IMAGINARY PLACE - Paolo Recchia

Imaginary Place by Paolo Recchia blends jazz tradition and contemporary writing through alto/soprano saxophone, piano, double bass and drums. Recorded in an Umbrian theatre in 2020, the quartet interprets music by Monk, Seamus Blake, Kurt Rosenwinkel and others alongside originals by Recchia and Luca Mannutza. The vinyl LP and CD have different programmes, so choose the edition that matches your preferred tracklist.

Available editions

• 180 g numbered 12-inch 33 rpm vinyl LP — BirdBox Records BBR2023PR01VYN: 6 tracks.
• Numbered CD edition — BirdBox Records BBR2023PR01CD: 8 tracks.

Refer to JBC's live selector for availability. The label's separate digital download is not a variant of this product.

Vinyl tracklist — 6 tracks

1. Work — 07:27 (Thelonious Monk)
2. All Rise — 06:39 (Ben Van Gelder)
3. Zhivago — 08:22 (Kurt Rosenwinkel)
4. Too Marvelous for Words — 05:58 (Richard Whiting)
5. Emmanina — 07:25 (Paolo Recchia)
6. Esc — 08:59 (Luca Mannutza)

CD tracklist — 8 tracks

1. Work — 07:27 (Thelonious Monk)
2. Fear of Roaming — 08:08 (Seamus Blake)
3. Too Marvelous for Words — 05:58 (Richard Whiting)
4. Wee — 07:26 (Denzil Best)
5. Emmanina — 07:25 (Paolo Recchia)
6. Zhivago — 08:22 (Kurt Rosenwinkel)
7. All Rise — 06:39 (Ben Van Gelder)
8. Esc — 08:59 (Luca Mannutza)

Fear of Roaming and Wee are on the CD but not the LP. The other selections also appear in different orders.

Musicians

• Paolo Recchia — alto and soprano saxophones
• Luca Mannutza — piano
• Giuseppe Romagnoli — double bass
• Nicola Angelucci — drums

Recording and credits

Recorded 7–8 September 2020 at Teatro degli Avvaloranti, Città della Pieve, Italy, as part of a live recording project documented by BirdBox Records. Mixed at Nightingale Studios, Palombara Sabina. Recording engineer: Matteo Spinazzè Savaris; mix: Lorenzo Vella; mastering: Bob Katz; executive producers: Paolo Recchia and Lorenzo Vella; design: Nerina Fernandez. ℗ & © 2022 BirdBox Records.