Giovanni Mirabassi - Dal Vivo ! (2001)

The first live album that the talented Mirabassi summons with full satisfaction. The dazzling beauty invites you to the end of euphoria. Giovanni Mirabassi's long-awaited third album is a live album by the trio. There is a lot of difference in the amount of experience, so it's just based on personal standards, but to be honest, I feel that I have come across one of the best masterpieces of a piano trio live album. I don't think there is any need for extra annotations, such as who the performer is or what the sound source is. Mirabassi's ability to consistently express his aesthetic sense in the form of a live performance is outstanding, and the tension that is painfully beautiful but not sentimental is wonderful. The songs played are basically original, so please pay attention to this point as well. The only exception is track 8, which decorated the opening of Avanti! but this is already "singing"! Even, if it isn't, the sweet melody will shine with a new life through the trio performance and live situation. It will be almost blissful for those who love music. Regardless of Mirabassi's popularity, I hope that this performance will reach as many listeners as possible. And Sawano can be proud that he was the only window to introduce Mirabassi to Japan. ~ Extract by Kitami Hiiragi, JazzSawano.com. [Translated from Japanese] 

Sketch Records, SKE 333021, 2001
Recorded 2nd November, 2001 Live at the Duc des Lombards, Paris, France 

Musicians:
Giovanni Mirabassi - Piano
Daniele Mencarelli - Bass
Louis Moutin - Drums 

Tracks:
1. Jean-Paul Chez Les Anges {Giovanni Mirabassi} (9:32)
2. Place De La Marie {Giovanni Mirabassi} (6:32)
3. 28, Rue Manin {Giovanni Mirabassi} (6:08)
4. Des Jours Meilleurs {Giovanni Mirabassi} (7:49)
5. Requiem {Giovanni Mirabassi} (5:41)
6. Memento Mores {Giovanni Mirabassi} (6:36)
7. Café Français {Giovanni Mirabassi} (10:36)
8. El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido {Eduardo Carrasco, Sergio Ortega} (10:00) 

Total Time: 62:54 

Credits:
Producer, Design - Philippe Ghielmetti
Mixing, Editing & Mastering - Gilles Olivesi
Photography - Jean-François Dréan
Design - Elena Derderian, Serge Bilous, Sketch Studio
Design [Calligraphy] - Aka Sakano 

N.B.
All applause cautiously removed/faded out for improved listening pleasure!

Giovanni Mirabassi Trio - Live @ The Blue Note, Tokyo (2010)

"An exceptionally precise and dynamic sound recording. After the release of the two outstanding albums Terra Furiosa in 2008 and Out of Track, last year, the new album by the same trio recorded between 21st and 23rd April at the Blue Note in Tokyo is a great success. This is first due to the melodic and rhythmic richness of the nine compositions of the CD's répertoire, displaying in turn pianist Giovanni Mirabassi's elegiac and lilting style ("My Broken Heart", "World Changes") and the swing and energy that characterize him ("NY #1", "It’s Us"). The rich improvisations with their brilliant internal logic are always followed by poetical undulating efflorescences, which are typical of the pianist's style. The success of this new album is also due to the trio itself, in perfect osmosis, with exceptional Leon Parker's impressively precise drum playing and Gianluca Renzi, who constantly creates bass lines which do not only provide the melodic and rhythmic foundations of the phrasing, but can also approach what can sound like the human voice, when playing solo. This new album of remarkable sound quality which is a legendary characteristic of all CDs under Japanese label Vénus, renders Giovanni Mirabassi's musical generosity when playing in concert, and certainly has the polished touch of all great classics." 

Discograph Productions, 3230862, 2010
Recorded 23rd April, 2010 Live at 'The Blue Note', Tokyo, Japan 

Musicians:
Giovanni Mirabassi - Grand Piano
Gianluca Renzi - Double Bass
Leon Parker - Drums           

Tracks:
1. NY #1 {Gianluca Renzi} (8:07)
2. It's Us {Giovanni Mirabassi} (8:16)
3. World Changes {Giovanni Mirabassi} (9:26)
4. Here's The Captain {Gianluca Renzi} (8:16)
5. My Broken Heart {Giovanni Mirabassi} (3:59)
6. It Is What It Is {Leon Parker} (6:56)
7. Six For Sex {Giovanni Mirabassi} (9:54)
8. Gold And Diamonds {Giovanni Mirabassi} (9:43)
9. World Changes [Short Version] {Giovanni Mirabassi} (7:20) 

Total Time: 72:01 

Credits:
Producer - Jérôme Peyrot, Giovanni Mirabassi
Recording Engineer - Takashi Akaku, Teruhiko Hirokane
Mixing Engineer - Giovanni Mirabassi [NYC]
Mixing [NYC] & Mastering [Rome] Engineer - Gianluca Renzi
Photos [Cover] - D.R. Photo interieure Jun Satoh