Round About Roma

 ( Audio Product ) 

• Stefano Di Battista - Round About Roma available on May 13 2018 from Base for 7.19
  
• Round About Roma available on February 14 2015 from Amazon for 9.52
  
• UPC bar code 724354240621 ξ1 registered May 13 2018
  
• UPC bar code 724354240621 ξ2 registered February 14 2015
  
• Product category is MUSIC CD - CD - Jazz Audio
• Manufacturered by Blue Note Records
  

Combining Cannonball Adderley's bluesy tone and John Coltrane's passion, alto and soprano saxophonist Stefano di Battista is one of the brightest European jazzmen to emerge from the continent in recent years. He worked with Michel Petrucciani and Elvin Jones and released A Prima Vista, his U.S. debut, on the Blue Note label. On this CD, backed by a quartet, he delivers an impassioned musical tribute to his hometown, Rome. Augmented by the brilliant string arrangements of Vince Mendoza, these sessions are a tasteful blend of Charlie Parker's Charlie Parker with Strings and the romantic strains of Nino Rota's film scores. That cinematic sound is draped on the songs "Amoroso" and "Anastasia." "Romeo and Juliet" is Di Battista's heartfelt take on Franco Zeffirelli's famous motion picture, while "Arabesque" dances with zesty, midtempo rhythms. On the ballad "Roma Antica," his silky sax takes us back to the days when the Eternal City was new. That's what timeless music does. --Eugene Holley Jr.

^ Stefano Di Battista - Round About Roma Base. UPC 724354240621 (revised May 2018)
^ Stefano Di Battista (2003). Round About Roma, Blue Note Records. Amazon. UPC 724354240621 (revised Feb 2015)