We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

The Grace of Gryce

by FRANCESCA BERTAZZO HART

supported by
Davide Longhi
Davide Longhi thumbnail
fergusb
fergusb thumbnail
Gregory Carr
Gregory Carr thumbnail
/

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

    front and back covers
    Purchasable with gift card

      €7 EUR  or more

     

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Artwork by Giorgio Finamore

    Includes unlimited streaming of The Grace of Gryce via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 2 days
    5 remaining

      €11 EUR or more 

     

  • Full Digital Discography

    205
    releases

    Get all 205 Caligola Records releases available on Bandcamp and save 90%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Os Caminhos de Garibaldi, Avalon Songs, Gato!» (An Evolving Idea), Passi, Water’s Break, Trionomics, Molambo, Half Black Half White Half Yellow (Suite for Charles Mingus), and 197 more. , and , .

    Purchasable with gift card

      €144.60 EUR or more (90% OFF)

     

1.
The Grace of Gryce 03:28
buy track
2.
I'm All Smiles 04:45
buy track
3.
I Keep Going Back To Joe's 04:23
buy track
4.
Day In Day Out 04:18
buy track
5.
Nefertiti 04:10
buy track
6.
Saint Vitus Dance 05:20
buy track
7.
September In the Rain 03:42
buy track
8.
You Need Him 05:23
buy track
9.
Blue Shift 04:32
buy track
10.
What a Little Moonlight Can Do 04:00
buy track

about

Recorded at Badia Polesine (Rovigo), Italy, in August and October 2011.


Se questo per la vocalist veneta, attiva dal 1997, non é il primo disco, è
di certo quello dove per la prima volta si assume per intero e da sola la
responsabilità artistico–musicale del progetto. Nel pur importante «Silver friends», del 2002, oneri ed onori – venne segnalata nel 2003 tra i migliori nuovi talenti nel referendum del mensile Musica Jazz – erano infatti equamente divisi con il sassofonista Ettore Martin. «The grace of Gryce», album che giunge nel pieno della maturità artistica, é invece interamente e soltanto suo; colma un vuoto discografico inconsueto in un periodo in cui le produzioni sono spesso sin troppo numerose, fissando non solo la caratura di un talento vocale che ha pochi rivali nel nostro paese (contagiosa la sua improvvisazione “scat”, superbo il suo senso dello swing), ma anche la crescita e la coesione di un gruppo, il trio completato da Beppe Pilotto e Marco Carlesso, che “canta” e “suona” come fosse un unico strumento. Francesca Bertazzo Hart, docente assai apprezzata, è per di più un’eccellente chitarrista, e sa accompagnarsi con gusto armonico e sapienza ritmica assai raffinati. L’hanno certamente aiutata le lezioni milanesi di Tiziana Ghiglioni e Francesca Oliveri, la quadriennale parentesi newyorkese (1997–2001) ed il lavoro di assistente ai seminari tenuti da celebri vocalist americane, Sheila Jordan e Amy London su tutte. Il resto (quasi tutto) lo deve alla sua caparbietà, al continuo studio, all’esperienza, oltre che al suo talento, naturalmente. Il frutto di questa costante ed esaltante crescita musicale è racchiuso nelle dieci splendide tracce, scelte con intelligenza ed originalità, di «The grace of Gryce», lavoro che dovrebbe finalmente darle tutti quei riconoscimenti che merita. Al disco, piacevole ed equilibrato, danno un significativo contributo ospiti–amici come il trombettista americano Kyle Gregory ed il già citato Martin. Non sembrano quindi esagerate le parole con cui Cameron Brown chiude le acute “liner notes” scritte per l’album: «Francesca: che scoperta, che talento! Che proposta musicale brillantemente concepita, varia e bilanciata! Band meravigliosa, arrangiamenti fluidi, tutti sulla stessa lunghezza d’onda: uno straordinario risultato!»

___________________________________________________

If this for the vocalist from Padova, active since 1997, isn’t her first Cd,
it’s an album which launches her for the first time as the project’s artistic director. With the good «Silver friends» she was nominated in 2003 as one of the best new talents by Musica Jazz magazine, but the
responsibilities and honors was equally divided with the sax player
Ettore Martin. «The grace of Gryce» on the contrary, an album which
determines her full musical maturity, is entirely her work; it fills an
unusual gap in a period full of new musical projects, showing not only
her vocal skill, that has very few rivals in Italy (her scat improvisation is
contagious, her sense of swing superb), but also the growth and
cohesion of the trio with Beppe Pilotto and Marco Carlesso, that “sings” and “plays” as an only instrument. Francesca Bertazzo Hart, a well appreciated teacher, is also an excellent guitarist, able to accompany herself with very refined harmonic and rhythmic taste. Tiziana Ghiglioni and Francesca Oliveri’s lessons in Milan have helped her growth as well as the four years spent in New York (1997–2001) and her experience as assistant in the stages of American singers such as Sheila Jordan and Amy London. The rest (which is the bigger part of it) is due to her obstinacy, continuous study and, of course, natural talent. Her constant and amazing background gave birth to these ten wonderful tracks, originally and intelligently chosen, an effort that should finally give to her the deserved recognitions. American trumpeter Kyle Gregory and Ettore Martin, guests but friends too, add a balanced and comforting tone to the Cd. Cameron Brown’s subtle liner notes don’t seem to overstate stating: “What a find, what a talent, what a brilliantly conceived, varied and balanced musical offering; wonderful band, seamless arrangements, everyone on the same page: a great accomplishment.”

credits

released August 19, 2023

Francesca Bertazzo Hart (vocals & guitar),
Beppe Pilotto (double bass), Marco Carlesso (drums).
Special guests: Kyle Gregory (trumpet) on tracks nr. 1/6/8/9,
Ettore Martin (tenor sax) on tracks nr. 1/5/6/8/9.

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Caligola Records image

Caligola Records Venice, Italy

contact / help

Contact Caligola Records

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like The Grace of Gryce, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Featuring Riley Pinkerton (aka The Rat Queen) from the theatrical NYC rockers, Castle Rat.
listen now