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Gently Broken

by Michelangelo Scandroglio

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1.
Extraction 02:15
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2.
Premonition 02:13
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3.
Deduction 02:05
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4.
Jazzneverdie 02:23
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5.
The Princess Of Breaking Shadows 02:24
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6.
Unespected Breakthrough 00:49
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7.
Danubio/lnsight 04:11
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8.
Addition 02:40
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9.
Deconstruction 02:56
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10.
Subtraction 02:04
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11.
You-er Than You 03:03
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12.
The Space Through The Process 02:35
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13.
Disruption 03:11
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14.
Joined Forces In Extended Spirits 03:05
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about

Just a few years after his first album as a leader and composer, “In the Eyes of the Whale” (Auand Records, 2020), was released, the young Italian double bassist Michelangelo Scandroglio adds a new and crucial piece to his work.

“With this band and this album,” Scandroglio says, “I tried to combine my old values with my more recent interests, trying to understand how music production can fit into the inner workings of improvisation and composition. There is a slight departure from my previous album and from improvisation as a solo moment, as well as a deviation from melody – which is no longer the focal point. I believe that the main characteristic of this new recording is the search for a ‘synthesis’, as the duration of the tracks also shows: compared to most jazz pieces, they are unusually short. I tried to recreate ‘micro-worlds,’ brief independent moments that then come together. Even if they appear as musically far from each other, they are actually moving towards a common destination.”

This explains why the band accompanying Scandroglio brings together strong personalities with a rich background in both improvised music and music production. In addition to the leader (electric bass, double bass), the band includes Luca Zennaro (guitar), Rupert Cox (piano, synth), and Luiz Vinoza (drums, electronics), along with a diverse group of guests, including Francesco Panconesi (tenor saxophone), Liselotte Östblom (voice), and Christos Stylianides (trumpet).

Released by Auand Records in its fluid series,

“The creation process,” Scandroglio explains, “is very similar to what a sculptor does when approaching a block of marble. Through chisel and sweat, the artist extracts both the idea and the matter. Similarly, a refinement process has followed the raw studio recordings, aimed at extracting the heart of this music. It’s a subtraction process. The sculpture – in this case, the music – already exists. The artist must extract it and also transform it during the creative process. It’s a long journey, one that always includes change of plans and direction. I tried to reenact, as much as I could, the process adopted by the likes of Pablo Picasso or the Beatles. In my opinion, there is no ‘ultimate good idea’ at the beginning of the creative process. Rather, there are several layers of transformations: the original idea keeps evolving, until its final shape, and it’s also constantly changed by every single gaze and mood of those who observe, or – in this case, those who listen.”

credits

released January 8, 2024

Michelangelo Scandroglio - electric bass, double bass
Luca Zennaro - guitar
Rupert Cox - piano, synth
Luiz Vinoza - drums, electronics + piano, synth on # 6

guests:
Francesco Panconesi - tenor sax on # 7
Liselotte Östblom - voice on # 5
Christos Stylianides - trumpet on # 2,9,10
Stefano Bechini - tubular bells, synth, mellotron and samplers on # 1,2,7,12,14
PPIERRRRE - synth on # 6
Riccardo Tesorini - beat production on # 11

All compositions published by Jazz Engine Ed. Mus.

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Michelangelo Scandroglio Grosseto, Italy

Michelangelo Scandroglio, barely twenty years old, is already considered one of the most interesting promises of Italian jazz.

"In the Eyes of the Whale” is his first album as a composer and leader released on "Auand Records" in January 2020 . ... more

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