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Nora

Franco Ambrosetti

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Format: LP

Cat No: ENJA9812

Release Date:  02 December 2022

Label:  Enja

Packaging Type:  Digipak

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  767522981124

Genres:  Jazz  Contemporary  

Release Date:  02 December 2022

Label:  Enja

Packaging Type:  Gate Fold Vinyl

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  767522981216

Genres:  Jazz  Contemporary  

  • Description

    All-star group recording led by Swiss trumpeter/composer Franco Ambrosetti and featuring John Scofield, Scott Colley, Uri Caine and Peter Erskine, plus strings arranged by Alan Broadbent.

    Growing up in Lugano, Switzerland, the son of a pioneering bebop alto saxophonist on the 1940s European jazz scene, a teenaged Franco Ambrosetti came under the sway of his father's heroes - Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Clifford Brown. They became his heroes too as the aspiring trumpeter began emulating their blistering chops and visceral abandon. Now, at age 80, Franco is following a different muse. After nearly 40 albums as a leader, he has reached a point in his career where caressing each note is more important to him than showcasing chops. "When you're in your 20s, you want to play as fast as you can and as high as you can, like Clifford," he said. "But somewhere after turning 50, then you concentrate on more important things and you try to say something with just a few notes, but the right ones, like Miles Davis did."

    Franco plays all the right notes in typically elegant fashion on 'Nora'. Backed by an all-world group of pianist Uri Caine, bassist Scott Colley and drummer Peter Erskine, with a guest turn by guitarist John Scofield, plus Grammy-winning pianist-arranger Alan Broadbent conducting a 22-piece string orchestra, Ambrosetti plumbs the depth of emotion on this program of romantic ballads, delivered with rare intimacy and grace. Possessing a golden tone on flugelhorn, he ruminates and tells stories on each of these melodic gems.

    Description

    All-star group recording led by Swiss trumpeter/composer Franco Ambrosetti and featuring John Scofield, Scott Colley, Uri Caine and Peter Erskine, plus strings arranged by Alan Broadbent.

    Growing up in Lugano, Switzerland, the son of a pioneering bebop alto saxophonist on the 1940s European jazz scene, a teenaged Franco Ambrosetti came under the sway of his father's heroes - Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Clifford Brown. They became his heroes too as the aspiring trumpeter began emulating their blistering chops and visceral abandon. Now, at age 80, Franco is following a different muse. After nearly 40 albums as a leader, he has reached a point in his career where caressing each note is more important to him than showcasing chops. "When you're in your 20s, you want to play as fast as you can and as high as you can, like Clifford," he said. "But somewhere after turning 50, then you concentrate on more important things and you try to say something with just a few notes, but the right ones, like Miles Davis did."

    Franco plays all the right notes in typically elegant fashion on 'Nora'. Backed by an all-world group of pianist Uri Caine, bassist Scott Colley and drummer Peter Erskine, with a guest turn by guitarist John Scofield, plus Grammy-winning pianist-arranger Alan Broadbent conducting a 22-piece string orchestra, Ambrosetti plumbs the depth of emotion on this program of romantic ballads, delivered with rare intimacy and grace. Possessing a golden tone on flugelhorn, he ruminates and tells stories on each of these melodic gems.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Nora's Theme
      • 2. Morning Song
      • 3. All Blues
      • 4. Falling in Love
      • 5. Autumn Leaves
      • 6. Sweet Journey
      • 7. It Happened Quitetly
      • 8. After the Rain

    Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Nora's Theme
      • 2. Morning Song
      • 3. All Blues
      • 5. Autumn Leaves
      • 6. Sweet Journey
      • 8. After the Rain