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I’ll admit, it took me a while to really dive into this classical-jazz crossover album. Is it fusion, or confusion…?
Italian Double bassist and composer Enzo Pietropaoli features arrangements of traditional sacred Marian antiphons, as well as some compositions of his own. Pietropaoli is on bass, Gabriele Mirabassi on clarinet, and Michele Rabbia on percussion and electronics. They are joined by the 3 male voices of the Sonus Vocum Ensemble. These jazz arrangements feel improvisational, and there is a serenity– an overall peacefulness.
I could write a few paragraphs talking about why you should spend some time listening to the sample tracks, but just take my word for it. The origins may be ancient, but the modern twists are really quite timeless.
This is not a Christmas album. This is not music for a visit from the Pope. This is universally spiritual. And as my friends from decades ago would say– it’s “hip”.
The recording quality is up there with Fone’s finest– recorded all tube, and all analog.
It’s unexpected, and it doesn’t fit perfectly in any category– except AMAZING!
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