Sebastiano Dessanay / Alessandro Di Liberto / Pierpaolo Frailis - Alternative Songbook EP (April 16, 2018)

Three outtakes from the recording session of Songbook Volume Two, two of which (Alternatively Nora and Sos Alternative Meres) remixed and remastered by Matthew O'Malley in 2017.

1. Alternatively Nora 02:46

2. Alternate Intermission 03:03

3. Sos Alternative Meres 05:39

Sebastiano Dessanay, double bass and all compositions, except Alternate Intermission by Dessanay, Di Liberto, Frailis

Alessandro Di Liberto, piano

Pierpaolo Frailis, drums

Recorded at Studio 1, Birmingham Conservatoire on the 15/16/17/18 of June 2011

Mixed and Produced by Matthew O'Malley

Assistant Engineer Emma Chilton

Mastering by Matthew O'Malley

Cover artwork by Seb Camilleri

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Dunmall / Schubert / Dessanay / Bashford - Sign of the Times (2018)

Master UK saxist, Paul Dunmall, has been working with other saxists through the years (like Evan Parker & Dave Liebman) and obviously chooses them well. This is the third recording that Mr. Dunmall and Mr. Schubert have done together, working with Alex Von Sclippenbach and Willi Kellers in the past. Both Italian bassist, Sebastiano Dessanay and UK drummer, Jim Bashford, have recorded with Mr. Dunmall in the past as well. From the gitgo, there is a fire burning from within, with Mr. Bashford’s strong mallet work and Mr. Dessanay’s probing bass creating an uplifting undertow. Both saxes, first alto and then tenor, start spinning one at a time, the spirits slowly rising higher as they build, the energy and intensity edging upwards as the go. The interplay between all four members of this quintet is extraordinary, waves upon waves, spiraling higher and higher as they go. Both saxists, although different and distinctive in tone, toss their lines tightly back and forth, sometimes at furious pace, sometimes sailing down to a more restrained simmer. When they later switch to soprano, the stream is more contained yet no less focused. The ’Sign of the Times’ must be the setting free of those cosmic spirits since this is what we have here. - Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery

1. Sign Of The Times 31:49

2. Talbot 21:07

3. Blues Is The Colour Of My Beloved 08:19

Paul Dunmall, soprano, alto, tenor saxophones

Frank Schubert, soprano, alto saxophones

Sebastiano Dessanay, double bass

James Bashford, drums

Recorded at the Lamp Tavern, Birmingham, on 10/10/2017

Recorded and mixed by Matthew O'Malley

Wood engraving by Paul Dunmall

Produced for FMR by Trevor Taylor

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Sebastiano Dessanay UK Quartet - Restless Dreams (2018)

Restless Dreams is the latest album by Sebastiano Dessanay, which features his UK Quartet with Fulvio Sigurtà on trumpet, Bruno Heinen on piano and James Bashford on drums. 

The album took a long time to be conceived and realised, and it includes all original compositions by Sebastiano, some of which are rearranged tunes from his chamber opera The Cry of the Double Bass (www.thecryofthedoublebass.co.uk). 

Restless Dreams was beautifully recorded in Cagliari at janeStudios by American sound engineer Marti Jane Robertson. The cover photos are by Francesca Ardau and the stunning cover artwork by Giampaolo Gerra.

1. Prologue 00:45

2. Guarujá 04:57

3. Father and Son 04:28

4. Mother 08:45

5. Two Riffs 07:26

6. Restless Dreams 06:45

7. Norma 04:36

8. Oh My Soul 06:01

9. Epilogue 01:47

All compositions by Sebastiano Dessanay

Fulvio Sigurtà, trumpet and flugelhorn

Bruno Heinen, piano

Sebastiano Dessanay, double bass

James Bashford, drums

Recorded on 13 and 14 of April 2017 at janeStudio, Cagliari

Sound Engineers: Marti Jane Robertson and Michele Rovelli

Assistant Engineer: Marzia Bulli

Mix and Mastering: Marti Jane Roberston

Produced by Sebastiano Dessanay

Artwork by Giampaolo Gerra

Dunmall / Schubert / Dessanay / Bashford - Sign Of The Times (FMR RECORDS 2018)

With packaging embellished by 5 images of Paul Dunmall's wood engravings, this album catches the saxophonist on soprano, alto and tenor in the company of saxophonist Frank Paul Schubert on soprano and alto, with Sebastiano Dessanay on bass and Jim Bashford on drums, performing live at Lamp Tavern, in Birmingham for an album of intertwining reeds and solid rhythmic support.

1. Sign Of The Times 31:50

2. Talbot 21:08

3. Blues Is The Colour Of My Beloved 8:18

Paul Dunmall - soprano, alto, tenor saxes

Frank Paul Schubert - soprano, alto saxes

Sebastiano Dessanay - bass

Jim Bashford - drums