It 's time to "DOS" Live! 

 

A comparison intergenerational to Enzo Pietropaoli and Eleonora Bianchini which played between the United States and Ecuador, the majority of his career; the opportunity record, in October 2014, is given by the label Fonè, specializing in recordings, mainly of classical music, with techniques "ancient" and therefore "revolutionary" by today's standards. 

 

The repertoire ranges from Led Zeppelin to The Audition Capri, from Radiohead to Ornella Vanoni, Ivan Lins to Gianni Morandi, from Chabuca Granda Gabriella Ferri, nothing new for the habits of Pietropaoli, just great intensity, one that only the human voice can give, and an intense sound, what the strings of the soul, made ​​even more precious by the manner in which it was recorded.

 

Images 2014 Pieve del Convento dei Cappuccini in Peccioli in Italy It's not long ago that the Italian jazz bassist Enzo Pietropaoli with his published in Fon album "Solo" enthusiastic and surprised: With this disk on which exclusively Pietropaolis bass could be heard and no backing band, the virtuoso bass man proved definitively that his instrument is more than just an unobtrusive foundation for larger forces, and if one can prove this, then he . Now follows with "Dos" the consistent and perfect sequel to "Solo": For double bass now joins in a singing voice, that of Eleonora Bianchini. The young singer studied classical singing in Perugia and then jazz singing at the prestigious Berklee College in Boston.

 

And so it can with the 59 year old Pietropaoli, who has played with the likes of Chet Baker or Pat Metheny in the course of his long career, easily keep up. On "Dos" makes this masterly Duo twelve songs, always only with voice and bass, without other musicians and overdubs or other trickery. Only a few times takes Eleonara Bianchini a percussion instrument at hand, such as a kalimba or a shaker, thereby gently atmospherically to support, but most of the instrumental action always lies in Pietropaoli who uses his bass times as an impact tool, sometimes as flat tone generator, sometimes groovy plucking, sometimes stroking the bow, polyphonic plays melodies at high altitudes is next to sea depth bass lines, and lacks any second a band. Bianchini about floating voice is a sensation: time hoarse and rough, times round and full, sometimes rock singer, sometimes ethereal clear jazz vocals, and always with a touch of well-trained classical Bel Canto.

 

Typical of Pietropaolis plates is the motley repertoire: but on "Dos", it is mainly Italian pop of the 50s, also much folklore from the South American area, between the unexpected such as Led Zeppelin ("Kashmir"), Radiohead ("High And Dry") or the Beatles ("Mother Natures Son"). The unusually small occupation forces to original new arrangements and also creates a very special atmosphere. Time punchy and exciting groovy, sometimes gentle and meditative meaning flowing, but always full of foxy details that reward those who listen very carefully. The photo was taken was the whole uncut whose soft Hall Bass and voice enveloped pleasant Capuchin monastery from Peccioli, without the rhythmic precision interplay between the two cover up. Of course is responsible for the outstanding sound quality Fone CEO Giulio Cesare Ricci highly responsible, the captured perfectly with the legendary Neumann tube microphones on pure analog signal path every little facet of this sonically and musically exceptional project

Conceived, recorded and produced by: Giulio Cesare Ricci

Recorded at Pieve del Convento dei Cappuccini, Peccioli (Pi)

Recording date: October 2014

Recording assistant: Paola Liberato

DSD Workstation operator: Antonio Verderi

Valve microphones: Neumann U47, U48, M49

Mike pre-amplifiers, cables (line, digital, microphone,supply): Signoricci

Recorded in stereo DSD on the Pyramix Recorder using dCS A/D and

D/A converters

 

Photos by: Paola Liberato

Design: Cecilia Valli

 

As no editing has been

made, all the tracks on

this record are heard as

they were performed

Signoricci recording

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