Artist: Tommaso Starace

Date of Release: 01/01/2002

Catalogue no: 610

Label: -

Price: £12

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Track Listing

"This is an extremely promising debut album. Starace plays alto and soprano saxes and his quartet is a superb unit, with pianist Tim Lapthorn, bassist Andy Hamill and drummer Ben Reynolds. The five guests too, shine brightly and they are trumpeter Joe Aukland, guitarist Anthony Ormesher, vocalist and pianist Eriko Ishihara, saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock and flautist Gareth Lockrane. Starace is already a talented composer and contributed three originals to the session 'Primrose Hood', an excellent Latin outing, 'Once upon a time', an exquisite ballad with great harmonies, and which inspires a ravishing alto solo with Johnny Hodges-like sinuosity. His third original 'Hairloss' is the final piece on the album and it's a fast exhilarating blues. The rest of the very varied material consists of unusual jazz originals and standards. The rhythm section is dynamic and Starace is star material". Ian Carr - 19.09.02

Tommaso Starace Quartet + Special Guests The Tommaso Starace quartet performs original compositions and re-arranged standards.

The quartet comprises: - Tommaso Starace - Alto, Soprano Saxophone - Tim Lapthorn - Piano - Andy Hamill - Bass - Ben Reynolds - Drums The CD was recorded at the 606 Jazz Club and released in 2002. It features the quartet and the best of young UK talent: - Joe Aukland - Anthony Ormesher - Eriko Ishihara - Ingrid Laubrock - Gareth Lockrane Listen to tracks:

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