An austere, beautiful cd. Massaron’s relation to jazz is somewhere between a young Derek Bailey fighting his way out, and an older Derek Bailey making his peace with what’s left. In any case, Massaron has learned the lessons of the improvisers, but still clearly cares about song/memory/composition. He plays with both chops - although never in a showoffy way - and enormous delicacy, both of which are on display in this naked, mostly unadorned, mostly acoustic guitar cd. Great Stuff.

Marc Ribot


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Tracks:

1. IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD (Duke Ellington) --> Listen Mp3!
2. THOUGHTS ON WALLS (Simone Massaron) --> Listen Mp3!
3. PARLAMI D'AMORE MARIU' (Bixio / Neri)
4. POST-MERIDIAN JAG (Simone Massaron)
5. ANDREA DE ADAMICH (Simone Massaron)
6. SPITTING ADOLESCENCE (Simone Massaron)
7. THE MASSARONS (Simone Massaron)
8. OH, BURY ME NOT (traditional)
9. THE BIG EMPTY (Simone Massaron)
10. FAREWELL TO LAQUISHA (Simone Massaron)
11. FAMILY ALBUM (Simone Massaron)
12. YOU'LL BE STUCK ON THE BUS FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE (Simone Massaron)
13. THE FOUR MARYS (16th century traditional)
14. CLARENCE (Simone Massaron)
15. OH, BURY ME NOT (reprise) (traditional)



Personnel:

SIMONE MASSARON guitars, loops, objects


Live recording, no overdubs (except track #15)
Recorded in spring-summer 2009
by SIMONE MASSARON at his old empty house (tracks #1,3,4,5,7,9,10)
by ANDREA CAPPELLATO at his basement (tracks #2,6,11,12,14)
by IVAN ROSSI at Apricot Studio, Milano (tracks #8,13,15)
Mixed and mastered in March 2010 by IVAN ROSSI


Artwork and lettering by STEFANO MISESTI


Design by MASSIMILIANO SORRENTINI