Concertone
1.Mouvement Il Vecchio Combattente
2.Mouvement Eden, Andata e Ritorno
3.Mouvement Scherzo
4.Mouvememt Distanti
5. Elena e Il Suo Violino
6 Prima o Poi Io Te Faremo L’Amore
7. Se Pensi Di Non Dormire
8 My Funny Valentine
Soloists
Stefano Bollani - Piano
Ares Tavolazzi - Bass
Paolo Silvestri - Conductor & arranger
Stefano Scalzi - Trombone
Micro Guerrini - Tenor Sax
Nico Gori - Alto & Soprano Saxes &
Clarinet.
The first few bars of the
first movement almost scared me away from
this disc, it sounded more like a zoo than
an orchestra! If I had given up on this CD
at that point however, I would have missed
a real treat. Stefano Bolloni is a superb
pianist, whether playing a scored passage
or improvising on a sequence, his sheer class
shines brightly through everything he does.
The orchestra too is a group of brilliant
musicians playing the compositions of Bollini
& Silvestri with flair and imagination.
Only the last number by Richard Rogers was
familiar, but the music throughout gave me
a great deal of pleasure to listen to.
The other soloists keep up
the high standards, Guerrini (tenor) on track
7, Scalzi (trombone) on track 5, Gori (Alto,
Sop, Clarinet) on track 6, but the absolute
stars of the whole thing, along with Bollani,
are without doubt bassist Tavolazzi and drummer
Paoli. They combine together to make a superb
rhythm section.
Once again the music is a
fusion of two genres, in this case jazz and
light orchestral, which sounds like a recipe
for disaster! The fact that it is very successful
is probably due to the standard of musical
education that the young jazz musician of
today receives. Wynton Marsalis, is just one
example of the adaptability and complete education
of the new wave of young jazz musicians a
trend which is set to continue.
Al this makes me wonder where
the future of jazz lies, but at 70 years of
age I have already seen more change than I
am likely to see in the future!
I recommend this record to
anyone with an open mind about music.
Don Mather
CD Reviews
Label Blue LBLC 6666 
