The Andrea Pozza Trio - Sweet Lorraine -- Single-Layer Stereo Japanese SACD

Italian pianist Andrea Pozza, bassist Luciano Milanese and drummer Stefano Bagnoli perform a set including "Yesterdays", "I Love You", "Sweet Lorraine", "Alone Together", "All Too Soon" and more.

"Andrea Pozza is one of the most promising jazz pianists of his generation to emerge on the European scene. On these sessions, he is accompanied by bassist Luciano Milanese and drummer Stefano Bagnoli, both of whom are first-call players for Italian record dates. Producer Tetsuo Hara has a strong preference for a heavy dose of standards, and Pozza doesn't disappoint, starting with a tense yet swinging take of 'Yesterdays.' 'Sweet Lorraine' is inevitably compared to landmark versions by Nat King Cole or Art Tatum; Pozza's lyrical arrangement doesn't have a vocal nor fireworks at the keyboard, it is just a solid, swinging effort that gradually gathers steam, with a strong solo by Milanese as well. The pianist also has a gift for ballads, opening Duke Ellington's bittersweet 'All Too Soon' unaccompanied while utilizing the sustain pedal extensively until his sidemen join him. He omits the verse to 'Poor Butterfly,' opting to pick up the tempo a bit more than most interpreters. There is one relative obscurity present: Billy Strayhorn's gorgeous ballad 'Orson,' a dreamy solo feature for Pozza." - Ken Dryden, allmusic.com

Features:
• Super Audio CD
• SACD Stereo SACD Layer
• This Single-Layer SACD can only be played on a Super Audio CD Player! It will NOT play on conventional CD Players!
• Made in Japan

Musicians:
Andrea Pozza, piano
Luciano Milanese, bass
Stefano Bagnoli, drums

Selections:
1. Yesterdays
2. I Love You
3. Sweet Lorraine
4. Alone Together
5. All Too Soon
6. Crazy He Calls Me
7. If I Should Lose You
8. If I Had You
9. I'll Be Seeing You
10. I Want To Be Happy
11. Orson
12. Poor Butterfly

Recorded by Benedict Frassinelli at Mondial Sound in Milano on January 20 and 21, 2005