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RELEASE DATE: 1/10/2025
HORA Records presents the release of Unscientific Italians' Play The Music of Bill Frisell Vol. 2. This new chapter follows the acclaimed Volume 1 (HORA 2105LP), which was released in 2021 and received praise world-wide both from music critics and the community of Frisell fans, leading the band to be awarded as "Band of the Year 2021" by Italian jazz critics pool Top Jazz. The ensemble Unscientific Italians, led by pianist, arranger and composer Alfonso Santimone, features some of the most gifted performers and bandleaders on the Italian scene: Fulvio Sigurtà and Mirco Rubegni on trumpet and flughelhorn, Filippo Vignato and Federico Pierantoni on trombone, Cristiano Arcelli, Piero Bittolo Bon, Francesco Bigoni, and Rossano Emilli on reeds, Danilo Gallo on bass, and Zeno De Rossi on drums. The new volume is presented on vinyl, digitally, and in a special LTD edition Double CD together with Volume 1, with the blessing of Bill Frisell himself, who generously offered some of his sketches for the cover's artwork. 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. The first four tunes are a reinterpretation of the entire "Some Song and Dance" suite from 1989 Frisell masterpiece album Before We Were Born.
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HORA 008-2211LP
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$28.00
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RELEASE DATE: 1/10/2025
LP version. HORA Records presents the release of Unscientific Italians' Play The Music of Bill Frisell Vol. 2. This new chapter follows the acclaimed Volume 1 (HORA 2105LP), which was released in 2021 and received praise world-wide both from music critics and the community of Frisell fans, leading the band to be awarded as "Band of the Year 2021" by Italian jazz critics pool Top Jazz. The ensemble Unscientific Italians, led by pianist, arranger and composer Alfonso Santimone, features some of the most gifted performers and bandleaders on the Italian scene: Fulvio Sigurtà and Mirco Rubegni on trumpet and flughelhorn, Filippo Vignato and Federico Pierantoni on trombone, Cristiano Arcelli, Piero Bittolo Bon, Francesco Bigoni, and Rossano Emilli on reeds, Danilo Gallo on bass, and Zeno De Rossi on drums. The new volume is presented on vinyl, digitally, and in a special LTD edition Double CD together with Volume 1, with the blessing of Bill Frisell himself, who generously offered some of his sketches for the cover's artwork. 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. The first four tunes are a reinterpretation of the entire "Some Song and Dance" suite from 1989 Frisell masterpiece album Before We Were Born.
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Bill Frisell is undoubtedly one of the most influential musicians in today's jazz scene. His compositions are, however, little explored: either because of the lack of the necessary critical distance, either because their simple hidden look hides folds that are difficult to penetrate. From a musical point of view, Unscientific Italians is not so much a tribute or an orchestral reworking of Frisell's repertoire, but rather a rewriting and idiosyncratic orchestration that borrows the compositional and instrumental language of the American guitarist. It is a work that also has a documentary value, since it gives large space to seminal phase of Frisell's record production -- the early nineties -- which today seems to be forgotten despite its definitive consecration in terms of audience and critics. This record release, the first of two volumes, is published with the approval of Frisell himself, who generously donated some of his own sketches for cover graphics. Features songs from Before We Were Born, History, Mystery, Where in the World?, Lookout For Hope, Bill Frisell Quartet, and Gone, Just Like a Train. Personnel: Mirco Rubegni - trumpet, flugelhorn, French horn; Fulvio Sigurtà - trumpet, flugelhorn; Filippo Vignato - trombone; Federico Pierantoni - trombone; Cristiano Arcelli - alto sax, soprano sax, bass clarinet; Piero Bittolo Bon - alto sax, clarinet, bass clarinet; Francesco Bigoni - tenor sax, clarinet, live electronics on brass; Rossano Emili - baritone sax, bass clarinet; Alfonso Santimone - piano, live electronics on clarinets; Danilo Gallo - double bass; Zeno De Rossi - drums. Hora Records is a record label and creative collective that produces and publishes avant-garde music. An open and independent creative space, created by musicians for musicians with the intent to support and amplify the most peculiar voices of the Italian and European jazz scene. LP versions available on standard black vinyl (HORA 2105LP) and red vinyl (HORA 2105COL-LP).
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LP version. Red vinyl. Bill Frisell is undoubtedly one of the most influential musicians in today's jazz scene. His compositions are, however, little explored: either because of the lack of the necessary critical distance, either because their simple hidden look hides folds that are difficult to penetrate. From a musical point of view, Unscientific Italians is not so much a tribute or an orchestral reworking of Frisell's repertoire, but rather a rewriting and idiosyncratic orchestration that borrows the compositional and instrumental language of the American guitarist. It is a work that also has a documentary value, since it gives large space to seminal phase of Frisell's record production -- the early nineties -- which today seems to be forgotten despite its definitive consecration in terms of audience and critics. This record release, the first of two volumes, is published with the approval of Frisell himself, who generously donated some of his own sketches for cover graphics. Features songs from Before We Were Born, History, Mystery, Where in the World?, Lookout For Hope, Bill Frisell Quartet, and Gone, Just Like a Train. Personnel: Mirco Rubegni - trumpet, flugelhorn, French horn; Fulvio Sigurtà - trumpet, flugelhorn; Filippo Vignato - trombone; Federico Pierantoni - trombone; Cristiano Arcelli - alto sax, soprano sax, bass clarinet; Piero Bittolo Bon - alto sax, clarinet, bass clarinet; Francesco Bigoni - tenor sax, clarinet, live electronics on brass; Rossano Emili - baritone sax, bass clarinet; Alfonso Santimone - piano, live electronics on clarinets; Danilo Gallo - double bass; Zeno De Rossi - drums. Hora Records is a record label and creative collective that produces and publishes avant-garde music. An open and independent creative space, created by musicians for musicians with the intent to support and amplify the most peculiar voices of the Italian and European jazz scene.
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