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FABIO ZEPPETELLA ~ MOVING LINES DISCHI DELLA QUERCIA 128017 (Barcode: 027312801729) ~ ITALY ~ Jazz Recorded: 1995 Released: 1995 This is an album by Italian guitarist / composer Fabio ZeppetellaFind albums by this artist, recorded in a quartet setting with bassist Ares TavolazziFind albums by this artist, drummer Fabrizio SferraFind albums by this artist and British trumpeter Kenny WheelerFind albums by this artist. The album presents seven original compositions, five by the leader and two by Tavolazzi. It was released on the splendid Italian Dischi Della QuerciaFind albums on this label label, which released absolutely marvelous Jazz albums, but sadly is no longer active but was bought by the CAM JazzFind albums on this label label, which reissued most of that material. This is one of many albums Wheeler recorded in Italy with Italian musicians, where he was highly regarded, had many friends and frequently performed. This is one of Wheeler’s recordings, which remains almost completely obscure and does not appear in most of his discographies. I was very lucky to get it from Kenny’s private collection. The music is a marvelous example of modern European Jazz, based on melodic, somewhat melancholic (as appropriate for Italian Jazz) theme, but performed with a lot of Freedom, which suites Wheeler’s stylistic approach ideally. Due to the intimate format of this recording and the fact that Wheeler has a lot of opportunity to solo, this album offers some of Wheeler’s best work ever captured on record (if such thing is possible). The pairing of guitar and trumpet is quite unusual, but works perfectly here. Overall, this is an excellent modern European Jazz album, performed by first class musicians, which is absolutely worth digging for, not only for the great contributions by Kenny Wheeler, but no less importantly for the splendid music and superb performances by the entire team.

Updated: 05/04/2023Posted: 05/04/2023

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