{"product_id":"franco-ambrosetti-voices","title":"Franco Ambrosetti - Voices","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVoices\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by trumpeter \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFranco Ambrosetti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an album steeped in nostalgia, yet it also possesses a timeless elegance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmbrosetti harkens back to the early 1960s - to the era before the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeatles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and his first encounters with early \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMiles Davis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, but also to the sounds of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHi-Lo's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRay Conniff\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBert Kaempfert\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and those quirky, jazz- infected film scores featuring sophisticated vocal arrangements.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe group consists of the tried- and- tested trio of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlan Broadbent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (piano and arrangements), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScott Colley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (bass), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeter Erskine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (drums), yet the album's true stars are the members of the top-tier, five-voice vocal ensemble led by singer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJanis Siegel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - a founding member of the Grammy-winning group \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Manhattan Transfer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The group also features soprano \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAubrey Johnson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, alto \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCarolyn Leonhart\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, tenor \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKevin Osborne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e , and Janis's former Manhattan Transfer bandmate \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrist Curless\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on bass-baritone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBroadbent is said to have honed his vocal arrangements by studying \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGustav Mahler\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and indeed, the harmonic progressions possess a late- Romantic, floating quality - occasionally accompanied by the kind of elusive shimmer found in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDebussy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's music, such as in the a cappella version of Ambrosetti's \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesert Rose\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\" set to lyrics by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGiorgia Mancio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe album starts with Miles Davis's early, swing-infused bop tune \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" and closes with the elegiac \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWaltz for Debby\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\" a classic by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBill Evans\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The tracklist includes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichel Legrand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnce upon a Summertime\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJerome Kern\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI'm Old Fashioned\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" (featuring Ambrosetti's son \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGianluca\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on soprano sax), as well as the bossa nova smash hit \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDindi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCarlos Jobim\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - one of three tracks featuring New York guitar legend \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Scofield\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Scofield strolls casually and with utter relaxation through the arrangements, doing exactly what he does best with his unmistakable tone: simply being John Scofield.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmbrosetti, too, has nothing left to prove to himself or anyone else. He carries the songs with a velvety, weightless flugelhorn sound - or with a mute, serving as an homage to the early Miles Davis. Mature, laid-back, and carefree.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ENJA","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":60263878361433,"sku":"SDZ-55679","price":30.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":60263878394201,"sku":"SDZ-55680","price":17.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/0767522988222.jpg?v=1793277724","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/franco-ambrosetti-voices","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}