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In music one plus one can sometimes equal three - for instance, the sum of a project is often more than the value of its individual participants. A perfect example: the collaboration of the Italian singer Carla Marcotulli with the American composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist Dick Halligan for their first ACT album How Can I Get To Mars?
This CD has become as multifaceted an endeavour as Marcotulli’s and Halligan’s careers. There is a successful synthesis of different musical elements in Halligan’s riveting melodic songs. Halligan states that, “On the melodies I arranged the strings in a very classical way. The jazzy part mainly comes through Sandro Gibellini’s guitar.” And naturally through Carla Marcotulli’s voice as she swings through every combination and language. In addition, on Tony Scott’s “Lady Day” there is a sophisticated homage to their mutual musical influence, Billie Holiday…