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Release Date: 30 August 2024
Label: OA2 Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 0805552222227
Genres: Jazz
Description
From a lifetime of music creation, Seattle-based Italian pianist and composer Francesco Crosara selected 10 of his compositions from the last 40 years with the idea of highlighting the nexus between early work, with its simplicity and youthful appeal, to later works where he expressed richer harmonic textures and possibilities. Always close by are the influences from his early mentoring in Rome from Chick Corea and Dizzy Gillespie, through his move to the US and the program at USC. Three different rhythm sections bring his music to life, each adding varied sonic textures and rhythmic vitality to the whole. Bassist Clipper Anderson and drummer Mark Ivester swing and float; the vibrant grooves of electric bassist Farko Dosumov and drummer D'Vonne Lewis lend a modern momentum; and the youthful eclecticism of bassist Osama Afifi and drummer Xavier Lecouturier adds yet another dimension.
"A pianist who originally hails from Italy, Crosara is well-versed in bop lore, and his delicate flow might indicate a debt to Bill Evans." - Down Beat
"The kind of sensitive swing seldom heard since Bill Evans...precious insights into his fertile imagination and harmonic daring." - JazzTimes
"Crosara's compositions provide a source of joy, comfort, escape, and healing...distilling a multitude of identities, backgrounds, and personalities." - Earshot Jazz
Tracklisting
Ben Markley Big Band & Ari Hoenig
Wil Swindler's Elevenet
George Cotsirilos Quartet
Charlie Porter, Nick Biello, Orrin Evans, Mike Moreno, David Wong, Damian Erskine, Behn Gillece & Kenneth Salters
Gregory Dudzienski Quartet
Ted Piltzecker
Russell Kranes, Alex Levine, Sam Weber, Jay Sawyer
Paul Tynan & Aaron Lington
Joe Sanders
Asha Parkinson
Jane Bunnett & Maqueque
Joo Kraus
Richard Elliot
Jacob Christoffersen Trio
John Beasley & The Frankfurt Radio Big Band
Various Artists
