Doctor 3 - Blue - 2007

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Product Description: Fifth album signing Doctor 3, breaking a record of silence about four years. Nel titolo, il manifesto programmatico dell'album: atmosfere notturne, malinconiche. In the end, the manifesto album: nocturnal moods, melancholic. In una parola, intraducibile ma che rende perfettamente l'idea, blue . In a word, but it makes perfectly untranslatable idea, blue.

According to the custom of the trio, the CD includes a mix of songs from different backgrounds. Temi cinematografici convivono con standard della tradizione jazzistica, cantautori nostrani con la west coast di James Taylor. Movie themes coexist with traditional jazz standards, singer-songwriters nostrani the west coast of James Taylor. La melodia è il fulcro intorno a cui ruota l'interpretazione. The melody is the fulcrum around which rotates the interpretation. La pura melodia, restituita nella sua forma originale, senza troppi orpelli, variazioni, acciaccature o abbellimenti. The pure melody, returned in its original form, without too many frills, variations, embellishments or grace notes.

So for once, although we are dealing with an album of jazz improvisation (which is still present) is the central moment of music. Rappresenta, piuttosto, un collegamento tra l'esposizione del tema e la sua ripresa per la conclusione del brano. It is, rather, a link between exposure of the subject and its recovery in the conclusion of the piece. I soli sono dunque sempre di breve durata, introspettivi e serenamente languidi, mentre su tutto l'album aleggia lo spirito del Keith Jarrett Trio. The solos are always so short-lived serenely languid and introspective, while throughout the album hovers the spirit of Keith Jarrett Trio. Rating: 3 stars

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Tracks List: 1. Close to You (Bacharach); 2. Close to You (Bacharach) 2. Cannonball (Rice); 3. Cannonball (Rice) 3. My Funny Valentine (Rodgers, Hart); 4. "My Funny Valentine (Rodgers, Hart) 4. Fire and Rain (Taylor); 5. Fire and Rain (Taylor) 5. Un giorno dopo l'altro (Tenco); 6. One day after another (Tenco) 6. The Blower's Daughter (Rice); 7. The Blower's Daughter (Rice) 7. Theme from "To Kill a Mockingbird" (Bernstein); 8. Theme from "To Kill a Mockingbird" (Bernstein) 8. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight (Taylor); 9. Do not Let Me Be Lonely Tonight (Taylor) 9. Theme from "Schindler's List” (Williams); 10. Generale (De Gregori); 11. Emozioni (Mogol, Battisti) Theme from "Schindler's List" (Williams) 10. Generale (De Gregori) 11. Emotions (Mogol, Battisti)

Musicians: Danilo Rea (piano), Enzo Pietropaoli (double bass), Fabrizio Sferra (drums)

Wiz Notes: #1 - Informations about Danilo Rea: One of Italy’s leading jazz pianists, Danilo Rea received a solid musical training, obtaining his degree from the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome. Among the artists he has worked with on-stage and in the recording studios are Chet Baker, Lee Konitz, Steve Grossman, Bob Berg, Michael Breker, Billy Cobam, Aldo Romano, Dave Liebman, Joe Lovano and others. In the field of pop music his peerless credentials include Mina, Pino Daniele, Claudio Baglioni, Fiorella Mannoia and many others. He has worked with Giovanni Tommaso’s quintet “Lingomania” (Top jazz 1987). He has given concerts in Italy ,France, England, US, India, Senegal and China.

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Together with percussionist Roberto Gatto he recorded Improvvisi (Gala Records). He is currently co-leader of the trio “DOCTOR 3”(with Enzo Pietropaoli and Fabrizio Sferra), one of the most highly-acclaimed groups in Italy. Under the “Via Veneto” label he has recorded the solo CD Lost in Europe which brings together the highlights of his year 2000 tour. He is also much sought-after as a performer in classical music settings. Noteworthy among these are Roberto De Simone’s Requiem for PierPaolo Pasolini under the direction of Zoltan Pesko at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples. At the Teatro Rossini in Pesaro, in-ensemble , he performed in “Rossini, mon amour” production for the “Rossini Opera Festival”. He has also appeared with Roberto Gatto in the context of a jazz festival at the Teatro dell’Opera in Rome. In recent years he has dedicated himself to teaching and master classes in jazz and improvisation techniques.

#2 - Informations about Enzo Pietropaoli: Born in Genova september 29 1955. In 1961 he moves to Rome and debuts professionally in 1975 with “Trio Di Roma” (Danilo Rea and Roberto Gatto).

Performed and recorded with many significant musicians as
Franco Ambrosetti, Chet Baker, Flavio Boltro, Lester Bowie, Art Farmer, Paolo Fresu, Enrico Rava, Woody Shaw, Kenny Wheeler, Bob Berg, Michael Brecker, Ronnie Cuber, Maurizio Giammarco, Rosario Giuliani, Johnny Griffin, Steve Grossman, Lee Konitz, Gabriele Mirabassi, Sal Nistico, Archie Shepp, Pietro Tonolo, Gianluigi Trovesi, Massimo Urbani, Phil Woods, Mark Turner, Curtis Fuller, Jimmy Knepper, Albert Mangelsdorff, Dino Piana, Toots Thielemans, Gianni Coscia, Richard Galliano, Brian Auger, Stefano Bollani, Ray Bryant, George Gruntz, Evan Lurie, Rita Marcotulli, Horace Parlan, Enrico Pieranunzi, Ben Sidran, Cedar Walton, John Taylor. Bobby Hutcherson, Jay Clayton, Maria Pia De Vito, Norma Wynstone, John Abercrombie, Roberto Ciotti, Christian Escoudè, Pat Metheny, Joe Pass, John Scofield, Ginger Baker, Han Bennink, Kenny Clarke, Billy Cobham, Daniel Humair, Alvin Queen, Fabrizio Sferra, Gianmaria Testa and many others.

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Awards

1987 Musica Jazz magazine - Top Jazz - “Lingomania” (with M.Giammarco/D.Rea/U.Fiorentino/R.Gatto) Best Italian Group
1988 Guitar Club magazine - I Vostri Preferiti - “Lingomania” Best Italian Group
1988 Guitar Club - I Vostri Preferiti - Best Jazz Bassist
1988 Musica Jazz - Top Jazz - “Space Jazz Trio” (with E.Pieranunzi/F.Sferra) Best Italian Group
1989 Guitar Club - I Vostri Preferiti - “Lingomania” Best Group
1989 Guitar Club - I Vostri Preferiti - Best Jazz Bass Player
1989 Musica Jazz - Top Jazz - “Space Jazz Trio” Best Italian Group
1990 Guitar Club - I Vostri Preferiti - Best Italian Jazz Bass Player
1998 Musica Jazz - Top Jazz - Doctor 3 (with D.Rea/F.Sferra) “The Tales Of Doctor 3” Best Italian Record
1999 Musica & Dischi magazine - Doctor 3 “The Songs Remain The Same” Best Italian Jazz Record
1999 Musica Jazz - Top Jazz - “Doctor 3” Best Italian Group
1999 Musica Jazz - Top Jazz - “Shades Of Chet” (E.Rava-P.Fresu Quintet with S.Bollani/R.Gatto)Best Italian Record
2001 Musica Jazz Top Jazz “Doctor 3” Best Italian Group
2003 Musica Jazz Top Jazz “Doctor 3” Best Italian Group

He performed in Italy, Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, U.K., Denmark, Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg, Russia, Serbia, Canada, U.S.A, Brazil, New Caledonia, Senegal, Israel, China, Maroc, Algeria, Etiopia, Kenia, Tunisia, Syria.

Video

- Francesco Bruno Ensemble " Le Parole Altre" il lungo viaggio di Tiziano Terzani dvd L'Espresso
“Rava l'opéra va - Concerto all'Olimpico" vhs Totem
“Enrico Rava Live In Montreal” dvd Universal
“Guarda Che Luna!” dvd Radiofandango (with E.Rava, S.Bollani, Banda Osiris, P.Ponzo)
- He partecipates in Video Drum Lessons by Roberto Gatto (Batteria ! vol. 1 and vol. 2) and Billy Cobham (Drums by design).

As a soloist “session-man” he partecipated in many soundtracks recordings such as:
- C’era una volta in America ( S. Leone / E. Morricone )
- Piccolo Diavolo, Johnny Stecchino, Il Mostro ( R. Benigni / E. Lurie )
- Verso Sera, Il Grande Cocomero, Con Gli Occhi Chiusi, L’Albero Delle Pere, Domani ( F. Archibugi / B. Lena )
- Ferie d’Agosto, Ovo Sodo (P. Virzì / B. Lena)
- Gente Di Roma (E.Scola/A.Trovajoli)
- La Rivincita di Natale (P.Avati/R.Ortolani)
- Go go Tales (A.Ferrara /F.Cuipers)
- Piano Solo (R.Milani/L.Marchitelli)
- Basilicata Coast To Coast (R.Papaleo/R.Marcotulli) And many others.

He appears on “Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz” by Leonard Feather and Ira Gitler (1999).

As a musical productor and arranger he realized Piero Brega’s cd “Come Li Viandanti” Il Manifesto 2004, awarded with “Premio Ciampi” on 2005, and Fratelli Mancuso’s “Cantu” Amiata Records 2003.

His discography can count on more than 70 albums.

As a band leader he recorded five CD :

“NOTA DI BASSO”
Sljc 2008
contrabbasso solo e loop machine

“URBAN WALTZ”
Vvj 2000
con Gabriele Mirabassi - Marcello Sirignano e Marcello Di Leonardo

“STOLEN SONGS”
Splasc(h) 1995
con Maria Pia De Vito-Battista Lena-Glauco Venier-Roberto Dani

“TO…”
Sentemo 1992
con Enrico Rava e il Quartetto d'archi "Insieme Strumentale di Roma"

“ORANGE PARK”
Gala Record 1989
con Paolo Fresu - Maurizio Giammarco - Enrico Pieranunzi - Danilo Rea - Umberto Fiorentino - Roberto Gatto
Three stars out of five

#3 - Informations about Fabrizio Sferra: The drummer Fabrizio Sferra began his professional career in 1978. In his nearly thirty-year career, many collaborations with foreign artists, Chet Baker, Lee Konitz, Mal Waldron, Joe Pass, Kenny Wheeler, and Italian.

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Stands out his participation in "Space Jazz Trio" from 1984 to 1992. Remaining in the Italian context, one can not cite "Doctor 3" project founded almost a decade ago. Fabrizio has also been a collaboration of several years with pianist Stefano Battaglia.

Album Music: Four stars (It just is an opinion of mine)

CD Sound: Five stars

Music Sample: Generale - De Gregori or You Tube - My Funny Valentine

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