Jazz / Latin Jazz, Rock
Carlos Franzetti - piano, producer
Lawrence Feldman - saxophone
Theresa Norris - flute
Paul Gallo - clarinet
Laura Seaton-Finn - violin 1
Leonardo Suarez-Paz - violin 2
Maurycy Banaszek - viola
Stephanie Cummins - cello
Jay Leonhardt - bass
Take outstanding Jazz soloists and some of the greatest Jazz Standards, set them in a chamber Jazz format. Surround them with strings and woodwinds. That is the concept behind the album by Carlos Franzetti who creates a sublime chamber jazz genre, a unique hybrid sound that respects both jazz and classical idioms. Carlos Franzetti's subtle and tasteful choice of classic Jazz standards is the key element that makes this recording both luscious and inventive. Some of the best-known tunes by jazz greats Miles Davis ("Circle"), Wayne Shorter ("Nefertiti"), Pat Metheny ("Quiet Rising"), Keith Jarrett ("Prism") and Bill Evans ("Very Early"), among others, bloom and expand under Franzetti's expert hand.
All music arranged by Carlos Franzetti
Aaron Freeman Assistant, Session Assistant
Barry Burns Photography
Barry Wolifson Engineer
David Chesky Producer
Janette Beckman Photography
Joanne Dugan Photography
Lisa Hershfield Production Assistant
Lisa J. Marks Project Director
Marcelo Maia Photography
Matthew Epstein Production Assistant
Milton Ruiz Assistant, Session Assistant
Nicholas Prout Editing, Mastering
Norman Chesky Executive Producer
Rick Eckerle Engineer, Production Coordination
A set of songs written by jazz musicians were arranged for this project by pianist Carlos Franzetti for piano, sax, bass, flute, clarinet, and a string quartet. The results are pleasing if not overly memorable. While the selections are often challenging, the interpretations are more middle-of-the-road and fairly accessible due to the strings. Franzetti and saxophonist Lawrence Feldman take most of the solos and their improvisations are excellent, although the utilization of strings and woodwinds smoothes over some of the rough edges of the compositions, making the results fairly safe if occasionally unpredictable. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Carlos Franzetti
Active Decades: '90s and '00s
Born: Jun 03, 1948 in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Latin Jazz
Argentinean-born Carlos Franzetti started attending piano classes at a very young age. He studied composition after moving to Mexico in 1970. After graduating from New York's Juilliard School, Franzetti became a director. During the following years, Carlos Franzetti worked along with Paquito D'Rivera, Joe Farrell, Mercedes Sosa, and Chaka Khan, among other talented artists, composing the soundtracks for Beat Street, Misunderstood, and the Mambo Kings and arranging for the Boston Pops Orchestra, Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, and the American Symphony Orchestra. In 1997, Carlos Franzetti achieved a Grammy award for Portraits of Cuba.
---Drago Bonacich, All Music Guide |
