Never Fault Behind The Scenes

Artist: Gianluca Lusi Album: Never Fault Behind The Scenes Label: Tosky Records Code: TSK014

Album
Never Fault Behind The Scenes
Artist
Gianluca Lusi
Released
30 April 2015
Code
TSK014
EAN
889211456499
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Digital, Jazzos, Tosky Records

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Press Release

“Never Fault Behind The Scenes” lavoro discografico in quartetto per il sassofonista Gianluca Lusi che lo vede coinvolto in un progetto tutto inedito con a fianco musicisti eccezionali. Un album che spazia dal modern mainstream al free jazz, con intensi spunti melodici, impreziosito dal potente apporto ritmico delle due star statunitensi Reuben Rogers e Gregory Hutchinson. Album che rappresenta la consacrazione del sassofonista abruzzese e del suo stile musicale.

Gianluca Lusi, polistrumentista e compositore ha collaborato con diversi artisti di fama internazionale: Danilo Rea, Maurizio Giammarco, Bill Carrothers, Massimo Moriconi, Massimo Manzi, Giovanni Amato, Riccardo Fassi, Pino Jodice, Joel Holmes, Gianluigi Goglia, Peter Epstein, Larry Panella, Russell Welch, Andy Gravish, Heinrich Kobberling, Thomas Siffling, Pietro Iodice, Luigi Masciari, Denise King, Olivier Hutman. Tra alcuni dei suoi lavori discografici: “Rune” (Splasch Records), il duo “Loose” al fianco di Joel Holmes, sempre per Tosky Records e “What’s New” (Caligola Records).

Andrea Rea, pianista classe 1983, collabora con musicisti come Dado

Moroni. Kenny Barron, George Cables, Barry Harris, Maurizio Giammarco, Alessandro Gwis, Julian Oliver Mazzariello. Prende parte a numerosi contest vincendone altrettanti tra cui: “Baronissi Jazz”, “Tuscia in Jazz” ed ancora “Piacenza Jazz” e “Tea no Jazz Factory”. Nel 2007 è il vincitore del Prestigioso premio intemazionale “Massimo Urbani” PIMU 11. Nel 2010 realizza “White Room” e nel 2014 “Arioso” per Ia Abeat Records, attualmente suona nel quartetto stabile di Stefano di Battista. Reuben Rogers originario delle Virgin Islands, negli anni di formazione inizia lo studio del clarinetto, prosegue con il pianoforte, batteria e chitarra, ma trova la sua vera passione nel basso. L’ educazione musicale di Rogers e’ segnata da numerosi premi studenteschi, una borsa di studio della Middleton Jazz Society, inoltre ha conseguito il Bachelor of Music nel 1997 dal celebre Berklee College of Music. Ha avuto l’opportunità di collaborare intensamente con artisti jazz di fama mondiale, come Wynton Marsalis, Roy Hargrove, Joshua Redman, Nicholas Payton, Mulgrew Miller, Jackie McLean, Charles Lloyd e Dianne Reeves. Ha tournée in tutto il mondo, ed ha registrato in oltre 60 CD.

Greg Hutchinson, nativo di Brooklyn, Jazz Magazine lo descrive come “il batterista della sua generazione”, e in effetti è una dei più stimati musicisti del nostro tempo. La sua padronanza dei tempi e di espressione dei ritmi è al centro del suo stile personale. Rapidamente divenne noto come un giovane fenomeno nella comunità del jazz condividendo il palco con artisti del calibro di Rod Rodney, Betty Carter, e Ray Brown, mentre era ancora poco più che ventenne. Collabora con alcuni dei grandi protagonisti della musica jazz: Dianne Reeves, Betty Carter, Wynton Marsalis, John Scofield, Roy Hargrove, Charles Lloyd, Diana Krall, Harry Connick Jr, Joshua Redman, Christian McBride e Maria Schneider.

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A top Italian saxophonist during the past 15 years, Gianluca Lusi is heard in top form throughout Never Fault Behind The Scenes. Not only did he contribute all nine originals but he plays with creativity and originality on tenor, alto and soprano saxophones plus bass clarinet.

Lusi heads a quartet that also features the very talented pianist Andrea Rea and two Americans; bassist Reuben Rogers and drummer Gregory Hutchinson. Much of their music could be considered modern mainstream jazz or forward-looking hard bop. The music swings but is never predictable and there is an impressive amount of variety.

The opening “October 10th” finds Lusi on tenor hinting a little bit at Dexter Gordon. Each of the musicians has opportunities to solo with Hutchinson playing with plenty of color. The uptempo “Out Of My Lips” has some intense alto from Lusi in the tradition of Jackie McLean and Kenny Garrett but with his own approach. He races effortlessly over the chord changes. “I Remember Three Things” is a heartfelt ballad on which Lusi’s soprano playing is touched a little by the sound of Wayne Shorter. “Bavin” finds him caressing the melody before his soprano playing becomes gradually more adventurous.

“Isn’t A New Day” is fiery post bop with a repetitive theme and stormy solos, an uptempo piece with fast walking bass by Rogers behind excellent improvisations by Lusi on soprano and pianist Rea. “Another Note” has some intense playing by Lusi on alto. Lusi’s alto sounds beautiful on “One For Sylvie” which also has a lyrical statement by Rogers. “Mother” is a straight ahead jam on the chord changes of “Days Of Wine And Roses” that shows Lusi’s familiarity with the jazz tradition. The final selection, “Never Fault Behind The Scenes,” is a surprise for it is a fairly free duet by Lusi on bass clarinet with drummer Hutchinson, ending the set with plenty of fireworks.

Throughout Never Fault Behind The Scenes, Gianluca Lusi never runs out of fresh ideas and his band sounds very alert and inspired. This CD is a perfect example of high-quality 21st century jazz.

Scott Yanow,

author of 11 books including Bebop, Trumpet Kings, Jazz On Film and Jazz On Record 1917-76

Track List

1. October 10th (G.Lusi)
2. Out Of My Lips (G.Lusi)
3. I Remember Three Things (G.Lusi)
4. Bavin (G.Lusi)
5. Isn’t A New Day? (G.Lusi)
6. Another Note (G.Lusi)
7. One for Sylvie (G.Lusi)
8. Mother (G.Lusi)
9. Never Fault Behind The Scenes (G.Lusi)