"To the old friendship"
Argenti & Rosa
**Eva Rosa - alto recorder, Enrico Rosa - guitar, Ferdinando Argenti -piano.
Recorded on October the 17th 2002 at:
Thin Ice Productions Recording Studios,
North Andover(Boston), Massachusetts , USA
This production is dedicated to the old friendship and joy of playing together
that unite the stories of two fine Italian musicians.
The first track: Sqwaqwaz-
(a nickname they used to call
each other) - is minor blues jam on
a funky groove, much like the ones they used
to jam on in 1977, playing together for the first time: music full of energy
and with no second thoughts. The second track, Copenhagen,
calls us back to the time in which they met again in Denmark, in 1981; by then
they had become more deeply involved in jazz and both liked to create special
atmospheres, this one in particular inspired by the city of Copenhagen.
Track 3, Mondiale (worldwide), shows a way of exploring
music with a kind of more "global" approach they both were searching
for in the 80s; here Eva plays the first theme very lyrically on alto recorder,
while Enrico creates nice contrasts with his harmonic tessitura; then Ferdinando
takes over with a lovely solo interlude, and after Enrico's second theme, the
two friends continue, taking it into beautiful jazz phrasing and a vigorous
funky ending.
Three minutes blues is a modal blues from the early
80's, jamming, as blues should be.The
poly-rhythmical
Dubbio (Doubt), was composed in 1981, when the two friends wanted to
produce their music in Denmark, but it took more then twenty years before life
finally gave them the opportunity in Boston, Massachusetts; which brings us
to the final composition on this recording, appropriately,
Boston; the tune was written on the way to the USA and it just speaks
for itself.
Total
running time, 39:45.
1)Sqwaqwaz (E. Rosa) demo mp3
2)Copenhagen (F.Argenti) demo mp3
3)Mondiale (F: Argenti)**
4)Three minutes blues (E. Rosa)
5)Dubbio (E.Rosa)
6)Boston (E. Rosa)** demo mp3
Special thanks to Ferdinando's wife, Suzanne Argenti, for her hospitality, support,
and Great sense of humor.
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