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Gabriele Mitelli / John Edwards / Mark Sanders: Three Tsuru Origami

By Mark Corroto
October 26, 2022
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Gabriele Mitelli / John Edwards / Mark Sanders: Three Tsuru Origami

Birds of a feather, as they say, flock together. Proof positive is the trio of Italian trumpeter

Gabriele Mitelli

trumpet
b.1988

" data-original-title="" title="">Gabriele Mitelli (who also doubles on soprano saxophone and electronics), and the Englishmen, bassist

John Edwards

bass, acoustic

" data-original-title="" title="">John Edwards and drummer

" data-original-title="" title="">Mark Sanders. Three Tsuru Origami (tsuru is the Japanese word for crane) continues the avian theme with the bulk of the material dedicated to our feathered friends.

Sanders and Edwards are familiar names in free jazz and improvisation circles, being the first call for artists such as

Agusti Fernandez

piano
b.1954

" data-original-title="" title="">Agusti Fernandez,

John Butcher

saxophone
b.1954

" data-original-title="" title="">John Butcher,

Frode Gjerstad

saxophone, alto
b.1948

" data-original-title="" title="">Frode Gjerstad,

Paul Dunmall

saxophone
b.1953

" data-original-title="" title="">Paul Dunmall, and

Evan Parker

saxophone, soprano
b.1944

" data-original-title="" title="">Evan Parker. Mitelli can also be heard in multiple settings from

Cristiano Calcagnile

drums

" data-original-title="" title="">Cristiano Calcagnile's Multikulti Ensemble to the Italian supergroup Nexus, and Pipeline 8. He also organizes the European Galactic Orchestra, plays in the duet Groove & Move with vibes player

Pasquale Mirra

vibraphone

" data-original-title="" title="">Pasquale Mirra, and released Star Splitter (Clean Feed, 2019) a duet with

Rob Mazurek

trumpet
b.1965

" data-original-title="" title="">Rob Mazurek.

The three musicians intersect at two reference points, the music of

Don Cherry

trumpet
1936 - 1995

" data-original-title="" title="">Don Cherry and

Evan Parker

saxophone, soprano
b.1944

" data-original-title="" title="">Evan Parker. It is Cherry's sound via the

Ornette Coleman

saxophone, alto
1930 - 2015

" data-original-title="" title="">Ornette Coleman tribute band Old And New Dreams that Mitelli keys on with tracks such as "New One" and "Karma." Likewise, he draws from the Evan Parker wellspring for the title track, trading his trumpet for soprano saxophone. First he exercises a quiet and metallic edgy sound before switching to trumpet to mark a procession, and finally returns to his saxophone to mimic loud bird squawks. With Edwards and Sanders, Mitelli has perfect partners. The pair always supply the perfect accompaniment, even for the spluttering electronics of "Green Lake, Black Bird" and "The Eagle And The Hawk." If these three birds are migratory, let us hope they return soon for another session.

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Track Listing

New One; The Eagle And The Hawk; Go Godwit Go; Fly Away To Pierre Combini; Karma; Three Tsuru Origami; The Indian Geese And Himalaya; Green Lake, Black Bird; Ritual Part 3.

Personnel

Gabriele Mitelli

trumpet

John Edwards

bass, acoustic

Mark Sanders

drums

Additional Instrumentation

Gabriele Mitelli: soprano saxophone, electronics.

Album information

Title: Three Tsuru Origami | Year Released: 2022 | Record Label: We Insist! Records

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