Angela: A.C. Jobim Project Chapter 3

Personnel: Fabrizio Bosso (trumpet, flugelhorn); Riccardo Arrighini (piano); Massimo Manzi (drums).
Liner Note Author: Paolo Piangiarelli.
Recording information: 04/08/2005.
Photographer: Luciano Rossetti.
Two top Italian artists join forces on this collection of works by Brazilian master Antonio Carlos Jobim. Trumpeter/flugelhornist Fabrizio Bosso and pianist Riccardo Arrighini have played together on earlier Philology sessions, but this date has an extra fire that finds them reaching new heights together. The normally quiet "Dindi" comes across much more forceful in their interpretation, while their Afro-Cuban setting of "Samba De Uma Nota So (One Note Samba)" is also refreshing. They stick to a more conventional arrangement with their leisurely take of "O Grande Amor," where Bosso's heartfelt trumpet and Arrighini's moving piano solo convey the song's message without need of the lyrics. As on many other sessions, bassist Massimo Moriconi and drummer Massimo Manzi provide a flawless rhythm section. ~ Ken Dryden