Adrienne West & Dado Moroni - Time Will Tell (1987) [vinyl]

‘Time Will Tell’ is one of Adrienne West & Dado Moroni's gorgeous music albums. Together they explore with beautiful harmony some of jazz's great standards; both artists are at the top of their form and seamlessly blend their empathetic passion for this ensuring musical escapade. Ripped from an early Italian label vinyl with great sounding dynamics, enjoy! 

Dire Records, FO 383, 1987
Recorded in 1987 at Studio 7, Milano, Italy 

Musicians:
Adrienne West - Vocals
Dado Moroni - Piano 

Tracks:
A1. Tea For Two {Youmans, Caesar} (3:03)
A2. I'm Afraid The Masquerade Is Over {Wrubel, Magidson} (4:43)
A3. Time Will Tell {Woode} (3:37)
A4. Serenade In Blue {Gordon, Warren} (5:20)
B1. Did I Remember {Donaldson, Adamson} (3:44)
B2. Deep In The Night {Merriam, Miller} (6:04)
B3. It Amazes Me {Leigh, Coleman} (5:08) 

Total Time: 31:39 

Credits:
Producer, Mixing - Tito Fontana
Engineer, Mixing - Franco Zorzi
Design - Claudio Rebaudo
Photography - Mirko R. Boscolo
Liner Notes - Bruno Schiozzi

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Did I Remember

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 

Seven Steps To Heaven

Hendrik Meurkens - New York Nights (1999)

The chromatic harmonica of Hendrik Meurkens is profound, lyrical, fluid, and swinging on his second release for the Netherlands-based A-Records label. New York Nights features a half dozen standards and four delightful originals performed by the harmonica master with Eric Alexander on tenor saxophone, Italian pianist Dado Moroni, bassist Chris Berger, and drummer Jimmy Cobb and together they weave a great tapestry of bebop, swing, and heart-wrenching ballads. Meurkens is an excellent composer as evidenced by the title track, "New York Nights," a pensive, nocturnal ballad. He plays a beautiful melody that is alternated by Eric Alexander's rendition of the bridge with excellent solos from them both. This combination of instruments - harmonica and saxophone - is very nice to hear on this wonderful collection of great songs. Alexander plays some great long lines and short phrases on "It Could Happen to You" with great improvisations by pianist Dado Moroni. The only drawback to this CD is that it does not include any compositions that feature Meurkens playing vibes as on "Mundell's Moods" or the sweet sambas he played on Samba Importado and In a Sentimental Mood. However, his covers of the priceless "You Stepped out of a Dream," "I Didn't Know What Time It Was," and Charlie Parker's blazing "Scrapple From the Apple" make up for that and add an extra layer of excitement and variety to this fantastic hour of great jazz. ~ by Paula Edelstein, AMG. 

A-Records, AL 73197, 2000
Recorded 19th & 20th December, 1999 at Current Sounds, New York 

Musicians:
Hendrik Meurkens - Harmonica
Eric Alexander - Tenor Saxophone (#2,3,5,8)
Dado Moroni - Piano
Chris Berger - Bass
Jimmy Cobb - Drums 

Tracks:
01. I Didn't Know What Time It Was {Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers} (5:53)
02. It Could Happen To You {Johnny Burke, James Van Heusen} (5:31)
03. New York Nights {Hendrik Meurkens} (6:09)
04. You Stepped Out Of A Dream {Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn} (2:40)
05. Slidin' {Hendrik Meurkens} (5:49)
06. Bittersweet {Sam Jones} (6:26)
07. My Foolish Heart {Ned Washington, Victor Young} (7:03)
08. The Cottage {Hendrik Meurkens} (5:03)
09. Second Waltz {Hendrik Meurkens} (5:49)
10. Scrapple From The Apple {Charlie Parker} (4:50) 

Total Time: 55:18 

Credits:
Producer - Hendrik Meurkens
Engineer, Mixing - Joseph Bartoldus
Photography - Joost Leijen
Liner Notes - Hein van de Geyn 

It Could Happen To You

Dado Moroni - Jazz Piano (1979) [vinyl]

Edgardo Dado Moroni, born in Genoa, Italy on October 20, 1962, was exposed to jazz music very early, thanks to his parents’ record collection and he started playing piano at age 4. Basically, self-taught, Fats Waller, Earl Hines, Teddy Wilson, Art Tatum and Erroll Garner were his very first influences and Dado tried to learn their solos by ear until, at age 11, he met local pianist Flavio Crivelli who gave him a more formal training, also introducing him to the music of Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell and more contemporary pianists such as Wynton Kelly, Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson, Ahmad Jamal, Herbie Hancock and McCoy Tyner. From age 14 Dado started playing professionally all throughout Italy with some of the most important Italian players like Franco Cerri, Tullio De Piscopo, Luciano Milanese, Gianni Basso, Sergio Fanni and Massimo Urbani and at 17 he recorded his first album in trio with Tullio De Piscopo and American bassist Julius Farmer. 

Dire Records, FO 354, 1980
Recorded November, 1979 at Studio 7, Fontana S.A.S., Milan, Italy 

Musicians:
Dado Moroni - Piano [Steinway Grand Concerto]
Julius Farmer - Electric Bass
Tullio De Piscopo - Drums 

Tracks:
A1. Straight, No Chaser {Thelonious Monk} (5:16)
A2. Satin Doll {Duke Ellington} (6:23)
A3. Fine And Dandy {Kay Swift} (5:08)
B1. I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You {Duke Ellington} (4:00)
B2. O.P. Blues [For Oscar Peterson] {Dado Moroni} (5:37)
B3. I'll Remember April {Gene De Paul} (8:34) 

Total Time: 34:58 

Credits:
Producer, Artistic Director, Mixing - Tito Fontana
Recording & Mixing Engineer - Luigi Pessani
Mixing Engineer - Claudio Fasoli
Photo - Sergio Pavone
Design - Claudio Rebaudo
Liner Notes - Giorgio Lombardi

Clark Terry All Stars Band - New Morning Jazz Blues Festival, Geneve (1994)

In 1994, Clark Terry took to the stage at the New Morning Jazz and Blues Festival in Geneva alongside his quartet, All Stars, composed of Dado Moroni on piano, Pierre Boussaguet on bass, and Alvin Queen on drums. He begins the concert with a trumpet solo, every note emanating his particular energy, one of warmth, sincerity and musical generosity. This mood sustains for the first part of the concert, with the group rolling out the solos, devoting themselves to jazz standards such as "Bye Bye Blackbird", Misty" and "Perdido" to name a few from this enthralling set. Clark Terry, the man who inspired the careers of Quincy Jones and Miles Davis, the man who played with Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie and all the greats of the era, remains one of the most recorded and award-winning artists in history. ~ extract by Anaïs Christidis Guillemard. 

Recorded at New Morning Jazz Blues Festival, Geneve in 1994
Released: 2009 

Musicians:
Clark Terry - Trumpet
Dado Moroni - Piano
Pierre Boussaguet - Bass
Alvin Queen - Drums 

Total Time: 52:05

Credits:
Realization - Patrick Savey
Co-Producers - Daniel Farhi, Etienne Mirlesse, Jean-Daniel Bloesch
Assistant Director - Nathalie Portman
Montage HD - Frederic Sery
Sound Engineer [Venue] - Kiet Nguyen
Manager - Patrick Merz
MCM Production Director - Francois Niviere

Max Ionata, Dado Moroni - Two For Duke (2012)

The artistic paths of Dado Moroni and Max Ionata intersect in honor of Duke Ellington, giving life and sound to Two for Duke. A one-way trip to Ellingtonia, a land created by two of the greatest musicians of the 20th century, Duke Ellington and his collaborator Billy Strayhorn - a man who avoided the limelight yet many believe to be the true inspiring source of Ellingtonian aesthetic. Regardless of who did what, these two contemporary geniuses left an indelible mark on music in general, not only on jazz. Ellington and Strayhorn invented something new, laying the harmonic and melodic foundations of a musical language that was several decades ahead of their time. Produced by Jando Music, in collaboration with Via Veneto Jazz, this album reflects the passion that Dado and Max always shared for Duke's music, heavily influencing them through time. The refined dialogue between sax and piano portrays all the passion, love, and admiration for this great American jazz musician who indelibly shaped world musical heritage. Moreover, Dado Moroni worked extensively with key sidemen from Ellington's band such as bassist Jimmy Woode and drummer Sam Woodyard, allowing him to fully immerse himself into the original sounds of the man who, according to many, is considered the greatest composer in jazz history. Thanks to prominent saxophonist Max Ionata's extraordinary interpretative skills, these sounds are unquestionably present in Two for Duke. 

Via Veneto Jazz, VVJ 077, 2012
Recorded January 2012 at Casa del Jazz, Rome, Italy 

Musicians:
Max Ionata - Tenor Saxophone
Dado Moroni - Piano, Bass (#7), Vocals (#11) 

Tracks:
01. All Day Long {Billy Strayhorn} (4:09)
02. Lotus Blossom {Billy Strayhorn} (3:50)
03. Perdido {Juan Tizol} (4:32)
04. Day Dream {Duke Ellington, John LaTouche, Billy Strayhorn} (4:45)
05. The Intimacy Of The Blues {Billy Strayhorn} (6:36)
06. All Too Soon {Duke Ellington, Carl Sigman} (5:41)
07. Just Squeeze Me {Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines} (4:57)
08. Heaven {Duke Ellington} (5:39)
09. What Am I Here For? {Duke Ellington, Frankie Laine} (4:55)
10. Come Sunday {Duke Ellington} (3:33)
11. In My Solitude {Duke Ellington, Eddie DeLange} (4:05) 

Total Time: 52:46 

Producer - Jando Music

Joe Locke, Rosario Giuliani, Dado Moroni - Stepping On Stars (2011)

The 2009 edition of Umbria Jazz has proposed in its calendar an unprecedented and interesting trio consisting of Joe Locke on the vibraphone, Rosario Giuliani on the sax and Dado Moroni on the piano. The three concerts in Perugia, particularly followed by the public, gave listeners the opportunity to enjoy a preview of the very original project formulated and performed by the trio. This project was recorded on the occasion by EGEA Music and is the subject of the CD “Stepping on Stars”. This CD represents the fifth title of the prestigious EGEA - Umbria Jazz series. The work of Stepping on stars escapes a simple classification. It draws heavily on the language of Jazz but presents new elements. It is undoubtedly chamber music, characterized by a great formal balance between the parts, but it is also fluid music, the result of the creative contribution of individuals. The themes, almost always "cantabile", are the object of refined elaborations by each musician: the inspiration of Rosario Giuliani, the refinement of Joe Locke, the immediacy of the interventions by Dado Moroni. All without ever making an easy concession to mannerism, to complacency. Enjoyable music, never banal. [Translated from Italian] ~ ibs.it. 

Egea Records [Umbria Jazz], EUJ 1005, 2011
Recorded at Auditorium Santa Cecilia, Perugia / Egea Recording Hall July, 2009 

Musicians:
Joe Locke - Vibraphone
Rosario Giuliani - Alto & Soprano Saxophones
Dado Moroni - Piano 

Tracks:
1. Sword Of Whispers {Joe Locke} (8:07)
2. My Angel {Rosario Giuliani} (6:37)
3. Brother Alfred {Dado Moroni} (5:00)
4. Beatrice Rose {Joe Locke} (7:02)
5. Love Is A Pendulum {Joe Locke} (6:10)
6. Stepping On Stars {Joe Locke} (6:49)
7. Alone {Dado Moroni} (3:38)
8. The Peacocks {Jimmy Rowles} (7:34) 

Total Time: 50:57

Credits:
Coordinator, Supervisor, label - Marco Suraci
Recording Engineer - Angelo Cioffi

Dado Moroni Trio - Enzirado (2015)

Here we have splendid trio work formed by pianist Dado Moroni with bassist Ira Coleman and drummer Enzo Zirilli. All players have Italian heritage and are considered 'jazz masters' in their own right. These three performers, as Dado suggests come together to 'merge their experiences giving life to a project where tradition and modernity merge admirably'. The album title "Enzirado" is an acronym of their names and 'an imaginative word that "sounds" festive, joyful, as well as the sound of the disc which is exciting and nevertheless engaging and not frantic'. These individuals have known each other for quite some time, but due to commitments haven't always had the opportunity to play together. Such was the excitement 'we can't wait' that this collaboration arose to produce this fine album, a testimony of their friendship and synthesis of musicianship. The album features nine tracks, six of which are originals by Dado himself with one played as a solo "First Smile." Also included is a co-written piece by Enzo Zirilli and Ira Coleman and played as a duet. The two remaining tunes are classic jazz tunes; "Isn't It A Pity" by George Gershwin and "The Cup Bearers" by Tom McIntosh. Overall, this album conveys a Latin mood, which gives a sense of relaxation and enjoyment, by combining lightness, easy listening and, at the same time, intensity and power, Enjoy!

Abeat Jazz, ABJZ 186, 2018
Recorded 11^th February, 2015 At Zerodieci Studio, Genova, Italy 

Musicians:
Dado Moroni - Piano, Electric Piano
Ira Coleman - Double Bass (#1-7,9)
Enzo Zirilli - Drums (#1-7,9) 

Tracks:
1. The Mighty Bobcat {Dado Moroni} (5:44)
2. Three Angels {Dado Moroni} (6:20)
3. Enzirado {Dado Moroni} (7:12)
4. Isn't It A Pity {George Gershwin} (7:34)
5. Black Forest Blues {Dado Moroni} (6:12)
6. Enzira {Enzo Zirilli, Ira Coleman} (2:49)
7. Blue Or What? {Dado Moroni} (6:59)
8. First Smile [Piano Solo] {Dado Moroni} (4:09)
9. The Cup Bearers {Tom McIntosh} (4:31) 

Total Time: 51:30 

Credits:
Producer, Recording, Mixing & Mastering - Roberto Vigo
Design - Marina Barbensi
Photography [Other Photos] - Walter Miglio
Photography [Cover] - Fiorenzo Pellagatta
Liner Notes [English Translation] - Dado Moroni

Dado Moroni, Luigi Tessarollo - On TV Show (2017)

This is a duo work is between two of Italy's most talented jazz musicians; pianist Dado Moroni and guitarist Luigi Tessarollo. Invited to be recorded live by an Italian TV broadcaster, they explore together a small sample of famous jazz standards penned by great writers such as Sammy Fain, Jimmy Van Heusen and Bill Evans. Prior to this engagement they released together a full album simply called "Talking Strings" on the Abeat label. The listener will be absorbed into a dynamic and swingin' interplay, where they'll hear delicate and lyrical interpretations, a wonderful blending of two unique veterans, enjoy!

TV Broadcast 7 Resette, Italy, 2017

Musicians:

Dado Moroni - Piano

Luigi Tessarollo - Guitar

Tracks:

1. Secret Love {Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster} (8:24)

2. Darn That Dream {Jimmy Van Heusen, Eddie De Lange} (7:02)

3. Funkallero {Bill Evans} (5:11)

Total Time: 20:37

Included in archive is edited MP4 of original video leaving just the concert.