Frank Pilato & Andrea Marcelli
Release Date: 11 September 2015
Label: ESC Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 718750378224
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
Tribal Tech
Joe Zawinul
Mathias Haus & Philipp Van Endert Duo
Bejamin Leuschner & Matthias Goebel
Hiram Bullock
Jim Beard
Gerald Gradwohl
Allen Hinds
ADHD
Allan Holdsworth
Thomas Stieger
Kronstad 23
Spyro Gyra
Snarky Puppy
Mike Stern
Simon Jefferis
