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ARTIST
OSCAR ROCCHI QUINTET
TITLE
Alchemy In Jazz
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
HOLY BASIL RECORDS
CATALOG #
HBR 018LP
HBR 018LP
GENRE
JAZZ
RELEASE DATE
8/11/2023
"Besides being a leading session musician in Milan's jazz scene between the '60s and '90s, Italian pianist
Oscar Rocchi
created a number of exquisite library albums in the pop-jazz genre. These include among others
Erbe Selvatiche
,
Pop-Paraphrenia
and
Woman's Colours
(the latter cowritten with his friend
Giancarlo Barigozzi
) as well as
Alchemy in Jazz
, which is now available in digital format for the first time ever. Originally released on Ring, an imprint of
Edizioni Minstrel
, the album was recorded by a quintet featuring Rocchi on piano plus long-time collaborators
Hugo Heredia
(sax and flute),
Sergio Fanni
(trumpet),
Gianni Cazzola
(drums) and
Furio Di Castri
(double bass), and has since become a cult record in countries from the US to Japan, where it was released for the first time on CD in 2013. With a palette ranging from frenzied post-bop echoes ('Gold-Fast,' Nigredo') to sentimental nocturnal ballads ('Solution,' 'Rubedo') to cheerful modern-jazz vibes ('Mercury,' 'Silver-Bop,' 'Sulphur'), here Rocchi paints an elegantly syncopated musical fresco that, like the magical, alchemical process referred to in the title, transmutes the harsher aspects of jazz syntax into a graceful and more euphonic style that is approachable for jazz neophytes and yet enjoyable for seasoned jazz lovers."
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