Esagono - VIcolo (1976) [APE] [progressive/jazz rock, fusion] [TNT]

Esagono - Vicolo



DETAILS

Label : ? Discogs
Format : Lp, Album, Reissue
Country : Italy
Year : 1976
Remastered : 2002
Genre :  Jazz, Rock
Style : Prog Rock, Jazz Rock, Fusion

TRACKS

1 Five To Four : 4:37
2 Serpente Piumato : 4:37
3 Dedalo E Icaro : 5:32
4 Diatomea : 5:40
5 Arena : 5:45
6 Araba Fenice : 8:24
7 Maja : 4:13
8 Nino : 4:15
9 Vicolo : 4:06

CREDITS

Bass : Marco Gallesi
Drums : Giorgio Diaferia
Guitar : Claudio Montafia, Luigi Venegoni
Keyboards : Marco Cimino
Percussion : Marco Astarita
Piano : Aldo Rindone
Saxophone : Arturo Vitale
Saxophone sopranino : Gianni Cinti

INFO / BIO

«Esagono, from Turin, featured members of the band Arti & Mestieri and Errata Corrige . They released this feisty and classy instrumental jazz-rock album in 1976 on the MU record label»

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Vicolo

recalls things like Arti & Mestieri and perhaps Isotope or Hatfield/North in places with accomplished playing and obvious passion for jazz. But there is a wild card here that I love: the instrumentation is spiced up with some cello, sax, flute, piano and other keys which keeps things interesting. Marco Gallesi 's bass is all over the place and quite "in your face." And of course the percussion is really tight. But what I most like about this album is that it has more life, more warmth to it than some of the other jazz-rock I've tried in the past. It's not cold, predictable, or mechanical. The album takes a moment to warm up with the first two tracks being less impressive than the rest. But things take off somewhere during the third song and never look back! The middle of the CD tracklist is the slam dunk for me: "

Arena

" is very cool with lots of effects at the beginning that give it almost a space-rock-psych feel on top of the jazzy rhythms. The bass is monster, the flutes are heavenly and the keyboard solos out of this world. The 8 ½ minute "

Araba Fenice

" might be the highlight for me. Acoustic guitars, hand percussion, and a middle Eastern atmosphere give the track a mysterious and attractive backdrop for the soloists. The pace varies and changes keeping you on the edge of your seat.»

«The sound on the reissued CD is pretty decent for '76 and the booklet has a history but only in Italian. Unfortunately they also altered the original cover art to make it more eye-catching. This album is easily recommended to any lover of jazz, jazz rock, instrumental music, or Italian bands . If you're in any of those groups I think you risk very little by ordering this gem.»

Source

: progarchives.com

PREVIEW

01. Vicolo



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NOTES

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