The Jazz Kamerata

by Carlos Franzetti

Overview

A set of songs written by jazz musicians were arranged for this project by pianist Carlos Franzetti for piano, sax, bass, flute, clarinet, and a string quartet. The results are pleasing if not overly memorable. While the selections are often challenging, the interpretations are more middle-of-the-road and fairly accessible due to the strings. Franzetti and saxophonist Lawrence Feldman take most of the solos and their improvisations are excellent, although the utilization of strings and woodwinds smoothes over some of the rough edges of the compositions, making the results fairly safe if occasionally unpredictable. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	02/22/2005
Label:	Chesky Records
UPC:	0090368028761
Rank:	12538

Tracks

1. Circle
2. Nefertiti
3. Last Year's Waltz
4. Quiet Rising
5. Allison's Dance
6. When Autumn Comes
7. Prism
8. Van Gogh
9. Very Early
10. Elegia

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Carlos Franzetti   Primary Artist,Piano,Prato
Jay Leonhart   Double Bass,Guest Artist,Bass
Lawrence Feldman   Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor),Sax (Soprano)
Leonardo Suarez Paz   Violin
Maurycy Banaszek   Viola
Paul Gallo   Clarinet
Stephanie Cummins   Cello

Technical Credits

Nicholas Prout   Mastering,Editing
Miles Davis   Composer
Norman Chesky   Executive Producer
David Chesky   Producer
Bill Evans   Composer
Lisa J. Marks   Project Director
Janette Beckman   Photography
Rick Eckerle   Engineer,Production Coordination
Matthew Epstein   Production Assistant
Aaron Freeman   Session Assistant,Assistant
Milton Ruiz   Session Assistant,Assistant
Steve Kuhn   Composer
Keith Jarrett   Composer
Claus Ogerman   Composer
Barry Wolifson   Engineer
Clare Fischer   Composer
Barry Burns   Photography
Carlos Franzetti   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Pat Metheny   Composer
Marcelo Maia   Photography
Joanne Dugan   Photography
Lisa Hershfield   Production Assistant
Wayne Shorter   Composer
Eugenio Toussaint   Composer