Mal Waldron - Jazz A Confronto (1972) [vinyl>flac]

The way Waldron chose for his music is that of simplicity and economy. His compositions are made up of very few phrases, single elements he composes, overlaps and slips one over the other, ruling this intricate game of iterations and transformations with geometrical rationality, which you can most easily perceive in the piano playing behaviour of his left hand.

Tew Nune and Breakin’ Through are for me two good examples of a performing style which is so influenced by musical thought, and they can easily be compared to musicians such as Bud Powell, or even remind you of Ravel, Terry Riley, Steve Reich. But if Waldron shares with them the importance he gives to planning, his way of breaking chords into melody is very peculiar, and so is the structure of his short phrases, which contain quantitatively homomorphic, but still homologous elements. Excerpts taken from the Liner Notes by Giampiero Cane.

HORO Records, HLL 101-19, 1975

Recorded 1^st April, 1972 At "Titania Studios" in Rome, Italy

Mal Waldron - Piano [Solo]

Tracks:

A1. Tew Nune {Mal Waldron} (4:31)

A2. Picchy's Waltz {Mal Waldron} (7:19)

A3. Breakin' Through {Mal Waldron} (6:45)

B1. Canto Ritrovato {Giorgo Gaslini} (5:20)

B2. Lullaby {Mal Waldron} (4:10)

B3. Appia Antica {Mal Waldron} (9:11)

Credits:

Producer - Aldo Sinesio

Assistant Producer - Robert Gambuti

Engineer - Massimo di Cicco

Cover Design - Piero Gratton

Photograph - Pepito Pignatelli

Liner Notes - Giampiero Cane

Translation - Cristina Piancastelli

Archie Shepp - Body And Soul (1975) [vinyl>flac]

Another great LP by Archie Shepp when working in Rome, Italy in 1975.

HORO Records, HZ 10, 1978

Recorded 28^th September (#A2,B) and 16^th October (#A1), 1975 in Rome, Italy

Musicians:

Archie Shepp - Tenor Saxophone

Cicci Santucci - Trumpet (#A2)

Charles Greenlee - Trombone (#A2,B)

Irio De Paula - Guitar (#A1,A2)

Dave Burrell - Piano (#B)

David Williams - Bass (#B)

Alessio Urso - Bass (#A2)

Beaver Harris - Drums (#B)

Afonso Vieira - Drums (#A2)

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Tracks:

A1. Body And Soul {Johnny Green, Robert Sour, Edward Heyman, Frank Eyton} (8:19)

A2. Tropical {Irio De Paula, Alessio Urso, Afonso Viera} (8:46)

B. Dogon {Archie Shepp} (18:23)

Credits:

Producer - Aldo Sinesio

Assistant Producer - Gianni Gualberto

Recording Engineer - Raimondo Caruana (#A1-A2), Giorgio Loviscek (#B)

Cover Art - Maria Teresa Ortolan

Photography - Isio Saba

Liner Notes - Marco Cristostomi [Italian]

Note:

#A1 from Mariamar Session released on [Horo HZ 01]

#A2,B from the same session released as Jazz A Confronto [Horo HLL 101-27]

Enrico Rava - Jazz A Confronto 14 (1974) [vinyl>flac]

HORO Records, HLL 101-14, 1974

Recorded 18^th November, 1974 at "Titania’s Studio" Rome, Italy

Musicians:

Enrico Rava - Trumpet

Massimo Urbani - Alto Saxophone

Calvin Hill - Drums

Nestor Astarita - Drums, Percussion

Tracks:

A1. Closer {Enrico Rava} (10:37)

A2. Maranhao {Enrico Rava} (7:08)

A3. Wrong Side {Enrico Rava} (5:25)

B1. Un Barco Hasta El Cielo {Enrico Rava} (10:41)

B2. Any Kind Of Birds {Enrico Rava} (6:33)

B3. Vento Rosso {Enrico Rava} (7:47)

Credits:

Producer - Aldo Sinesio

Assistant Producer - Roberto Gambuti

Engineer - Massimo Di Cicco

Cover Design - Piero Gratton

Photographs - Isio Saba

Johnny Griffin - Jazz A Confronto 10 (1974) [re-rip>true flac]

On this LP Griffin is featured in a quartet backed by renowned Italian pianist Franco D'Andrea, bassist Giovanni Tommaso and drummer Bruno Biriaco. This album is his only collaboration with D'Andrea, despite spending a number of years on the continent. It's a rhythm section that swings beautifully and remains tight, qualities essential to provide the necessary background to Griffin's playing. However not only do the Italian musicians support his work well their own solos are very effective and are an additional source of interest for this album. Above all the style of Franco D'Andrea and his Trio is very distinct compared with other groups Griffin led whilst in Europe. According to all available discographies this album is the only existing testimony of his playing during all of 1974. The bulk of his European dates were set around 1973 and the recordings held at the Jazzhus Monmartre in Denmark are of great interest to aficionados. The LP consists of two fiery numbers and two slower ballads. Three of the compositions are penned by Griffin; "Keep Going" is written by Giovanni Tommaso. In all this album further demonstrates a master tenorman at work, so give it a spin.

HORO Records, HLL 101-10, 1974

Recorded 7th April, 1974 at “Titania’s Studio”, Rome, Italy

Tracks:

A1. Music Inn Blues {Johnny Griffin} (8:34)

A2. For The Love Of {Johnny Griffin} (8:01)

B1. Always Forever {Johnny Griffin} (7:06)

B2. Keep Going {Giovanni Tommaso} (11:52)

Personnel:

Johnny Griffin - Tenor Saxophone

Franco D'Andrea - Piano

Giovanni Tommaso - Bass

Bruno Biriaco - Drums

Credits:

Director - Andrea Camilleri

Sound Engineer - Massimo di Cicco

Graphic Design - Giorgio Spadanuda

Photos - Ennio Antonangeli

Liner Notes - Marcello Piras