The concert of 'consisting of two unusual Ralph Towner (Chiarra) and Pa ol or Fresu (trumpet, flugelhorn) has convinced the public of the Teatro Dal Verme . Tuesday, December 8, 2009, in a dark and humid afternoon in late autumn, viewers flocked to the theater for the final performance of Music Club, the show created and produced by journalist Enzo Gentile, saw action in one of the most inventive and original guitarists recent decades, alongside a good trumpet player who many hail as the exponent of new cool jazz Italian (whatever that means this bombastic definition). The origin of the highly successful album Chiaroscuro, released November 6, 2009 for the ECM label , there is an unconscious
against between Towner and Fresu in 1994 in Sardinia, at Punta Clara, during Jazz Festival of Sant'Anna Arresi . The restless personality of Ralph Towner and serene nature of Paolo Fresu have found several points of contact, with mutual respect which the two authors have dim
ostrato.
Angels @ Demons met Ralph Towner backstage, moments before the concert began. is was an opportunity to
talk about the relationship between Towner and the label that gave him fame and freedom of expression, the ECM.
Last year, ECM, the label founded by Manfred Eicher in 1969 and reprinted - in the series Touchstones - your albums Solstice and Batik, as well as some records of your group, the Oregon . It's been a long time since the first release of those jobs: What do you remember about that period?
"Since its inception the label ECM invited his players to make the discs in a short time: two days to record and mix for one day. The artists had to be able to work fast, to express something and really do it very quickly, without the chance to try again - as happens in many musical productions - for weeks and weeks until it is something good. The executions were rebuilt to the limit once or twice, not more. It is basically carved in the studio live album.
What was the method of work of Manfred Eicher?
"Manfred Eicher locate and contact the music, follows the work of the engineer, inspired and select all the album art, funded the production. There was a strong appreciation of individuality, diversity and community, which were protected by a good grassroots organization. Eicher gave integrity to the overall project. Working with ECM is a great opportunity for me, this label has documented my life in music. "
In your album you find the classical tradition, freedom of expression and appeal of jazz to contemporary sound mixed in ever new ways.
"If you listen to my records in sequence includes all of my musical evolution. I have always gone forward without looking back. On the other hand, my music does not have the resonance that forces repeat business models profitable. Generally the most important thing for me is that music is honest, unique, original, consistent with the taste and the desire of authors and performers. I always paid attention to the ways of the world, as a child, when I listened to the records of my brother. However, do not try to include thousand styles in my style is more oriented to identify my personal musical voice. "
left photo: Ralph Towner - pictured right: Paolo Fresu
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