Cardinal Points, by Paolo Ghetti & Melody Quartet

Cardinal Points

by Paolo Ghetti & Melody Quartet

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1.	Cardinal Points 06:03	buy track
2.	After You've Gone 04:00	buy track
3.	I'm Old Fashioned 06:04	buy track
4.	September in the Rain 04:31	buy track
5.	Side by Side 05:09	buy track
6.	Just in Time 03:16	buy track
7.	My Foolish Heart 04:53	buy track
8.	You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To 04:47	buy track
9.	Moon River 04:43	buy track
10.	Luiza 05:05	buy track
11.	Love Theme from Spartacus 04:56	buy track
12.	Tenderly 04:10	buy track

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Recorded on October 24 and 25, 2018, at Marzi Recording Studio,
Riccione (Rimini), by Daniele Marzi; mixed and mastered in December
2018, at Z Best Music Studio, Meldola (Forlì Cesena), by Giuseppe Zanca.

A dieci anni da «Profumo d’Africa» Caligola pubblica il nuovo album da leader di Paolo Ghetti, tra i più apprezzati e richiesti contrabbassisti italiani da almeno vent’anni. Lo troviamo qui alla testa del Melody Quartet, con cui dal 2017 lavora su un repertorio formato per lo più da brani tratti dai musical di Broadway, la cui stagione d’oro ha fornito al jazz un’infinità di standard, ancor oggi molto frequentati. L’approccio del jazzista romagnolo ad un repertorio che potrebbe apparire inflazionato è quanto mai fresco ed originale. Grazie ai suoi brillanti arrangiamenti ogni brano, anche il più noto, si arricchisce di nuovi colori, e viene riletto con un piglio soul–funk molto più vicino alla sensibilità dei nostri tempi. Ghetti, la cui cavata agile e profonda risplende in ogni momento della registrazione, è qui affiancato dall’esperto e raffinato pianista Massimiliano Rocchetta, riminese, classe 1969, anche lui abile arrangiatore, e dai più giovani ma altrettanto preziosi Andrea Elisei, batteria, Alessandra Abbondanza, cantante cesenate che in questo contesto ha la grande responsabilità di “dar voce” alle suggestioni americane del leader. Ma oltre agli amati Kern, Young, Porter, Layton e Mancini, vi sono anche due brani originali di Ghetti e Rocchetta, così come la deliziosa Luiza di Tom Jobim. Il quartetto, duttile ed affiatato, sa passare con grande naturalezza dai forti sapori gospel di After You’ve Gone alla sognante melodia di My Foolish Heart, dall’atmosfera dolce e nostalgica di Tenderly, presa a tempo di bossa, all’incalzante ritmo di Just in Time, dove ogni strumentista ha il suo spazio per improvvisare e la giovane vocalist dimostra di sapersela cavare egregiamente anche con lo “scat”.

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released May 23, 2021

Alessandra Abbondanza (vocals), Massimiliano Rocchetta piano),
Paolo Ghetti (double bass), Andrea Elisei (drums).

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