718750378224

Stories

Frank Pilato & Andrea Marcelli

Regular
£11.99
Sale
Regular
£11.99
Unavailable
Unit Price
per 

Format: CD

Cat No: ESC3754

Email me when this is available

Release Date:  11 September 2015

Label:  ESC Records

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  718750378224

Genres:  Jazz  Fusion  

  • Description

    Debut solo album by Italian guitarist Frank Pilato, playing the music of drummer/composer Andrea Marcelli, for a very special project, with a long story of over 20 years... The band includes an exceptional rhythm section with Marcelli's long-time collaborator pianist Mitchel Forman, bassists Gary Willis and Jeff Berlin.

    After recording two critic acclaimed albums for Verve/Polygram 'Silent Will' in 1989 and for Verve and Lipstick Rec. 'Oneness' in 1991, both featuring guitarist Allan Holdsworth, Andrea Marcelli composed the music for 'Stories'. This new project was partially recorded in June 1993 engineered by Allan Holdsworth. The music was envisioned by Marcelli for an electric guitar as main soloist. Holdsworth could not play for contractual problems so the album was not finished.

    During the following years Marcelli kept playing Jazz world wide and moved from Los Angeles to New York in 1997 and then to Berlin in 2001, bringing with him the project "Stories". Some years later he finally came into contact with Italian young and talented electric guitarist Frank Pilato, who also lived and played for a while in Los Angeles. Frank took the challenge and responsibility to successfully record and finally finish the album, in 2014. Pilato wanted also to contribute with a new composition and recorded with Andrea an in-edit guitar/drums duo!

    Personnel: Frank Pilato (electric guitars), Mitchel Forman (acoustic piano), Gary Willis (5 string electric bass), Jeff Berlin (4 string electric bass), Andrea Marcelli (drums, synthesizer, woodwinds and percussion)

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Yesterday Afternoon
      • 2. Reflections
      • 3. Stories
      • 4. Speaking Of You
      • 5. The Rainbow Thief
      • 6. Eclipse
      • 7. Yesterday Afternoon Groove
      • 8. Letters
      • 9. Stories Reprise
      • 10. The Ant