Between feeling and atmosphere, the warm and effusive sound of Vito Di Modugno's Hammond organ, the crystalline and miniature sound of Guido Di Leone's electric guitar and the rustling and fitting sound of Mimmo Campanale on drums meet and blend together for an effective and substantial jazz proposal. Both with their own songs and with renditions of various authors, Di Leone, Di Modugno and Campanale expertly tackle and resolve this formula and this sound dimension: the balance and interweaving between the parts is always adequate and the propriety of expression denoted by the musicians deserves attention. The bright and evocative flow and advance of Di Modugno's periods unfolds well-disposed and lights up airy in its underlining and sanctioning and in its growth with generous determination and lively coordination. Soft, precious and smooth, Di Leone's phrasing speaks with savoir faire and now expands into lush and clear streams of mature ease, now punctuates and jousts with inventiveness and shrewdness in his conducting, which is always enriched with new ideas. With his Drumming, Campanale proves to be a versatile accompanist, who with diaphanous and light scanning pushes the becoming of the songs and also knows how to rise to the foreground with full-bodied concreteness. ~ Giordano Selini, JazzItalia.net. [Translated From Italian]
YVP Music, CD 3084, 2000
Recorded 20th-21st October,
1999 at Tom Tom Studio, Bari, Italy
Musicians:
Guido Di Leone - Guitar
Vito Di Modugno - Organ
[Hammond]
Mimmo Campanale - Drums
Tracks:
01. Blue Seven {Sonny
Rollins} (6:36)
02. Mr. Smith {Vito Di
Modugno} (5:33)
03. Goin' Out Of My Head
{Bobby Weinstein, Teddy Randazzo} (6:52)
04. Waltz {Vito Di Modugno}
(6:29)
05. Mr. Montgomery {Guido Di
Leone} (5:26)
06. Cariba {Wes Montgomery}
(4:36)
07. The Nearness Of You
{Hoagy Carmichael} (7:24)
8a. Clementine Waltz {Giacomo
Giannotti} (5:36)
8b. Le Veronique {Vito Di Modugno} (0:48)
09. Zoom {Vito Di Modugno} (3:08)
10. Palavras De Um Traidor {Guido Di Leone, Paola Amesano} (6:05)
11. I Love You {Cole Porter}
(4:45)
12. Whisper Not (Benny
Golson} (6:38)
Total Time: 69:52
Credits:
Producer - York von Prittwitz
Sound Engineer - Angelo
Pantaleo
Photos - Luigi Fiore
Graphic Design - Tonio
Delvecchio
