Friday, December 22, 2006

Review by Glenn Astarita on All About Jazz USA




Review on "Storie di Fiume" by well knowed critic Glenn Astarita (contributor for Down Beat & other jazz magazines)
"...Guiducci’s signature invocation of jazz and Italian melodies is something of a trademark sound. At times peaceable and slightly raucous, the leader commandeers linear progressions with veteran woodwind player Achille Succi, solely performing on clarinets for this studio date. Yet the band also turns up the heat in spots, and the soloists deliver scrupulously designed choruses, often based upon memorable hooks amid a celebratory vibe. For example, on “Prima Della Pioggia,” Succi and accordionist Fausto Beccalossi generate a sanguine theme as they seem to summon the peaceful aspects of dawn..." read more