Paolo Fresu Quintet - Live at Lugano, 1989

On July 23, 1988 Paolo Fresu quintet performs with extraordinary success at the Festival Jazz Montpellier organized by the European Broadcasting Union (U.E.R), representing Radiouno.

The disc recorded on that occasion, and published by SPLASC (H), he was named Record of the Year 1990 by the Italian jazz critics unanimous.

About a year later, at Lugano, the same line up played a long concert, divided in two sets, in front of an enthusiastic audience, enjoying the same success.
But this live, was not published.

This is the recording of the first set, a long suites comprising seven songs performed without interruption, recorded by Sanzio Chiesa of Italian Switzerland Radio, where we find four of these tracks of the Montpellier’s performance, but with different assembling.

This live is circulated only in 1992, enclosed to Blu Jazz magazine n°25, directed by Adrian Mazzoletti.

Credits:

Label: BLU JAZZ

Catalog#: BJ027

Format: CD

Country: Italy

Released: 1992

Paolo Fresu (tp, flgh),
Tino Tracanna (ten sax, soprano sax), Roberto Cipelli (p),
Attilio Zanchi (bass), Ettore Fioravanti (drums)


Tracklisting CD:

1) Good Bye Pork Pie Hat – 4’45”
2) Atipico Blues – 6’45”
3) In Parte Senz’Arte – 10’45”
4) Pour Une Femme – 8’35”
5) Round About Midnight – 0’30”
6) Ostinato – 7’30”
7) Blues For You – 6’10”