DIALOGHI - PARENTE, BERLEN, GADALETA

Dialoghi combines a jazz piano trio with chamber writing for guitar, clarinet and strings. Pianist Massimo Parente, percussionist Berlen and double bassist Pasquale Gadaleta are joined by the Tommaso Traetta String Orchestra and guest soloists. Originals sit alongside music by Benny Golson, Steve Swallow, Bill Evans and Jimmy Rowles, with echoes of southern Italian musical traditions.

Available editions

• CD — Velut Luna CVLD026CD.
• Hi-Res WAV file 88.2 kHz / 24 bit — Velut Luna CVLD026.

Tracklist

1. Piccola suite per trio
2. I Remember Clifford
3. Bolinando per chitarra
4. Valzer Lulù per clarinetto e archi
5. Napoletana per trio e chitarra — Adagio
6. Napoletana per trio e chitarra — Allegro
7. Suite per trio, violino e violoncello — The Peacocks
8. Suite per trio, violino e violoncello — Hullo Bolinas
9. Suite per trio, violino e violoncello — We Will Meet Again
10. Suite per trio, violino e violoncello — Aria
11. Edy Song per trio, clarinetto e archi
12. Color per sole percussioni
13. Lullaby per trio e archi
14. Blues per trio

These 14 tracks follow the original JBC listing: Napoletana has separate Adagio and Allegro movements; the suite for trio, violin and cello contains four selections. Some digital catalogues group movements together.

Musicians and ensemble

• Massimo Parente — piano
• G. Berlen — drums and percussion
• Pasquale Gadaleta — double bass
• Luigi Ciani — guitar
• Gaetano Guastamacchia — clarinet
• Tommaso Traetta String Orchestra — conducted by Vito Clemente
• Guest violin and cello soloists in the chamber pieces

Recording and master

Original 20-bit digital recording made live in studio in July 1998 at Studio Cavalieri, Bari, Italy, according to the label's original notes. The current selling file is 88.2 kHz / 24 bit, which is not presented as the original recording resolution. The album was released in 1999.

Credits

Label: Velut Luna
Project: Massimo Parente Trio and guests
Catalogue: CVLD026. Historical sources differ over Berlen's given name; the physical edition's original credits should be checked.

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