Emanuele Cisi, without any doubt is one of the “saxophone giants” in the international Jazz scene through his continuous, intense activity in the past 2 decades, here shows again his rich and poetic “Contemporary Saxophonism”, with his best old friends Luigi Bonafede on piano, Rosario Bonaccorso on bass, Francesco Sotgiu on drums.
Recorded at Claudio Chiara’s Studio, Moncalieri (TO) Italy, on June 3-4, 2010
Recording Engineer : Claudio Chiara
Mixing Engineer : Marco Del Bello, Massimiliano Capellini
Mastering Engineer : Hiroshi Shiota, Tokyo Recording
Artist photos [C] 2010 Maren Ollmann
[C] [P] 2011 albóre jazz
Tracks
Like Luigi (E. Cisi)
Homecoming (E. Cisi)
Scisi Ta’ (F. Sotgiu)
Rosa (R. Bonaccorso)
Temporary (L. Bonafede)
Sweet Prayer (L. Bonafede)
Song For Bengt (E. Cisi)
Warnin’ Up (E. Cisi)
Album previews
Voices
“Emanuele Cisi has it all. Sound, Time and a great imagination. He has his own voice that inspires me” – Jerry Bergonzi
“When I first heard him, his big Usound almost knocked me over. I couldn’t believe it. But then the things he was playing fully touched the deepest grotto of my heart. He gives his ideas life and breath – taking chances – and not playing it safe. Emanuele exists and plays with one foot in the present and the other in the future.” – Benny Golson
“Emanuele Cisi plays with drive and sensitivity and is a lyrical musician with a strong personality. As a saxophonist and composer he is one of the most personal voices on the European jazz scene today.” – Joe Lovano
“Emanuele Cisi has one of the most beautiful and lyrical saxophone sounds in the world.” – Tim Price
“Concept, communication, sensitivity, character, lyricism, tone, swing, colors, textures . . . Emanuele has these. Is it the light? The food? Or the seas surrounding three sides? . . . Italy is a fertile ground for the creative impulse. He honors the tradition.” – Charles Lloyd
