314-2| Full Metal Klezmer | Shachor |
Instrumental melodic lines which become fixed in the mind, which take their time before moving part of themselves somewhere new.
A charming utopia: appointing fragments of klezmer melodies in phonemes in a unifying and redeeming gramelot, a link of humanity between Europe and the Mediterranean.
A band which draws its vital breath from the constant inspiration of Fabio Basile and which brings together some respected names from the new wave of Italian jazz, from Gianni Gebbia to Zeno de Rossi, from Giorgio Pacorig to Enrico Terragnoli.
Shachor is Full Metal Klezmer's second work and enjoys the participation of, among others, the great clarinet player Chris Speed, one of the big names of New York's new music, and Danijel Zezelj, author of the graphics.
Giorgio Signoretti
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Tracks:
1. TEKIA (Fabio Basile)
2. KODEM KOL (Fabio Basile)
3. MACHAR (Fabio Basile) --> Listen Mp3!
4. TAMID (Fabio Basile)
5. RUACH (Fabio Basile)
6. SHACHOR (NOIR) (Fabio Basile / Claudia Bidoli)
7. BETH-SHEMESH (Fabio Basile) --> Listen Mp3!
8. TEMA PER LE GOFF (Ennio Morricone, arr. Enrico Terragnoli)
9. CALLAS REMIX (Zeno De Rossi)
Personnel:
FABIO BASILE guitars, glockenspiel
ZENO DE ROSSI drums, mellotron, organ and samples
GIORGIO PACORIG fender Rhodes, Hammond organ, synth, piano and samples
ENRICO TERRAGNOLI bass, samples and additional beats
GIANNI GEBBIA alto sax, flute, jew harp
Special guests:
CHRIS SPEED clarinet
< href="http://www.vincenzovasi.it">VINCENZO VASI theremin
CLAUDIA BIDOLI vocals
ROBERTO LANCIAI alto sax
ACHILLE SUCCI bass clarinet
Artwork by DANIJEL ZEZELJ
Review quotes:
Ana Isabel Ordonez
Jazz Review - aprile 2007
http://www.jazzreview.com/cd/review-18731.html
"The playing is spontaneous, supersedes all hopes and is profuse enough to get through and to make it worth the journey. [...] This Full Metal Klezmer release is a great scope to explore varieties of modern jazz rhythms, from electric to free improv. Over all, this work of art delivers almost 52 minutes of great craft and is highly recommended"
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Ken Waxman
JazzWord - 20.2.2006
http://www.jazzword.com/reviews/102724
"poppy mellotron lines, snaky theremin trills and flanged guitar licks join with beats and samples to multiply the 21st century musical references. On his own Gebbia’s reed work range from shredded James White-like punk jazz to vibrato-laden velvety phrasing reminiscent of the techniques of the late Fausto Papetti, Italy’s MOR sax maestro"
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Bruce Lee Gallanther
Downtown Music Gallery - Luglio 2005
"Groovy mood music for hipsters in shades with their sleek babes at their sides"
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Angelo Leonardi
All About Jazz Italia - 25.7.2005
http://italia.allaboutjazz.com/italy/reviews/r0705_022_it.htm
"Con Basile e De Rossi, i protagonisti musicali sono il sassofonista Gianni Gebbia e il clarinettista Chris Speed ed offrono tutti una prova maiuscola. Il riferimento al klezmer, nel nome della formazione, e' ovviamente appropriato ma il lavoro di reinterpretazione spinge questa musica verso i territori del rock e del free, in una sintesi ricca di tensione e forza espressiva"
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