Circular Motion

Although Francesco Crosara has lived in Seattle for a long time, he is nonetheless Milanese by birth. And you know, Italian musicians have this thing with melody that belongs only to them and which challenges the listener every time. That's how it is and you will hear it in this beautiful record where the pianist plays, depending on the pieces, with three different rhythms, two of which where the double bass is replaced by the electric bass. The ten compositions that the trios perform were written over the past forty years and we immediately note that Francesco Crosara is faithful to his initial aesthetic, which is not a criticism. Rich in harmonic textures, they have a swing as unstoppable as the transalpine lyricism that naturally emerges from them. There is obviously room in these classic triangles for solos, just enough not to get boring, and the whole remains perfectly homogeneous and always inspired from one end of the recording to the other. To finish convincing you, we found that this music had a form of elegance a la Hank Jones (The Great Jazz Trio period, notably the disc "Chapter II").

Translated from French