The Palatine Hill is not only
one of the hills of Rome but also a very direct train that united Rome in
Paris: inaugurated in 1969 (it was recently suppressed) it took about fifteen
hours to unite the two European capitals. The Palatine thus becomes a symbol to
relate the music, and the sensibility, of Aldo Romano and Paolo Fresu, both
Italian by birth but French by adoption. The group that takes this name
materializes in 1996 and is completed by the double bass player Michel Benita
and trombonist Glenn Ferris on the trombone. Active until 2001, this piano-less
quartet with a decidedly engaging timbre mix, has recorded three records:
"Palatino" (Label Bleu, 1996), "Tempo" (Label Bleu, 1998)
and "Palatino Chap. 3 "(Universal, 2001): in his music you can hear
Davis' echoes, afro splinters, melodic cues and above all the West Coast
environments typical of the dialogues between Chet Baker and Bob Brookmeyer
seem to re-emerge. More recently, in May 2011, quartet was filmed on the stage
of the Maize de la Culture in Grenoble and the result was reproduced on a
double cd from the title "Back In Town" (Naïve, 2011).
Label Bleu, LBLC 6585, 1996
Recorded 1st-2nd
June, 1995 At Studio de La Maison De La Culture D'Amiens
Musicians:
Paolo Fresu - Trumpet
Glenn Ferris - Trombone
Michel Benita - Double Bass
Aldo Romano - Drums
Tracks:
01. Dawn {Aldo Romano} (5:32)
02. Aléas {Michel Benita}
(3:50)
03. Calabrian Nights {Glenn
Ferris} (7:16)
04. Variazone Tre [Tema Di
Mirpy] {Aldo Romano} (5:46)
05. Animal Love {Glenn
Ferris} (7:07)
06. Interlude {Michel Benita}
(3:37)
07. Trunca E Peltunta {Paolo
Fresu} (4:41)
08. Glenn's Walk {Aldo
Romano} (5:00)
09. 20 Small Cigars {Frank
Zappa} (4:17)
10. Lulu Is Back In Town
{Harry Warren} (5:17)
Total Time: 52:23
Credits:
Executive-Producer - Michel
Orier
Engineer - Philippe Teissier
Du Cros
Engineer [Assistant] - Pierre
Guinot
Editing - Jean-Pierre Bouquet
Design - Christophe Rémy
Photography - Patrick Burban
