Stone In The Water

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Stone In The WaterOpis:Product Description 'Stone in the Water' is the first of Stefano Bollani's ECM recordings to feature the Italian pianist's "Danish Trio", a group that already has six years of playing experience behind it, and produces a sound that is supple, subtle and flowing. This exceptionally beautiful piano trio album was recorded in New York in 2008, with Manfred Eicher producing. Material spans original pieces by Bollani and Bodilsen, tunes by Caetano Veloso and Antonio Carlos Jobim and Poulenc's "Improvisation 13 en la mineur" - it's a wide range of material, unified by the gracefulness of Bollani's touch and the feeling of freedom in the trio playing.

Bollani is one of the shooting stars of jazz. A major celebrity in Italy and an artist who packs halls round the world, he has won numerous international awards including the European Jazz Prize 2007.

The pianist first met bassist Jesper Bodilsen and drummer Morten Lund in 2002 when Enrico Rava won the JazzPar prize. Invited to put together an ensemble for the award shows, Rava chose Bollani as one of his fellow soloists, while the prize committee proposed Bodilsen/Lund for the rhythm section. As Bollani recalls, "We had such a great time that we wanted to continue, as a trio." Bollani's ECM recordings with Rava since 2003 are 'Easy Living', 'Tati', 'The Third Man' and just recently 'New York Days' while his own album 'Piano Solo' was released in 2006.

Personnel: Stefano Bollani (piano), Jesper Bodilsen (double-bass), Morten Lund (drums) Review Italian pianist Stefano Bollani here delivers a collection of subtle, sophisticated music that’s a real pleasure to spend time with while ultimately appearing a little unremarkable in retrospect.

Bollani, an alumnus of trumpeter Enrico Rava, appears for the first time on ECM with the Danish rhythm section that he’s worked with since 2003. Bollani plays pellucid notes that fall like stones dropped into clear water – appropriate, given this collection’s title. Caetano Veloso’s Dom de Iludir is treated with the gentlest of kid gloves and in loving fashion: Morten Lund begins to gradually stir the drums with gentle brushes as Jesper Bodilsen steals onto the scene like a thief.

Orvieto and Edith are contributed by Bodilsen. They’re a mixture of quiet introspection and romantic melodicism. Fifth track Un Sasso Nello Stagno begins reflectively before segueing into a hypnotic passage with the pianist tracing quickly modulating patterns that are softly buffeted by passing motifs.

Bollani’s cover of Francois Poulenc’s Improvisation 13 en la Mineur sits seamlessly alongside the pianist’s own compositions. Joker in the Village concludes the recording with ringing tones that eventually descend into silence.

Stone in the Water is exemplary in its understatement. Without even a moment of grandstanding nor a break in the trio’s concentrated interaction, this album might better have been named Water Over Stones such is its smooth, fluid motion. --Colin ButtimerFind more music at the BBC This link will take you off in a new window Review (4 stars) There are thoughtful originals from Bollani and Bodilsen here, but also an absorbing programme...highlights Bollani's startling harmonic imagination. -- The Guardian, (John Fordham), October 9, 2009Autor:Stefano Bollani TrioNośnik:Audio CDPłyt:Język: Data wydania: 2009Waga: 0.26 gramWysokość: 0.5 cmSzerokość: 5 cmDługość: 5.6 cmUWAGA: Kupując produkt na tej aukcji zgadzasz się na wydłużony termin realizacji wysyłki (10-14 dni roboczych). Podany towar pochodzi z zagranicznego magazynu, stąd wydłużony czas realizacji który podany jest obok.