Raffaele and his quintet meet two very special guests: the Norwegian star Erik Honoré, and a great orchestra from the region he has born. An album full of opposite sides that try to find a common place where a total and complete idea of music lives. The admirable balance between the various souls is fascinating, the result of Casarano's intuition of drawing a canvas where the individual parts could express themselves freely but coherently, and his meticulous direction in an ambitious project like Medina gives us proof of full artistic maturity.~ tukmusic.com.
An album by my friend Raffaele Casarano of which I took care of direction, arrangements and orchestration. Unique project of its kind and full of jazz, electronic and symphonic sounds. Thanks to Marco Bardoscia, Mirko Signorile, Alessandro Monteduro, Cristiano Calcagnile, to the splendid timbres of Erik Honoré, to the fabulous Orchestra Ico Tito Schipa and to Paolo Fresu because he believes in these beautiful projects! ~ Alfonso Girardo, alfonsogirardo.com.
Tǔk Music, TUK008, 2015
Musicians:
Raffaele Casarano - Alto
& Soprano Saxes, Electronics
Mirko Signorile - Piano
Marco Bardoscia - Double
Bass, Electronics
Cristiano Calcagnile - Drums
Alessandro Monteduro -
Percussion
Erik Honoré - Live Samples
Orchestra Sinfonica Tito
Schipa
Alfonso Girardo - Arranger, Conductor
Tracks:
1. Remembering Esbjorn (4:43)
2. A Due (6:39)
3. Click Clock (10:34)
4. Il Paradiso Degli Sciocchi
(4:23)
5. L'Istrione (5:22)
6. Se Vuoi Andare Vai (7:37)
7. Un Amico Immaginario
(4:51)
8. Africa (3:54)
9. L'Allegra Tristezza (3:38)
All compositions by Raffaele Casarano
Total Time: 51:46
Remembering Esbjorn
