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Good Weather 04:03
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Zanzibar 04:43
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Morrò, ma prima in grazia 05:51
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Recorded and mixed at Bunker Studio, Trieste, between 2020 and 2021, by Marco Vattovani; mastered in Trieste by Nicola Ardessi in Summer 2021.

In his twentieth album as leader (the third one through Caligola) Marco Castelli leads a classic Hammond trio, a group that, despite being quite common in modern jazz, sounds definitely original and innovative: in fact, it was named New Organ Trio. Here Castelli’s jazz, infused with spicy aromas that go from ska to reggae, from afro–jazz to Latin music, doesn’t hesitate to use electronics when it’s needed. It is a fascinating mix which makes the Venetian saxophonist’s music even more energetic and captivating, without taking away its elegance; a contagious energy that carries us away ever since Space Age, the explosive, opening title-track. The album has compositions by the leader – some of which can be found in previous records, like Zanzibar and Bandando – and other authors much different from each other. We go from Duke Ellington and Abdullah Ibrahim to the Mexican composer Armando Manzanero or to our Renato Carosone and Giuseppe Verdi, whose aria Morrò, ma prima in grazia, taken from the opera «Un ballo in maschera», is reinterpreted in a reggae style. Marco Castelli, whose deep saxophone is among the few reminding us of Gato Barbieri’s roaring one nowadays, is backed in the best possible way by two partners who are younger, but gifted with much personality: Matteo Alfonso, a Venetian too – whose talent as organist was unknown to us – and Marco Vattovani from Trieste, whose drumming is throbbing, precise, definitely at ease in this bass–less group. The album was recorded during the pandemic, therefore long–distance, but the unity and interplay showed by the trio doesn’t suggest it. The leader wrote in the liner notes that “it’s always the Space Age in the end. From Galileo to Salgari, from Apollo 11 to Perseverance, the drive to imagine or explore other places within reality has always been a necessity...”. The same principle applies to music and «Space Age» is here to prove it.
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Marco Castelli, in questo suo ventesimo album da leader (terzo per Caligola), si presenta alla testa di un classico trio con organo Hammond, una formazione che, seppur abbastanza comune nel jazz moderno, appare in questo caso decisamente originale e innovativa: è stata infatti denominata New Organ Trio. Qui il jazz di Castelli, intriso di aromi speziati, che vanno dallo ska al reggae, dall’afro–jazz al latin, non esita a utilizzare, quando serve, anche l’elettronica. Un mix suggestivo che rende la musica del sassofonista veneziano ancora più energica e coinvolgente, senza farle perdere per questo la consueta eleganza. Un’energia contagiosa che ci travolge sin da Space Age, esplosivo brano d’apertura che dà il titolo al disco. Nello stesso sono contenute sia composizioni del leader – alcune presenti in precedenti incisioni, come Zanzibar e Bandando – che di altri autori, peraltro molto diversi fra loro. Si passa infatti da Duke Ellington e Abdullah Ibrahim al messicano Armando Manzanero, per giungere ai nostri Renato Carosone e Giuseppe Verdi, di cui viene proposta l’aria di Morrò, ma prima in grazia, tratta dall’opera “Un ballo in maschera”, arrangiata in stile reggae. Marco Castelli, il cui profondo tenore è fra i pochi oggi a ricordarci quello ruggente di Gato Barbieri, viene supportato nel migliore dei modi da due partner più giovani ma già personali come Matteo Alfonso, anche lui veneziano – il cui talento di organista ci era sconosciuto – e il triestino Marco Vattovani, dal drumming incalzante e preciso, decisamente a suo agio in questo gruppo privo del basso. L’album è stato registrato durante la pandemia, in gran parte a distanza quindi, ma la coesione e l’interplay messi in mostra dal trio non lo farebbero pensare. Scrive il leader nelle note di copertina che “in fondo è sempre l'era spaziale. Da Galileo a Salgari, dall'Apollo 11 a Perseverance, la pulsione ad immaginare od esplorare nella realtà altri luoghi è sempre stata un'esigenza...”. Lo stesso principio vale anche per la musica, e «Space Age» è qui puntualmente a dimostrarlo.

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released July 6, 2024

Marco Castelli (tenor and soprano sax),
Matteo Alfonso (Hammond organ),
Marco Vattovani (drums, percussion).

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