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England vs. Italy: A Jazz Re-match, Second Half

By Ludovico Granvassu | Mondo Jazz
July 31, 2021
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Welcome to the second half of England-Italy, a jazz rematch [for the first half click here]. England and Italy have both championed jazz very early on, and they have been among the first European jazz scenes to develop a recognizable accent in how they speak the jazz language, light-heartedness and sense of humour being integral aspects of that accent. Even though Italian and English sound quite different as languages, their two jazz accents are surprisingly similar in how they both seem to be characterized by a certain attention to melody. Once more, a playlist matching one British musician, band or project, with one from Italy

Happy listening!

Playlist

Ben Allison

bass, acoustic
b.1966

" data-original-title="" title="">Ben Allison "Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00

Stefano Bollani

piano
b.1972

" data-original-title="" title="">Stefano Bollani "La sagra di Paol��poli" L'Orchestra del Titanic (Via Veneto Jazz) 0:17

Host talks 4:46

Django Bates

piano
b.1960

" data-original-title="" title="">Django Bates "Hyphen" Summer Fruits (And Unrest) (JMT) 6:24

Host talks 11:57

First House

" data-original-title="" title="">First House "Low-Down (Toytown)" Cantilena (ECM) 12:45

3Quietmen

" data-original-title="" title="">3Quietmen (feat.

Stefano Battaglia

piano
b.1965

" data-original-title="" title="">Stefano Battaglia) "Broken" Bartokosmos (Auand) 16:13

Host talks 19:36

Julian Arguelles

saxophone
b.1966

" data-original-title="" title="">Julian Arguelles & Frankfurt Radio Big Band "Mrs Khali" Let It Be Told (Basho) 21:07

Pino Minafra

" data-original-title="" title="">Pino Minafra "Au Fond Je Suis un Africain Du Nord" Sudori (Les Disques VICTO) 27:40

Host talks 39:41

Guy Barker

arranger
b.1957

" data-original-title="" title="">Guy Barker "Ill Wind" Into the Blue (Verve) 40:24

Fabrizio Bosso

trumpet

" data-original-title="" title="">Fabrizio Bosso,

Julian Oliver Mazzariello

saxophone, tenor

" data-original-title="" title="">Julian Oliver Mazzariello "Taxi Driver" Tandem (Verve) 45:52

Host talks 50:32

Gianluigi Trovesi

saxophone

" data-original-title="" title="">Gianluigi Trovesi Octet "Now I Can" From G to G (Soul Note) 51:17

John Surman

saxophone
b.1944

" data-original-title="" title="">John Surman "Way Back When" Way Back When (Cuneiform) 57:53

Host talks 1:01:34

Colin Towns

piano

" data-original-title="" title="">Colin Towns' Mask Symphonic "Still Life" Dreaming Man with Blue Suede Shoes (Provocateur) 1:04:50

Loose Tubes

" data-original-title="" title="">Loose Tubes "Like Life" Dancing on Frith Street (Lost Marble) 1:12:26

Italian Instabile Orchestra

" data-original-title="" title="">Italian Instabile Orchestra "Scarlattina" Litania Sibilante (Enja) 1:18:30

Photo credit: Marco Benvenuti

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