{"product_id":"2334992","title":"Antonio Farao - Tributes [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor Antonio Farao's maiden voyage for Criss Cross, the Milan-based pianist convened an equivalently virtuosic trio comprising bassist John Patitucci and drummer Jeff Ballard, presented them with eight originals and two standards, and let them loose. Each member operates at a creative peak on this lyric, kinetic, beautifully proportioned 65-minute recital. \u003cp\u003eIt's Farao's sixth trio album, but his first since \u003ci\u003eDomi\u003c\/i\u003e, from 2011, when he documented ten compositions with bassist Darryl Hall and drummer Andre Ceccarelli, showcasing his mastery of counterpoint, endless melodic invention and well-calibrated touch.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Titled \u003ci\u003eTributes\u003c\/i\u003e, Farao's Criss Cross debut is closer in feel and attitude to the albums \u003ci\u003eBlack Inside\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThorn\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNext Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, recorded for Enja between 1998 and 2001, where Farao joined forces, respectively, with top-of-the-pyramid, New York-seasoned masters Ira Coleman and Jeff Watts, Drew Gress and Jack DeJohnette, and Ed Howard and Gene Jackson. Functioning completely as a peer, he addresses the dialects of his pianistic heroes - universal 'postbop' influences as Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, McCoy Tyner, Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans and Kenny Kirkland, as well as Oscar Peterson, Erroll Garner, Lennie Tristano, and Martial Solal - on their own terms of engagement, with the fluency of a native speaker. He assimilates their styles, refracts them into a personal argot, alchemising challenging rhythms and highbrow harmony into graceful melodies. He eschews ironic deflection and gratuitous structural complication, sustaining an attitude of in-the-moment creation and a fierce will to swing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Album was recorded July 26, 2023 at Studio de Meudon, Paris. Recording engineer Julien Basseres. Sound engineer Mike Marciano did the mixing and mastering at Systems Two in NYC. Photography by Marco Glaviano.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAntonio Farao: piano \u003cbr\u003eJohn Patitucci: bass \u003cbr\u003e Jeff Ballard: drums\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTributes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRight One\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShock\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI Love You\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTender\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMemories of Calvi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSyrian Children\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSong For Shorter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatrix\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54420719731073,"sku":"2334992","price":15.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/8712474142026.jpg?v=1750620799","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/2334992","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}