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Gregg Belisle-Chi: I Sang To You And The Moon

By Angelo Leonardi
November 8, 2017
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Vengono da Seattle e hanno meno di trent'anni i componenti di questo quartetto dalla fisionomia singolare: una cantante accompagnata da chitarra, tromba e contrabbasso. Come si pu�� intuire dall'organico, il clima �� cameristico e l'intimismo folk delle musiche di

Gregg Belisle-Chi

guitar, acoustic

" data-original-title="" title="">Gregg Belisle-Chi impregna tutto l'album. Anche se �� scritto in caratteri microscopici sul retrocopertina, il chitarrista ha lavorato su nove liriche di Carl Sandburg, il secondo poeta nazionale statunitense dopo Walt Witman.

Un chiaro modello di riferimento �� il

Bill Frisell

guitar, electric
b.1951

" data-original-title="" title="">Bill Frisell "pastorale" del quartetto con

Ron Miles

cornet
1963 - 2022

" data-original-title="" title="">Ron Miles,

Eyvind Kang

viola
b.1971

" data-original-title="" title="">Eyvind Kang e

Curtis Fowlkes

trombone
1950 - 2023

" data-original-title="" title="">Curtis Fowlkes: dolci melodie folk che si snodano lentamente in un gioco di sottigliezze timbriche e lirici assoli a cui si aggiunge la voce luminosa di Chelsea Crabtree.

Anche lo stile chitarristico del leader �� influenzato dal modello Frisell ma il suo lavoro ha molti elementi di pregio: ricercatezza nelle composizioni e negli arrangiamenti, intensit�� lirica, ammirevole equilibio tra le parti vocali e quelle strumentali. Il trombettista Raymond Larsen �� un solista da tenere d'occhio per lo splendido timbro e la forte impronta lirica. Stesso dicasi per la cantate, che ha gi�� inciso assieme a Gregg Belisle-Chi il suo primo album da leader, mostrandosi interprete versatile anche in ambito rock.

Carmen Rothwell

bass, acoustic
b.1992

" data-original-title="" title="">Carmen Rothwell �� tra i migliori bassisti emergenti e s'�� messa in luce collaborando con

Cuong Vu

trumpet
b.1969

" data-original-title="" title="">Cuong Vu, di cui �� stata allieva,

Bill Frisell

guitar, electric
b.1951

" data-original-title="" title="">Bill Frisell,

Wayne Horvitz

keyboards
b.1955

" data-original-title="" title="">Wayne Horvitz e

Dave Douglas

trumpet
b.1963

" data-original-title="" title="">Dave Douglas.

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Track Listing

Between Two Hills; They Met Young; Plowboy; I Sang; Chicago; White Shoulders; The Everlasting Traveler (For Emily); Dream Girl; Bringers.

Personnel

Gregg Belisle-Chi

guitar, acoustic

Gregg Belisle-Chi: guitar; Raymond Larsen: trumpet; Carmen Rothwell: double bass; Chelsea Crabtree: vocals.

Album information

Title: I Sang To You And The Moon | Year Released: 2017 | Record Label: Self Produced

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