Pan Atlantic by Bobby Previte
Bobby Previte brings together some of the finest European jazz musicians in his new release, PAN ATLANTIC.
The “Pan Atlantic Band,” which has been touring for two years, features young stars and old masters of the continent. Gianluca Petrella, from Italy, is the rising force on the trombone. From Vienna comes Wolfgang Puschnig, the master alto saxophonist, who has lent his talents to scores of bands in his long career. On Fender Rhodes is Benoit Delbecq, the deep-thinking French pianist. The young Danish phenomenon Nils Davidsen holds down the bottom on electric bass.
“Europe has so many great players”, says Previte, “and I started this band simply because, well, I just wanted to play with as many of them as I could. If I had a bus, I’d hire a big band,” he laughs. The band does give the impression of an ensemble larger than its size.
In the middle of a tour last year, the musicians traveled to Italy and took four days off in Turin to cut the tracks in Petrella’s favorite studio -- a big beautiful room where the band stretched out. It was mixed in New York by the legendary Scott Harding and mastered by Scott Hull at Masterdisk.
“The sound of the record is very lush and wide, which is just what I was after”, Previte says. “I wanted the contradictory impression of something intimate yet possessing great breadth and depth. It is the Pan Atlantic Band, after all.”
Tracklist
| 1. | Deep Lake | 10:18 |
| 2. | Stay on Path | 8:25 |
| 3. | The Eternity Clause | 8:11 |
| 4. | Destruction Layer | 8:47 |
| 5. | Pan Atlantic | 8:55 |
| 6. | Question Mark | 7:10 |
| 7. | Veltin | 8:38 |
Credits
Gianluca Petrella - trombone
Wolfang Puschnig - alto sax, baritone sax
Benoît Delbecq - fender rhodes
Nils Davidsen - electric bass
Bobby Previte - drums, fender rhodes on #7
All compositions by Robert Previte
Produced by Bobby Previte
Executive Producers: Giovanna Mascetti, Marco Valente
Recording: Settimo Torinese (TO), April 2009
Engineer: Sem Cigna, Emiliano Pilloni
Cover Photo: Bobby Previte
License
All rights reserved.
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