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Giovanni Falzone Septet – 'Suite for Bird'Soul Note Records 121428-2
Giovanni Falzone, trumpet; Tino Tracanna, baritone and soprano saxes; Beppe Caruso, trombone; Carlo Nicita, flute; Francesco Pinetti, vibraphone; Tito Mangialajo Rantzer, bass; Ferdinando Faraò, drums. Recorded April 10th 2005, Milano This is an unusual, an idiosyncratic album. The selection of instruments is particularly un-Bird-like and the arrangements are complex, but the whole is performed with consummate ease, rendering the somewhat bumpy ride as a unified orchestration. The album and the tribute are constructed from original Parker melodic elements, each track being simply named 1, 2, 3, and etcetera. The knowing will be able to single out ‘Scrapple from the Apple’ in track 3 and ‘Au Privave’ in track 7, among others. Each theme lends itself to development into a complete section or movement. The complete suite also follows a developmental structure, in that tracks 1-3 illustrate three principal components of modern jazz music; swing, Afro-American rhythmical skeletons and European harmonic congress. The remaining tracks relate to fundamentals of composition, harmony and improvisation and the development of these elements into a personal congruence. Amongst these seven fine musicians the focus is around Giovanni Falzone’s trumpet and Tino Tracanna’s saxes. There is nothing flabby in the embouchure of either and Giovanni’s tone is massive, while Tino displays a diversity of lyrical voicing that is truly sensual. Altogether the septet has created a concord as fitting tribute to Bird and it is unskimmed, full cream all the way.
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