THE IRVING BERLIN SONGBOOK - Paolo Birro Alfredo Ferrario

Paolo Birro on piano and Alfredo Ferrario on clarinet explore fourteen songs by Irving Berlin through swing, lyricism and improvisation. The Irving Berlin Songbook features What'll I Do, Blue Skies, Always and God Bless America, placing the clarinet alongside a historic 1909 Steinway piano. Recorded live in the studio, the session also captures the acoustics of the nineteenth-century hall selected for the performance.

Available editions

• CD — Velut Luna CVLD243CD.
• Hi-Res WAV file 192 kHz / 24 bit — Velut Luna CVLD243.

Tracklist

1. Soft Lights and Sweet Music — 4:35
2. What'll I Do — 4:19
3. Alexander's Ragtime Band — 3:34
4. Russian Lullaby — 4:01
5. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm — 5:41
6. Always — 4:45
7. Say It Isn't So — 4:21
8. I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket — 3:40
9. The Best Thing for You — 3:18
10. Isn't This a Lovely Day? — 5:32
11. God Bless America — 5:46
12. Blue Skies — 3:20
13. Marie — 2:52
14. Remember — 4:08

Musicians

• Paolo Birro — Steinway & Sons Model O piano, New York, 1909
• Alfredo Ferrario — clarinet

Recording and mastering

Recorded live in the studio on 25 September 2013 in the main hall of Villa Centanin e Masiero, Arquà Petrarca, Italy, at an original digital resolution of 192 kHz / 24 bit. The instrument previously belonged to Adriano Lincetto and was restored within the historic piano collection of the Fondazione Musicale Centanin e Masiero.

Credits

Production: Velut Luna
Recording, mixing and mastering: Marco Lincetto
Assistant recording engineer: Antonio Lanfranca
Photography: Marco Lincetto
Design: L'Image.

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