Downtown, by Roberto Cecchetto

Downtown

by Roberto Cecchetto

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1.	Where Are You 04:02	buy track
2.	Uptown 01:42	buy track
3.	Do It 03:52	buy track
4.	Oslo Hotel 09:18	buy track
5.	Sinapsi 02:42	buy track
6.	Rio Dreams 05:38	buy track
7.	Downtown 01:45	buy track
8.	Sun Eyes 03:35	buy track
9.	3 Points of View 07:59	buy track
10.	Tierra del fuego 03:42	buy track

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The compositions of guitarist Roberto Cecchetto are joyful in their post-modern sophisticated eclecticism. Downtown is an album that brings together a myriad of influences from jazz guitar tradition. The album starts with the effortless swinging “Where Are You,” recalling Tal Farlow but soon changes on a plate with the brief abstract impressionism of “Uptown” that showcases the immense talent of drummer Michele Rabbia, who is master in creating moods with the fewest means possible. Taking another u-turn is the acoustic funk of “Do It” and “Oslo Hotel” is an epic achievement with modulated sounds and bassist Giovanni Maier spinning a soulful pattern on the bass. The shadow of Derek Bailey looms large over “Downtown” with the players shunning a traditional conception of melody and rhythm in favor of the pure sound of their instruments. Perhaps, the most impressive thing about Cecchetto isn’t his encyclopedic knowledge of his instrument, but rather the way he succeeds, in spite of all the diversity, to bring a feeling of unity to his work. Downtown isn’t just the rehash of yesterday’s and today’s music but rather a personal expression of the sounds of tomorrow. The album is like a living city speaking with different voices but in the same language, adding new words to the musical vocabulary of jazz.

[All About Jazz USA, Jakob Baekgaard]

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released September 15, 2007

Roberto Cecchetto - electric and acoustic guitars, loops
Giovanni Maier - double bass
Michele Rabbia - drums, percussion, loops

Produced by Roberto Cecchetto
Executive Producer: Marco Valente, Giovanna Mascetti, Stefano Breseghello
Recording: Udine, November 2004
Engineer: Stefano Amerio
Cover Photo: Maria Pansini

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