Description
High quality, 180g yellow & grey marble vinyl 2x Gatefold LP (3 sides of music - A, B, C, + Etched D side with Whirlwind logo mark) - comes with download code containing the digital album in multiple formats + liner notes from Wynton Marsalis.
Born in Naples, educated in New York and now residing in Paris, drummer Francesco Ciniglio combines spotless drumming facility with substantial compositional flair, and has the capacity to move, reflect and express through his music.
An in-demand sideman, Ciniglio has collaborated with Wynton Marsalis, Shai Maestro, Aaron Parks, Dayna Stephens, Seamus Blake and Tony Tixier. Following his debut solo release ('Wood', with Parks and Joe Sanders), Ciniglio returns as leader for his Whirlwind debut, 'The Locomotive Suite', a set of compositions for sextet that combine a personal metaphor of resilience with snapshots of his formative familial influences. Barcelona-based Raynald Colom (trumpet), fellow Paris emigrée Matt Chalk (alto) and Matteo Pastorino (bass clarinet) take the frontline duties, with Frenchman Alexis Valet on vibraphone and rising star Felix Moseholm on double bass.
The suite is a collection of substantial, knotty harmonies, rhythmic shifts and spacious textures. But it also experiments internally, with chordal horn textures giving bass and vibraphone more melodic freedom. The unusual scoring is inspired by the soundworlds of Pat Metheny and Ben van Gelder, bridging the gap between music for large ensemble and harmonically focused trio music. Or, as Ciniglio puts it, it's all about "finding an ensemble that's not too big or small."
"This album is all about movement - getting a train here, marching there," summarises Ciniglio. But it also reflects on people and places, and on the personal growth that helps make 'The Locomotive' Suite a significant compositional statement.
Press:
"The leader's drums are always stimulating but this excellent album should be enjoyed as an ensemble achievement." - **** Jazzwise
"Ciniglio's art, which is largely nourished by be-bop roots, is characterized by the deepest sophistication, clarity, and style. His confidence is extraordinary, his presentation, a fascinating blend of eccentricity and inward focus and his ingenious play is the essence of everything Max Roach, Philly Joe Jones, Art Blakey, or a young Tony Williams left for posterity." - Jazzma
"A refreshingly different set of originals with a contemporary and loose feel, drawing on diverse rhythmic influences and an unusual palette featuring vibraphone and bass clarinet." - Bebop Spoken Here
