Saturday, December 24, 2011

Claudio Riggio Ensemble & Tom Harrell - Audrey ( abeat 2011)

Currently Claudio Riggio teaches contemporary guitar and improvisation at CDM and L’Ottava schools of music in Rome.) He conducted the Laboratory Orchestra of Free Improvisation at Fedim (Music Therapy Italian Federation) in RomeCollaborations: Luca Flores, Paolo Fresu, Nicolao Valiensi, John Stowell, Paul Mc Candless, Roberto Bellatalla, Susanna Stivali, Marco Ariano, Piero Bronzi, Alessandro De Angelis, Claudio Badii, Wardy Hamburgh, Annette Maye, Marco


The CD “Audrey” features the compositions of Claudio Riggio, supported by excellent musicians who in turn give rise to different ensembles (duo, trio, quartet, ...) and Tom Harrell who once again descends into a Italian weblog Abeat recording project of great scope.A disc which is linked to a series of tracks in the form of cameos lasting a few minutes, sometimes seconds. A dimension almost timeless and "impressionist"in which Tom Harrell said to feel comfortable as rarely happens. The result is an unusual expressive intensity. The songs develop as "images" that take shape almost painterly brushstrokes of copyright and in which the palette of "sounds" is changing every time like in a kaleidoscope of "colors". An album of immense class and elegance in which the compositions resonate without hesitation even a typical Italian, stirring lyricism of Opera, classical music, the band tradition of the country... A superb CD and also a shining example of european art which is accompanied by international artists of absolute value.

Artisti
Riggio Claudio - classical and electric guitar
Harrell Tom - trumpet, flugelhorn
Bronzi Piero - alto, tenor, and baritone sax, flute
Ariano Marco - drums
De Angelis Alessandro - piano, fender rhodes
Valiensi Nicolao - trombone
Stowell John - nylon strings and baritone guitar