Lunatics, by FRANCESCO D’AURIA

Lunatics

by FRANCESCO D’AURIA

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Recorded on 25th and 26th February 2020 at RSI, Studio 2, Lugano Besso, Switzerland, by Lara Persia; mixed by Francesco D’Auria and Lara Persia.

At 65 drummer Francesco D’Auria has finally made up in mind to record his first album as leader after playing in the most diverse contexts for decades. The classical studies he completed at the Milan Conservatory, where he’s been teaching jazz percussion and drums since 2016, and the knowledge of contemporary African American music, both mainstream and avant–garde, have certainly made him a drummer as versatile and open–minded as few others today. Influenced among others by German drummer Günter Sommer, whom he has consistently hang around with since 1985, even as a member of Percussion Staff, a percussion instrument–only quintet, in the course of his music career D’Auria has privileged long–lasting collaborations among which we must remember those with guitarist Maurizio Aliffi, recorded on three albums, with trombonist Beppe Caruso, with whom he shared a duo for a long time, but also with Gabriele Mirabassi and Michel Godard, whose rarefied Princess Linde was recorded for this album. Livio Testa wrote in the liner notes: “Even this time Francesco mainly likes to build a relationship based on dialogue; he prefers encouraging the quartet’s members to take part in the ideas he put in place; he chooses to be part of a group rather than ’steal the scene’ in order to state his leadership… “. Testa went on to say: “Even though the line–up constantly changes from solo to duo and finally quartet, it’s always the drummer the one who dictates the timing and provides the motivation and suggestion for the actions of Roberto Cecchetto, Umberto Petrin and Tino Tracanna...”. «Lunatics» sounds like an album articulated yet coherent where D’Auria, despite allowing much freedom to his partners (especially in We Just Want to Be Free and the three other songs played in duo), affirms his focal, catalyzing role even by composing most of the eleven tunes recorded.

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Il batterista Francesco D’Auria ha finalmente deciso, a 65 anni, di registrare il suo primo disco da leader unico, dopo aver suonato per decenni nei più diversi contesti. Gli studi classici, che ha completato al Conservatorio di Milano, dove dal 2016 insegna percussioni e batteria jazz, e la contemporanea frequentazione della musica afroamericana, sia legata al mainstream che all’avanguardia, hanno di certo contribuito a renderlo batterista duttile ed aperto come pochi oggi in circolazione. Influenzato fra gli altri dal tedesco Günter Sommer, che ha frequentato con continuità dal 1985, anche come componente del Percussion Staff, quintetto di soli strumenti a percussione, D’Auria ha privilegiato nel suo percorso artistico alcune collaborazioni durature, fra cui sono da ricordare quelle con il chitarrista Maurizio Aliffi, documentata da ben tre album, con il trombonista Beppe Caruso, con cui ha a lungo condiviso un duo, ma anche con Gabriele Mirabassi e Michel Godard, di cui è qui presente un brano, il rarefatto Princess Linde. Scrive Livio Testa nelle note di copertina: “Anche questa volta a Francesco piace principalmente instaurare un rapporto dialogante; predilige stimolare i componenti del quartetto a compartecipare sul piano espressivo alle idee che ha voluto mettere in campo; preferisce essere parte di un progetto condiviso piuttosto che “rubare la scena” per rimarcarne la leadership…”. Testa scrive ancora: “Benché l’organico muti in continuazione, passando dal solo al duo ed infine al quartetto, è sempre il batterista a dettare i tempi ed a fornire stimoli e suggestioni per gli interventi di Roberto Cecchetto, Umberto Petrin e Tino Tracanna…”. «Lunatics» si presenta come un disco articolato eppure coerente dove D’Auria, pur lasciando molta libertà ai suoi partner (soprattutto in We Just Want to Be Free e nei tre brani in duo), afferma con discrezione ma autorevolezza la sua funzione baricentrica e catalizzante, anche firmando gran parte degli undici brani presenti.

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released July 9, 2022

Tino Tracanna (soprano sax) out on 4/9/10,
Umberto Petrini (piano) out on 2/9/10,
Roberto Cecchetto (guitars, electronics) out on 2/4/9,
Francesco D’Auria (drums, handpan, percussion).

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