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L'albero 07:59
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Walk Away 08:39
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Evening Star 06:05
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Crazeology 06:41
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Borderline 05:35
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Margherita 03:24

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Dopo due album di standard, peraltro eccellenti, incisi alla testa di quello che è ormai il suo trio stabile, Marcello Tonolo torna a dar respiro alla sua musica mettendo in rilievo quelle che sono due fra le sue maggiori qualità: il raffinato gusto compositivo e il sapiente utilizzo dell’arrangiamento. Rimane, in continuità con le due precedenti incisioni, il punto fermo ormai rappresentato dalla collaudata e solida coppia ritmica formata da Marco Privato e Jimmy Weinstein, ma c’è in più, questa volta, una voce strumentale importante e originale della scena jazzistica newyorkese, quella del sassofonista Chris Cheek,
vero e proprio valore aggiunto del progetto, cui conferisce un importante contributo di idee e pathos, non solo di tecnica e professionalità, peraltro scontate. Rende ancora più pregevole un lavoro già di per sé pregnante la decisione di aggiungere, in quattro dei nove brani, un quartetto di fiati, tutti giovani di notevole talento e sicuro avvenire. In queste tracce il gruppo diventa quindi un ottetto, che ha già per Tonolo il sapore gradito dell’orchestra, formazione che gli è sempre stata congeniale, come dimostrano i tenaci sforzi fatti per tener in vita, fino a che è stato possibile, prima la Keptorchestra, poi la Thelonious Monk Big Band. Particolarmente riusciti, nella fattispecie, gli arrangiamenti di sue composizioni come L’albero – che è, fra l’altro, l’unico brano in cui Cheek suona il soprano – e l’evocativa Borderline, ma anche di uno standard poco frequentato del jazz come When lights are low, di Benny Carter. Il quartetto da parte sua corre a briglie sciolte, riuscendo a superarsi in brani come il brioso Evening star, sempre a firma del leader, l’intensa e breve ballad conclusiva di Jimmy Weinstein, Margherita, e la personale quanto avvincente rilettura di Crazeology, non a caso scelta anche come titolo del disco.
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After two, among other things excellent, albums of standards recorded at the head of what is now his permanent trio, Marcello Tonolo returns to give breath to his music, emphasizing two of his main qualities: a refined compositional taste and a wise use of arrangements. The core, formed by the proven and solid rhythm section of Marco Privato and Jimmy Weinstein, remains, in continuity with the two previous recordings, but there is more this time: an important and original instrumental voice from the New York jazz scene, that of saxophonist Chris Cheek, real added value of the project, which gives an important contribution of ideas and pathos, besides the already taken for granted technical and professional skills. The decision to add a wind quartet formed by young people, of great talent and secure future, in four of the nine tracks, makes this already weighty work even more valuable. In these tracks the group becomes an octet, which, according to Tonolo, already has the pleasant taste of an orchestra, a team that has always been congenial to him, as attested by the tenacious efforts made to keep alive until possible the Keptorchestra first, and the Thelonious Monk Big Band after. Particularly successful are the arrangements of his own compositions like L’albero – among other things, the only song in which Cheek plays the soprano – and the evocative Borderline, but also of a little known jazz standard as When lights are low, by Benny Carter. The Quartet, for its part, runs unbridled, managing to outdo itself in songs like the spirited Evening star, also signed by the leader, the intense final short ballad, Margherita, composed by Jimmy Weinstein, and the personal, compelling reinterpretation of Crazeology, not surprisingly chosen also as the title of the album.

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released May 26, 2021

Chris Cheek (tenor and soprano sax),
Marcello Tonolo (piano, arrangements),
Marco Privato (double bass), Jimmy Weinstein (drums).
Guests: Pasquale Paterra and Antonello Del Sordo (trumpets),
Federico Pierantoni (trombone), Mattia Dalla Pozza (alto sax),
added on tunes n. 2/4/6/8.

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