This second album by the Paolo Achenza Trio is the actual first album released by Schema. This debut marked the end of the collaborations carried out with Right Tempo. What follows are the linear notes of the album written by Nicola Conte.<\/p>\n
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It is the dawn of a rainy day towards the end of autumn. I am just about to drop some lines for Paolo.<\/p>\n
Schema 1
\n\u201cOmbre\u201d (shadows): like characters of a John Casavettes film. Like moving around N.Y. without having any real destination in mind. Music by Charlie Mingus. Shadows inherited by our eldest brothers, those well known and those less popular. Just them with their hopes of a better society. We have put these shadows together: the shadows of the last romantic age. Politics university, dull\/empty days. Perhaps, Paolo and I never revealed to each other that those shadows have always been with us.<\/p>\n
Schema 2
\n\u201cOmbre\u201d: more than the 1st album \u201cDo it\u201d shows a direct exaltation of the rhythm, and again more than the previous, \u201cOmbre\u201d it take advantage of the experimentation of the contemporary scene tempos while, at the same time, jazz themes, improvisations and impromptu cliches of our music find a more appropriate space. In order to distinguish the sound of \u201cOmbre\u201d we have put together a new bigger ensemble: more horns, a new drummer joined by Indian and Afro-Cuban percussionists, folk and electric guitars as well as vocals.<\/p>\n
Schema 3
\nThis time, the composing effort brings together a collection of exclusive new tracks. The author is Paolo apart for one exception \u201cSemplicissimo\u201d a piece by Lauzi\/Tacchini. This track was, originally arranged by Maurizio Lama the young Italian pianist from Turin who died prematurely n the late 60\u2019s. Here, together with keeping the imputs of those days, we have created a more psychedelic interpretation with tablas played by Pippo Roberto on flute joined here by Carla\u2019s voice and her slightly Shirley Bassey\u2019s English cut.<\/p>\n
\u201cOmbre\u201d which names the whole collection, is an experimental fusion of jazz an drum & bass. It is played on two main themes. Matt\u2019s solo is based not only on the essential harmony but also on the bas line as it already happened in some free-jazz. The use of the marimba brings to it a kind of \u2018obscure\u2019 African atmosphere being joined also by an old Moog sound.<\/p>\n
\u201cSamba Royale\u201d is instead the ideal continuation of Fez Boss. Paolo\u2019s original theme is here developed by Derek in a way that probably Sun Ra would have written on an imaginary trip to Rio. Massimiliano and Stefano play bossa holding their breath. Paolo takes one of the most inspired solos, Derek flies most lie Lee.<\/p>\n
\u201cMondo Cane\u201d was originally a jazz-funk theme with a very strong had-driving vibe now transformed in a kind of patchwork which reminds of the early 70\u2019s soundtracks and their folk guitars, wha wha, bongos and vocals, Carla and Sara, delivered in the Piero Umiliani\u2019s fashion.<\/p>\n
\u201cAbstract\u201d is a blues kin of Blue Note tune based on a trip hop tempo. Cesare\u2019s intention and tone, same as through the whole record, are mostly rough and improvised.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfro impression\u201d is sincerely based on a Masters at Work rhythmical intuition as well as one some Yeseff Lateef kind of impressions. Roberto and Paolo improvise their parts on the particularly intense rhythmical sections created by Gabriele\u2019s Afro-Cuban congas.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo Long\u201d was initially an instrumental track but, Matt\u2019s yearning delivery of the theme suggested also a possible vocal experimentation. The sustained tempo of this piece is in contrast with both th emoood of the track and the peculiar solo of Lester Young\u2019s shadows. An indian tamboura opens the track.<\/p>\n
\u201cIdealogical warfare\u201d, composed by Paolo and Cesare, creates a kind of big abstract band whole voicing vibe while \u2018loft\u2019 si base on a hip- hop beat.<\/p>\n
\u201cSix and Choice\u201d belong to a repertory which goes back to the \u201cDo it\u201d period. Chris tenor is very powerful, it is definitely a tout court soul-jazz track.<\/p>\n
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