8054154650422

360 Aeutopia

Massimo Urbani/Beaver Harris/Cameron Brown/Ron Burton

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Format: CD

Cat No: RR1231462

Release Date:  19 January 2024

Label:  Red Records

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  8054154650422

Genres:  Jazz  

  • Description

    This early effort demonstrated the great promise of Italian alto saxophonist Massimo Urbani, who burst forth on the jazz scene with an incredible technique and an endless flow of ideas. Urbani was later to record mostly with his compatriots, but here he's backed by the all-star American trio of pianist Ron Barton, bassist Cameron Brown, and drummer Beaver Harris.

    Urbani mesmerizes on "Cherokee," which is taken at a blazing pace. The pace then slackens, and the saxophonist tries his hand at a couple of ballads ("Tender Song" and "Ballad for a Child"), that lack some of the warmth that he was to later develop. Even here, though, Urbani displays the qualities that mark his distinct style: a towering command of the bop vocabulary; a seemingly ease of delivery; the use of split tones; a tendency toward excess; and a frightening technique.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Cherokee
      • 2. Tender Song
      • 3. Solar
      • 4. Rip The Ripper
      • 5. Ballad For A Child
      • 6. Diddy For Biddy