Enzo Pietropaoli – Solo (2015) [SACD / Fonè Jazz – SACD141]

Enzo Pietropaoli - Solo (2015)

Title: Enzo Pietropaoli – Solo (2015)
Genre: Jazz
Format: SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

Enzo Pietropaoli is an Italian jazz bassist. In 1961 he moved to Rome and then debuted professionally in 1975 with “Trio Di Roma” (Danilo Rea and Roberto Gatto). As the title states, on this release Pietropaoli performs a collection of songs by himself. The album includes covers of Bob Marley, Simon & Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, Nirvana, and more. Some originals are also peppered throughout.

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Enzo Pietropaoli, Julian Mazzariello, Alessandro Paternesi – The Princess (2018) [SACD / Fonè Jazz – 189]

Enzo Pietropaoli, Julian Mazzariello, Alessandro Paternesi - The Princess (2018)

Title: Enzo Pietropaoli, Julian Mazzariello, Alessandro Paternesi – The Princess (2018)
Genre: Jazz
Format: SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

Enzo Pietropaoli premieres his album The Princess in DSD from Fonè. A crescendo of songs that testify to the wide range of musical passions throughout a lifetime: from John Lennon to Bob Dylan, Cole Porter to Peter Gabriel, from Neil Young to Pearl Jam, topped off with The Beach Boys — all brought together and punctuated by Pietropaoli’s original compositions.

The Princess is among these — a metaphor for a dream pursued with determination and fully realized. Pietropaoli’s deeply-felt love for the piano-trio is made evident by the creation of a solemn yet ethereal atmosphere, oscillating between ancient and young in a place beyond space and time, underscored by the choice of the song’s title. Enzo Pietropaoli, at the double bass, is flanked by two extraordinary musicians: Julian Oliver Mazzariello on the piano and Alessandro Paternesi on drums, both of which contribute to an atmosphere which is simultaneously penetrating, delicate and lush.

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Eleonora Bianchini, Enzo Pietropaoli – Dos. In Sight (2016) [SACD / Fonè Jazz – SACD158]

Eleonora Bianchini, Enzo Pietropaoli - Dos. In Sight (2016)

Title: Eleonora Bianchini, Enzo Pietropaoli – Dos. In Sight (2016)
Genre: Jazz
Format: SACD ISO

The second stop on the musical journey of Dos, took us to a new place where the third element of the group, acoustics, has changed. All this has given us new emotions and different stresses in our relating with sound. It was a stimulating and constructive challenge as was our first album. Yet another “snapshot” of an unrepeatable moment and authentic. Recording an album with Fonè represents a tough and exciting challenge. It’s a way of recording that allows you to capture the magic and fragility of the music, which in turn should be used with extreme care and precision. The dialogue between the double bass and voice, which characterizes the album evokes the relationship that exists between the tightrope walker and the rope on which he walks. Contact with the rope creates security and transmits strength and control to the tightrope walker. What keeps the balance is to proceed step-by-step. The acoustics of the Auditorium of the Piaggio Museum was a key element and a great help during the recording of this album. It helped create a true encounter between the voices of our intent and careful in expressing emotional intention of each song in unison.

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