Pietro Tonolo is by no means an ostentatious musician, but he is an artist reminiscent of an Italian craftsman. Since appearing on the scene in the mid-1980s, he has participated in many works as a sideman as well as a leader. Proof lies in his ability to show various tastes for each participating band while having his own worldly outlook and sensitivity that is clearly expressed through his own works, something that is not always achieved by most jazz musicians and composers. In this respect this album allows the listener to immerse themselves into Pietro's beautiful and lyrical world. Adjacent and intertwined in this world is the virtuoso Gil Goldstein overdubbing the accordion and piano to create a truly delicate realm, all the while the tenor and soprano plays a painful and drowsy entanglement typical of the atmosphere found on many EGEA releases. With the inclusion of David Boato on trumpet, a further enthrallment and sharpness is embodied despite the slow beat, something very unique to the sensibility of these Italian musicians, a far cry from the loud brash musing that emanate from American counterparts. All players rally to the cause to truly create a beautiful fusion of Egea's unique chamber music sound and with that of an exciting European hard bop.
Egea Records, SCA 149, 2009
Musicians:
Pietro Tonolo - Saxophones
Gil Goldstein - Piano,
Accordion
Riccardo Del Fra - Double
Bass
Francesco Sotgiu - Drums,
Percussion
David Boato - Trumpet (#2,8)
Paolo Birro - Piano (#3,9)
Tracks:
01. Ipnosi [Hypnosis] (4:39)
02. Professore [Professor]
(5:11)
03. Bastia Fuori
[Fortification Outside] (4:23)
04. Struscio [Stroll] (4:25)
05. Molini [Mill] (4:33)
06. T. Originale [Original
T.] (6:29)
07. Onirico [Dreamlike]
(2:35)
08. Graticolato [Trellis]
(6:25)
09. Bastia Entro
[Fortification Within] (5:45)
10. Progresso [Progress]
(5:18)
All Compositions by Pietro Tonolo
Total Time: 49:43
