Aldo+romano

Aldo Romano - To Be Ornette to Be (1989) {Owl Records 9824601 rel 2005}
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© 1989, 2005 Owl Records / EmArcy / Universal | OWL 057 / 982 460 1
Jazz / Post Bop / Contemporary Jazz / Drums

When Italian drummer Aldo Romano recorded this Ornette Coleman tribute for Owl Records (a French label) in 1989, Coleman had been recording for more than 30 years – and there were still plenty of people who had difficulty comprehending the alto saxman's innovative free jazz. But Romano not only comprehended it – he had a very deep appreciation of it. In the liner notes that he wrote for To Be Ornette to Be, Romano exalts Coleman as "one of the key voices in Afro-American music" and asserts that if Coleman had been Italian, he would have composed La Traviata. Some bop snobs would be horrified that Romano would compare Coleman's work to La Traviata, but Romano does, in fact, know what he's talking about when he praises Coleman's genius.

Aldo Romano - Complete Communion To Don Cherry (2010) {Dreyfus Jazz FDM 46050369662}
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© 2010 Dreyfus Jazz | FDM 46050369662
Jazz / Post Bop / Contemporary Jazz / Drums

Just released, 15 years after Don Cherry's death, and 45 years after the release of the original "Complete Communion", this French band gives its interpretation of the suite, on the initiative of master drummer Aldo Romano, with master bassist Henri Texier on bass, and with a young horn front with Géraldine Laurent on sax and Fabrizio Bosso on trumpet.

Aldo Romano - Because of Bechet (2002) {EmArcy 017 275-2}
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© 2002 EmArcy / Universal | 017 275-2
Jazz / Post Bop / Acid Jazz / Contemporary Jazz / Drums

Italian-born drummer Aldo Romano is a respected European jazz musician who has played with many avant-garde and contemporary jazz stars. Living in France from his early teens, his music usually is a mix of Italian emotionalism and French sentimentality, influenced by world leading avant-garde jazz artists of the 60s and 70s. "Because Of Bechet" is quite a radical step in his musical career - this album is a tribute to American jazz sax/clarinet star Sidney Bechet. Full of tunes and straightforward jazz compositions, this album isn't just a nostalgic retrospective. Aldo also uses sampling and electronic rhythms plus organ as well as more traditional instruments to give this music, which is deeply rooted in jazz from the 20-30s, a new interpretation. With French charm and almost dance-able beats this album is an easily accessible and modern reading of a traditional jazz legacy.

Aldo Romano - Night Diary (1980) {OWL Records 9847542 rel 2007}
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© 1980, 2007 Owl Records / EmArcy / Universal | OWL 018 / 984 754 2
Jazz / Post Bop / Contemporary Jazz / Drums

Beautiful record by Aldo Romano (1980), varied and inspired. Beautiful compositions in areas of chiaroscuro. Didier Lockwood on a few tracks. Although born in Italy, Aldo Romano moved to France with his family at a young age. He was already playing guitar and drums professionally in Paris in the '50s when he heard Donald Byrd's group with drummer Arthur Taylor. Since then, he has dedicated himself to the drums and contemporary jazz.

Aldo Romano - Ritual (1988) {Owl Records 7898092 rel 1993}
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© 1988, 1993 Owl Records | 7898092
Jazz / Post Bop / Contemporary Jazz / Drums

Aldo Romano's Ritual has both an Italian connection and a French connection – French because the post-bop CD was recorded in Paris for a French company (Owl Records), Italian in that all of the musicians are Italian (including drummer Romano, trumpeter/flugelhornist Paolo Fresu, pianist Franco D'Andrea, and bassist Furio Di Castri). If a person could only own one of Romano's Owl releases, To Be Ornette to Be would be the logical choice – that excellent Ornette Coleman tribute is the best thing he recorded for Owl. But Ritual isn't bad. Although not as essential as To Be Ornette to Be, this is a decent post-bop outing that finds Romano performing his own compositions exclusively.

Aldo Romano - Non Dimenticar (1993) {Polygram–MLP 518 264-2}
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© 1993 Polygram / MLP | 518 264-2
Jazz / Post Bop / Contemporary Jazz / Drums

On this disc, drummer Aldo Romano leads an Italian supergroup to revisit some of the Italian folk repertoire.
Yes, that includes 0 sole mio and a brisk Volare but the prospective purchaser should have no fears; it is all good stuff. Paolo Fresu, doubling trumpet and flugelhorn, sounds like a more forceful Miles Davis (from the late 1950s) especially when muted while on the beautiful Estate (by Bruno Martino) he reminds me of Chet Baker as he explores the lowest register of his instrument. Pianist Franco D'Andrea's work should be another inducement to investigate this release which, if typical, indicates that Italian jazz is in a very healthy state. Recommended.

Philippe Petit - Écoute (2004) {Paris Jazz Corner PJCP222014 rec 1979-96}
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© 1979-96, 2004 Paris Jazz Corner Productions / Harmonia Mundi | PJCP 222014
Jazz / Contemporary Jazz / Guitar

After the 2003 Febuary release, the duo with Barney Willem, Paris Jazz Corner Production continues the adventure with Philippe Petit. This album was originally released in 1979 on the Musica label (under the name: "For all the life you are in my heart"). This session, never published in CD, is not a 'guitarist' record strictly speaking, in this context each one plays his part at the perfection: the opportunism of Aldo Romano, luminous skill of Dominique Lemerle, remarkable improvisations of Michel Graillier who always transcend the melody lines. As for Philippe Petit, the ardour and freshness from his playing, but also from his leadership talents: he instills, suggests, animates and preaches respect, because the strong idea of a group is equality. The title "Les Solitudes" was added as a bonus to the session. It's a solo by Philippe Petit dedicated to the memory of these missing friends.

Don Cherry Quintets featuring Archie Shepp & Gato Barbieri - Copenhagen 1963 & Hilversum 1966 (1963-66) {FreeFactory 069}
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© 1963, 1966, 2010 FreeFactory | 069
Jazz / Hard Bop / Avant-Garde Jazz / Trumpet / Saxophone

Two previously unreleased 1960s performances by Don Cherry in quintet format. The first show was recorded in Denmark in 1963 (but a different date that the release on Storyville) and showcases the New York Contemporary Five, featuring Cherry with Archie Shepp, John Tchicai, Don Moore and J.C. Moses.

Christophe Wallemme - Time Zone (2004) {Nocturne NTCD356}
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© 2004 Nocturne | NTCD356
Jazz / Contemporary Jazz / Post Bop / Bass

D’un père Français et d’une mère Mauricienne, Christophe Wallemme après de longs séjours à l’étranger (3 ans au Liban, 4 ans en Inde), aborde la musique à l’age de 15 ans. Né à Paris, il commence en optant pour la guitare avant de se diriger vers la contrebasse (après avoir entendu Scott Lafaro auprès de Bill Evans). Christophe Wallemme fait rapidement ses premières armes dans les clubs parisiens aux coté de Walter Davis junior, Ted Curson, René Urtreger, Maxim Saury, et remporte en 1988 un Prix de soliste au concours de la Défense.