Quite delicious this. And while Italian pianist Michele di Toro and for that matter drummer Marco Zanoli are not that well-known to UK audiences guest saxophonist Klaus Gesing (for his work with Norma Winstone) and bassist Yuri Goloubev (for his work with Gwilym Simcock) certainly are. It's a pastoral, chamber-jazz style of record, big on subtlety and deft modal progression. Gesing is a little like Tim Garland in the role he so successfully fulfils here. And Di Toro is good at navigating the lush chordal resources at his disposal and Goloubev as he so often does with Gwilym Simcock finds new musical vistas to explore and develop in imaginative fashion. Beautifully recorded by the great studio engineer Stefano Amerio there's a lot to gain from listening to this fine, very thoughtful, record that will boost Di Toro's reputation no end and deservedly so. Out on Bandcamp via this link
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