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Giulia Barba: The Angry St.Bernard
ByHer debut album was recorded in Amsterdam with a European cast of like-minded, young musicians who share passion for music. All her eight original compositions unfold like colorful, nuanced dramatic stories, full of surprising, often eccentric shifts in energy, emotion and rhythm, leaving enough room for exploratory solos (as on most of the influential Dutch outfits). Her arrangements enable the septet musicians to charge the captivating dramas with energy and imagination.
Barba herself has a clear, round sound of her own on the baritone sax and the bass clarinet, best featured on "Me myself and my clari," where she recorded herself duetting on the two instruments, or her touching baritone sax solo "Ballad." She leads her band with mature confidence, still offering all septet members space to contribute memorable solos. Pianist Sri Hanuraga shines on the title piece and on "Ballad," vocalist Sanem Kalfa and drummer Joan Terol Amigó form a playful interplay with her on "Ik Word Better""and alto saxophonist Christian Ferlaino and trumpeter Gidon Nunes, along with Barba on the bass clarinet, turn "Fuio" to an enigmatic story, full of colors and shades.
Barba is a promising musician with unique, highly original compositional skills.
Track Listing
The Angry St.Bernard; Ik Word Beter; Fuio; In a drummer's head; Grace; Me myself and my clari; Ballad; Sleeping.
Personnel
Giulia Barba
saxophone, baritoneGiulia Barba: baritone saxophone, bass clarinet; Gidon Nunes Vaz: trumpet, flugelhorn; Christian Ferlaino: alto saxophone; Sri Hanuraga: piano; Luca Dalpozzo: double bass; Joan Terol Amigó: drums; Sanem Kalfa: vocal.
Album information
Title: The Angry St.Bernard | Year Released: 2013 | Record Label: Blue Serge
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About Giulia Barba
Instrument: Saxophone, baritone
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