LIDJIENKO SMILE - Salvagnini, Birro

Lidjienko Smile is a duo album by saxophonist Massimo Salvagnini and pianist Paolo Birro, blending original jazz compositions with standards. Dedicated to Romanian philosopher Radu Lidjienko, the recording is among Velut Luna's earliest releases. Two sessions were captured on analogue tape in 1995, followed by a new digital remaster for the JBC edition.

Available edition

Hi-Res WAV file 88.2 kHz / 24 bit — Velut Luna CVLD311, remastered in 2018 from the original analogue tapes. Original catalogue number CVLD001.

Tracklist

1. Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans? — 3:21
2. Soft Bone — 3:52
3. Happy New Reed — 1:54
4. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town — 5:01
5. Change of Ghost — 4:15
6. I Don't Like Those Blue Flowers — 3:25
7. I Hope You'll Change — 5:34
8. Only Afternoon — 4:09
9. Closed Eyes — 6:06
10. Lidjienko's Way — 2:49
11. I Can't Get Started — 2:26
12. A Pit Is Not a Grave — 4:41
13. Worms at Work — 4:18
14. Empty Suit — 3:47
15. Funny Corpse — 7:52
16. He's Funny That Way — 4:58
17. I Remember You — 2:17

This 17-track programme follows the JBC CVLD311 edition; historical listings sometimes use a different running order or timings.

Musicians

Massimo Salvagnini — saxophone
Paolo Birro — piano.

Recording and mastering

Tracks 1–8: recorded on 21 February 1995 at Birro's home in Montagnana, using a Yamaha C3 piano, Revox PR99 analogue recorder and AKG C535B XY microphones. Tracks 9–17: recorded on 21 March 1995 at Auditorium Pollini, Padua, with a Steinway D274, Revox PR99, Millennia preamplifier and Sennheiser MKH-20 AB microphones. Remaster: Marco Lincetto at Velut Luna Studio, Casalserugo, 8 November 2018, from the original analogue tapes through a Neve 88 console and Prism Sound AD2 Dream converter.

Credits

Production: Velut Luna. Musical producers: Salvagnini and Birro. Recording and remastering: Marco Lincetto. Cover painting: Massimo Salvagnini. Inner photographs: Marco Lincetto and Massimo Salvagnini.

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