Claudio Fasoli - Ten Tributes '1995

Tracks list

Tracklist

01. Yesterdays
02. Bass Biz
03. My One And Only Love
04. Monsieur Guy Thar
05. Drum Dream
06. Trumpet Tramp
07. Body And Soul
08. Sax-o-phone
09. Lover Man
10. Like Someone In Love


In the 1990s, some of jazzs more adventurous artists complained that a lot of
young hard boppers were being much too predictable - that too many of them were
playing the same old songs the same old way and turning jazz into more and more
of a repertory music. To be sure, there was a surplus of Young Lions who were
quick to play Cole Porter and Irving Berlin songs exactly like hard boppers and
post-boppers played them in the 1950s and 60s, and they would have been better
off either trying something new with them or sticking to their own material.
Claudio Fasoli embraces his share of often recorded standards on Ten Tributes,
but thankfully, the Italian saxophonist isnt afraid to experiment with them.
Leading a pianoless quintet that also includes trumpeter/flugelhornist Kenny
Wheeler, electric guitarist Mick Goodrick, acoustic bassist Henri Texier, and
drummer Bill Elgart, Fasoli takes a surprisingly impressionistic approach to
well known songs like Body and Soul, Lover Man, and Yesterdays. Although jazz
fans have heard these songs countless times, Fasoli keeps things interesting by
taking some risks harmonically. Equally impressionistic are the original pieces
that Fasoli offers along with standards. Ten Tributes falls short of being a
masterpiece, but its a challenging date that can hardly be called generic.

Tenor Saxophone [Tenor Sax], Soprano Saxophone [Soprano Sax] – Claudio
Fasoli
Acoustic Bass – Henri Texier
Drums – Bill Elgart
Electric Guitar – Mick Goodrick
Trumpet, Flugelhorn [Fluegelhorn] – Kenny Wheeler

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