Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Andrea Marcelli: Beyond the Blue (2008)

Andrea Marcelli: born in Rome, in 01/22/1962. Graduated in 1986 from the L. Refice Conservatory in Frosinone (Rome) in Classical Clarinet, Jazz Composition and Arrangement. He also attended clinics with Tommy Campbell and Peter Erskine. Worked as featured drummer playing shows for RAI Television from 1982 to 1988 also with the St.Louis Big Band directed by Bruno Biriaco (82/86), including the Live TV Show, "Unicef", "Il Nastro D`Argento" and "Domenica In" 82,83,84 for Pippo Baudo. The big band has included occasionally Baldo Maestri, Sal Genovese and Paolo Fresu. Among other TV shows that Marcelli performed are: Tandem, DOC, Blitz, Orecchiocchio,"La Musica c`e`, Il Piacere dell`Estate, Vediamoci sul 2, Cartoni Magici. Andrea also composed and recorded 7 CDs of Library music for Films, TV and Radio for Primrose Music, Flippermusic and Fonit Cetra broadcasted world-wide. More than 190 of his compositionas have been recorded in CD. Andrea moved to USA in 1989 spending 8 years in Los Angeles and 4 in New York and quickly gaining a Special Green Card Visa as a "First preference Alien wth Extraordinary abilities in the Field of Jazz".
Tracklist:
01. Between Poles 08:03
02. Summer Nights 05:54
03. Herbst (Autumn) 06:24
04. The Meaning of the Family 07:11
05. Beyond the Blue 06:04
06. Orange Green 05:26
07. Fragments 03:42
08. Distances 06:22
09. Still 03:16
10. Retirantes 05:24
11. Emotions 03:11
12. Welcome 02:58
13. Between Poles, reprise 05:57
14. More Orange 01:00
Persommel: Andrea Marcelli - drums, Mike Stern - guitar, Eddie Gomez - bass, Bob Mintzer - tenor sax,  Mitchel Forman - piano
Beyond The Blue Feat. Mike Stern, Eddie Gomez, Bob Mintzer, Mitchel Forman
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