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Gianluca Petrella: Indigo4
ByWhatever label you want to apply to Indigo4, it must reflect the bright quirkiness with which Petrella infuses each of these tracks. Among the features that unite to make this a fun-filled session are quick tempo changes that both Dalla Porta and Accardi effortlessly fire off, a use of electronics that doesn't overshadow the acoustic playing, and the synergy between Petrella's t-bone and Bearzatti's reeds.
Smack dab in the middle is Ellington's "Mood Indigo, which begins free, with barely a waft of the original, until a tempo change allows the melody to break through. Petrella's trombone is deliciously vocal and Bearzatti is a wild man on clarinet, turning this classic inside out.
The originals are most daring and range from "The Middleman, an electrified trombone/drum duet, to the soulful bone/tenor exploration of "Sacred Whale and the superbly bass-led opus "Stockholm 64. Monk is reborn through a remix treatment of his "Trinkle, Tinkle," Duke's "I Got it Bad is morphed into a bass/bone tease, and things close out as all go in search of Sun Ra, finding him surprisingly in "A Relaxing Place on Venus.
Track Listing
Trinkle, Tinkle; The Middleman; Lazy Moon; Mr. Wolf; Sacred Whale; I Got it Bad; Mood Indigo; Two in a Hole; There Comes a Time; Stockholm 64; I.S.T.R.; A Relaxing Place on Venus.
Personnel
Gianluca Petrella
tromboneGianluca Petrella: trombone; Francesco Bearzatti: tenor saxophone, clarinet; Dalla Porta: bass; Francesco Accardi: drums.
Album information
Title: Indigo4 | Year Released: 2006 | Record Label: Blue Note Records
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About Gianluca Petrella
Instrument: Trombone
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