Ostinato (album)

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Ostinato
Studio album by Paolo Fresu

Publication
(s)

1985

Label (s) Splasc (H) Records

Format (s)

CD

Genre (s)

jazz

Title (number)

10

running time

40:26

occupation

Ostinato is a jazz album that was recorded and released in 1985. It is the debut album of the Paolo Fresu Quintet.

background

The album is based on the modal jazz approach of Miles Davis . The title track Ostinato is structured around a series of constantly evolving themes that repeat every eight or twelve bars, interrupted by solos. Over time, the melody subtly shifts to Round About Midnight .

reception

Thom Jurek gave allmusic four out of five stars and wrote

“This early date by the now celebrated Paolo Fresu Quintet from 1985 is revelatory in terms of how the band developed its lyrical interplay and tightly woven arrangements. [...] This was, and remains, an excellent debut. "

“This early get-together of the now acclaimed Paolo Fresu Quintet in 1985 is illuminating in terms of how the band develops their lyrical interplay and tightly woven arrangements. [...] This was, and remains, an excellent debut album. "

- Thom Jurek

Richard Cook and Brian Morton rated the album three (out of four) stars in the Penguin Guide to Jazz .

Track list

All pieces by Paolo Fresu, unless otherwise noted

  1. Ostinato / 'Round About Midnight / Ostinato (Paolo Fresu / Thelonious Monk ) - 15:20
  2. La Danza Delle Ombre (Ettore Fioravanti) - 5:43
  3. Comina (Roberto Cipelli) - 4:31
  4. Paraponzi / Venti Freddi / Paraponzi - 7:11
  5. Pin Pon - 4:22
  6. Cotton Club - 3:19

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Ostinato Review. Retrieved June 21, 2014 .
  2. ^ Richard Cook, Brian Morton: The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP and Cassette. 2nd Edition. Penguin, London 1994, ISBN 0-14-017949-6 , p. 464.