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Joe Lovano

Joseph Salvatore "Joe" Lovano is a post bop jazz saxophonist, alto clarinetist, flautist, and drummer. Since the late 1980s, Lovano has been one of the world's premiere tenor saxophone players, earning a Grammy award and several nods on Down Beat magazine's critics' and readers' polls...

's "most ambitious and enjoyable recordings". Inspired by the legendary Italian tenor, Enrico Caruso, Lovano deftly, yet directly, applies orchestral melodies and figures in different manners to create a beautifully meditative collection of music. The album features several different tracks, each focusing on a different interpretation of classical music in the jazz realm.

Track listing

1. "Vesti la giubba - Leoncavallo - 3:48
2. "Tarantella Sincera for voice & orchestra - DeCrescenzo - 4:42
3. "The Streets of Naples" - Lovano - 4:57
4. "Cielo Turchino for voice & orchestra [Deep Blue Sky] - Ciociano - 4:42
5. "Pecchè? for voice & orchestra [Why?] - Pennino - 7:39
6. "O sole mio, for voice & piano (or orchestra)" - DeCapua - 6:47
7. "Viva Caruso" - Lovano - 4:18
8. "Campane a sera "Ave Maria", for voice & orchestra [Evening Bells]" - Billi - 7:02
9. "Santa Lucia, Neapolitan song" - Traditional - 4:25
10. "Sultanto a Te for voice & orchestra [Only to You]" - Fuciio - 5:57
11. "Il Carnivale di Pulcinella - Lovano - 6:42
12. "For You Alone for voice & piano (or orchestra) - Geehl, O'Reilly - 4:07

Personnel

• Joey Baron: Drums
• Michael Bocian: Guitar (acoustic)
• Helen Campo: Flute
• Tom Christianson: Horn (English), Oboe
• John Clark: French Horn
• Billy Drewes: Clarinet
• Gil Godstein: Accordion
• Jamey Haddad: Mazhar
• Scott Lee: Bass, Bass (upright)
• Joe Lovano: Reeds, Sax (tenor)
• Bob Meyer: Drums Mallets, Percussion
• Dick Oatts: Flute
• Michael Rabinowitz: Bassoon
• Herb Robertson: Trumpet
• Charles Russo: Clarinet (Bass)
• Ed Schuller: Bass
• Judi Silvano: Flute, Vocals
• Gary Valente: Trombone