albert Cirera – sax (CD 1 - 4,5,6,8; CD 2 – 7,8,9)
Fredrik Ljungkvist – sax (CD 1 - 4,6; CD 2 – 6,8)
Christoph Irniger – sax (CD 1 - 4,8)
Alberto Pinton – sax (CD 1 - 1; CD 2 - 4)
Beppe Scardino – sax (CD 1 - 2; CD 2 – 2,4,7)
Martin Küchen – sax (CD 1 - 3)
Samo Salamon – guitar (CD 1 - 3,4,6; CD 2 – 2,4,7,8,9)
Marcelo dos Reis – guitar (CD 1 - 1,7,8; CD 2 – 1,6)
Silvia Bolognesi – bass (CD 1 - 2,5; CD 2 - 2)
Vasco Trilla – drums (CD 1 - 4,6; CD 2 – 5,8)
All music improvised by the Freequestra. Mixed and mastered by Samo Salamon.
Liner Notes: Samo Salamon
Photo by Janin Vezonik
Graphic Design: Piotr Biegański
Executive producer: Maciej Karłowski
