Paolo Fresu - Vinodentro (2014)

And so, it can be said here: "Jazz Meets Classical" and vice versa, "The Lyrical Fresu", "the Sardinian trumpet player improvises on the classical canons" and thus tumbling into deceptive banality. The first truth is that "Vinodentro" is a soundtrack of a film by Ferdinando Vicentini Orgnani, starring Giovanna Mezzogiorno and Vincenzo Amato. The second is that Fresu is not new to the work of this musical content: the list would be too long and tedious.

That said, this work has the advantage of not imitating any great composer of soundtracks, because falling into such a trap was easy, even for Fresu. Here, we can read all the sincere connection of the trumpeter to a work that probably goes far beyond the plot of the film. Fresu writes fourteen pieces out of sixteen: the other two "As Long As From Wine" and "Madamina, The Catalog Is This" bear the royal seal of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; then there is "Freeze" co-written with Daniele Di Bonaventura. The thread that Fresu binds and gives to the film is full of elegant textures, captivating plots, bathed in romantic notes ("Quiet"); dialogical and sown with passion as in the namesake "Martango", in three takes: the first with Di Bonaventura who acts as a rhythmic counterbalance to the enlightening ensemble ‘I Virtuosi Italiani’ and Fresu that flutters decisively and crafty even with his electronic effects. The second version is more chamber music with trumpet and bandoneon played on an equal footing. The triad ends with Di Bonaventura all alone playing in the colors and in the folds of the melody.

The narrative force comes from every meander: in the arches, stormy ("Moved") or quiet, hidden. Fresu's trumpet and flugelhorn embroiders, leads and bows even where its passage is slight, imperceptible; in the water-level games of electronics that are handled with acuity by the author himself and by Michael Anger, who stands out for that superior discretion as an engraver that very few have. And Di Bonaventura, ever more authentic and personal in handling the bandoneon. A soundtrack, perhaps even for the life of those whom you love. ~ Alceste Ayroldi, Jazzitalia.net. [Translated from Italian]

Tuk Music, CD118, 2014
Recorded 8^th October, 2013 (Strings) At Teatro Fazioli di Sacile (Udine), Italy;
9^th-11^th and 13^th February, 2013 (Other Sessions) At ArteSuono, Cavalicco (Udine) 

Musicians:
Paolo Fresu - Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Electronic Effects, Piano (#3,5,9)
Daniele Di Bonaventura - Bandoneon, Piano (#11), Sring Arrangements (except #10,16)
Michael Anger - Percussion, Sampler 

The Virtuosi Italian:
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Alberto Martini, Constantin Beschieru, Elisabetta Fable, Carlo Menozzi, Matthew Marzaro - First Violins
Luca Falasca, Alberto Ambrosini, Ingrid Shilaku, Vinicio Capriotti - Second Violins
Flavio Ghilardi Alessandro Pandolfi, Ciro Chiapponi - Violas
Leonardo Sapere, Giordano Pegoraro, Tiziana Gasparoni - Cellos
Rino Braia - Double Bass 

Tracks:
01. Calmo [Calm] {Paolo Fresu} (3:55)
02. Martango [Take One] {Paolo Fresu} (3:31)
03. Dolomiti's Sky {Paolo Fresu} (2:23)
04. Vals Des Soeurs Belles Et Sages {Paolo Fresu} (5:04)
05. Rarefied {Paolo Fresu} (0:59)
06. Fuga [Escape] {Paolo Fresu} (2:13)
07. Martango [Take Two] {Paolo Fresu} (2:58)
08. Classico [Classic] {Paolo Fresu} (5:24)
09. La Visione Del Bipede {Paolo Fresu} (2:18)
10. Fin Ch'Han Dal Vino {W. A. Mozart} (1:29)
11. Fermo [Freeze] {Paolo Fresu} (2:41)
12. Mediterrano [Mediterranean] {Paolo Fresu} (5:40)
13. Trance Meditativa {Paolo Fresu} (1:10)
14. Martango [Take Three] {Paolo Fresu} (1:36)
15. Mosso [Moved] {Paolo Fresu} (2:50)
16. Madamina, Il Catalogo È Questo {W. A. Mozart} (5:27) 

Total Time: 49:38 

Credits:
Producer - Paolo Fresu
Sound & Mastering Engineer - Stefano Amerio
Sound Engineer - Giulio Gallo (Strings only)
Photography - Paolo Jacob
Cover Art 'Sparisce Dentro Al Foro' by Carla Accardi
Graphic Design - Benno Simma