Volare. The Italian American Songbook

Ciacca, Antonio Quintet/ Volare. The Italian American Songbook
Label: Cellar Live

Tom McCarter
Reviewed: 2016-10-07

Tom McCarter
Ciacca, Antonio Quintet
Volare. The Italian American Songbook
Genre: Jazz
Review: Excellent quintet plays a set of Italian penned tunes & originals, some with vocals. I don't know how Chick Corea sneaked in here.
FCCs: none
If You Like: Oscar Peterson, Les McCann, Jon Hendricks, Joe Williams, Clark Terry
Favorite Tracks: (1) Volare, (3) Vancouver Fall,
(4)Summer Night (7) Scotty (9) The More I See You (10)Helen's Song
Track Review: 1/ piano starts slow> switches to midtempo then starts to swing with male vocal> quick fade 2/ piano starts> uptempo jam> piano solo> trumpet solo> sax/drums duet> crescendo end 3/ slow tempo jam> slow fade 4/ piano starts> midtempo jam> swings uptempo> trumpet solo> sax solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick fade 5/ midtempo jam> sax solo> trumpet solo> piano solo> bowed bass solo> fade 6/ piano starts> slow tempo jam with male vocal> piano solo> song> quick fade 7/ drums start> uptempo jam> sax solo> trumpet solo> piano solo> bowed bass solo> uptempo jam & fade 8/ piano starts> slow tempo jam> slow fade 9/ piano starts> uptempo song> sax solo> piano solo> crescendo end 10/ uptempo jam> sax solo> trumpet solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end