Unscientific Italians

• RED COLORED VINYL EDITION

Bill Frisell is undoubtedly one of the most influential masters in today’s jazz landscape. However, his compositions remain unexplored, perhaps because of a lack of critical distance, perhaps because their apparent simplicity hides impenetrable folds to those who lack the right perspective.

Musically speaking, Unscientific Italians is not a tribute or an orchestral rendition of Frisell’s music, but rather an idiosyncratic rewriting and orchestration that borrows his compositional and instrumental language. This work has also a documentary value, since it draws from a seminal phase of Frisell’s production – the early Nineties – that today seems to be neglected despite his unambiguous celebration by audience and critics.

PERSONNEL:

• Alfonso Santimone (piano)
• Mirco Rubegni (trumpet)
• Fulvio Sigurta (trumpet)
• Filippo Vignato (trombone)
• Federico Pierantoni (trombone)
• Cristiano Arcelli (saxophone, alto)
• Piero Bittolo Bon (saxophone, alto)
• Francesco Bigoni (saxophone, tenor)
• Rossano Emili (saxophone, baritone)
• Danilo Gallo (bass, acoustic)
• Zeno De Rossi (drums)

Recorded in Corrggio (RE), Italy, October 22 & 23, 2019/p>

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Before We Were Born
• A2. Probability Cloud
• A3. Unsung Heroes

• SIDE B
• B1. Hangdog
• B2. Rob Roy
• B3. Twenty Years
• B3. Verona