Dado Moroni Trio, The - Out Of The Night (1998)

Italian pianist Dado Moroni is better known to European jazz fans because most of his work has been recorded and distributed on the continent, but this second disc for the Canadian label Jazz Focus should help to expose him to American audiences. This wide-ranging 1998 session, with trumpeter and flügelhornist Joe Magnarelli, bassist Ira Coleman, and drummer Bill Goodwin, finds Moroni exploring music from several decades, including standards (two takes of "Embraceable You"), classic jazz works from the 1930s and 1940s (Fats Waller's "Ain't Misbehavin'" and Duke Ellington's "Black Beauty"), and more recent fare like the high-energy "Seven Steps to Heaven" and Joe Henderson's strutting "Out of the Night." Moroni's compositions are also a delight. His funky "Ne-Ne" is easily the most intense selection of the date. His blues tribute to Count Basie, affectionately called "Basie-Cally," is a swinger that features a choice muted trumpet solo by Magnarelli. The horn player's bossa nova "Bella Carolina" showcases his rich flügelhorn. Highly recommended. ~ by Ken Dryden, AMG. 

Jazz Focus Records, JFCD032, 1999
Recorded 9th March, 1998 At Stepping Stone Recording, Seattle, Washington, US 

Musicians:
Dado Moroni - Piano
Ira Coleman - Bass
Bill Goodwin - Drums [Snare]
Guest:
Joe Magnarelli - Trumpet (#1,3,6,8,11), Flugelhorn (#2,5,7) 

Tracks:
01. Embraceable You {George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin} (6:11)
02. Ne-Ne {Dado Moroni} (6:53)
03. Cup Bearers {Tom McIntosh} (6:36)
04. Out Of The Night {Jim Henderson} (5:47)
05. Alone At Last {Bert Joris} (4:39)
06. Seven Steps To Heaven {Miles Davis, Victor Feldman} (4:58)
07. Bella Carolina {Joe Magnarelli} (6:55)
08. Basie-Cally {Dado Moroni} (4:43)
09. Ain't Misbehavin' {Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf, Fats Waller} (4:48)
10. Black Beauty {Duke Ellington} (5:51)
11. Embraceable You {George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin} (6:54) 

Total Time: 64:23 

Credits:
Producer - Philip Barker
Producer, Liner Notes - Steven Cerra
Engineer - Bob Stark
Assistant Engineer - Daniel Mendez
Mastering Engineer - Richard Harrow [Canada Disk & Tape]
Mastering - Richard Harrow
Front Cover Design - David Cerra 

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