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Remembering B. E. (A Tribute To Bill Evans)

by Francesco Branciamore & Crossover Ensemble

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Prologue 02:12
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Autumn Leaves 02:11
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How My Heart Sings 03:24
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Minority 02:22
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My Foolish Heart 03:30
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Oleo 02:25
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Peace Piece 04:42
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Peau douce 02:16
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Peri’s Scope 01:51
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Quiet Now 03:09
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Two Lonely People 02:17
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Time Remembered 01:57
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Waltz For Debby 03:31
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Remembering B.E. 04:22
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Epilogue 01:41
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All music arranged by Francesco Branciamore.
Recorded and mixed at Sonoria Recording Studio, Scordia (Catania), on 1st and 3rd September 2013, by Vincenzo Cavalli.

Gli ormai 35 anni di attività professionale nel campo del jazz, le decine di dischi registrati sia come leader, sia come sideman, fanno del batterista–compositore siracusano Francesco Branciamore una delle figure di spicco del panorama jazzistico contemporaneo, non solo italiano. Quinto lavoro per Caligola, questo «Remembering B.E.», completamente diverso dai precedenti (ma lo sono anche gli altri fra di loro), lo vede all’opera esclusivamente come direttore, arrangiatore e compositore. Il sottotitolo del disco, “A tribute to Bill Evans”, non lascia il campo a dubbi o ad equivoci. Non ci troviamo però in presenza di uno dei tanti omaggi jazzistici al grande pianista scomparso nel 1980, ma di un lavoro molto particolare, che non prevede l’improvvisazione, è interpretato da un sestetto classico, il Crossover Ensemble, ma vede soprattutto la pianista Marina Gallo eseguire le trascrizioni integrali degli assoli di Evans fatta da Branciamore, autore anche di tutti gli arrangiamenti. Nessun omaggio ha fino ad oggi previsto un organico simile a quello utilizzato in quest’incisione. Un esperimento analogo, sempre legato alla musica classica, era stato realizzato nel 1986 dal Kronos Quartet con Eddie Gomez e Jim Hall. Il leader ha quindi lavorato sull’anima classica di Bill Evans, cercando di mettere in rilievo l’influenza esercitata su di lui Chopin, Ravel, Debussy e Satie, ma anche di evidenziare le più sottili e variegate sfumature della sua musica. Nell’album non vi sono solo brani composti dal’indimenticato pianista, ma anche alcuni degli standard da lui più amati, così come due nuove composizioni che Francesco Branciamore gli ha voluto dedicare. ________________________________________________________

After almost 35 years of professional career in jazz, after having recorded dozens of albums both as a leader and as a sideman, drummer and composer Francesco Branciamore, born in Syracuse, has become one of the leading figures in the contemporary jazz scene, not only in Italy. In «Remembering B.E.», the fifth record for Caligola, which is completely different from the previous ones (but so are the others among them), Branciamore works exclusively as a director, arranger and composer. The subheading of the record, “A tribute to Bill Evans”, does not leave any room for doubts or misunderstandings. This, however, is not one of the many tributes to the great jazz pianist who died in 1980, but a very special work, which does not include improvisation, is played by a classical sextet, the Crossover Ensemble, and most importantly, sees pianist Marina Gallo perform the full transcripts of Evans’ solos, made by Branciamore, also the author of all the arrangements. No tribute has so far provided a lineup similar to the one used for this recording. A similar experiment, likewise related to classical music, was made in 1986 by the Kronos Quartet with Eddie Gomez and Jim Hall. The leader has therefore worked on Bill Evans’s classical soul, trying to emphasize the influence that Chopin, Ravel, Debussy and Satie exerted on him, but also to highlight the more subtle and varied shades of his music. The album does not only contain songs composed by the unforgettable pianist, but also some of the standard he most loved, as well as two new compositions that Francesco Branciamore wanted to dedicate to him.

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released April 26, 2021

Carmelo Agliego (flute), Gaetano Cristofaro (clarinet),
Christian Bianca (violin), Susy Kimbell (cello),
Giuseppe Guarrella (double bass), Marina Gallo (piano).
Crossover Ensemble conducted by Francesco Branciamore.

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