Round About Weill

Trovesi, Gianluigi/Gianni Coscia
Ecm Records
Jazz | Jul 2005

Reviews

Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2005-07-29
Sidewalk-cafe versions of Kurt Weill songs and Weill-inspired pieces, performed in spare duets of clarinet and accordion. Has a jazzy freeness to it, although you won't find the surprising blips of wildness common in Trovesi's larger combos, although tracks like #4 push some boundaries. Nice stuff overall,

Liner notes by Umberto Eco! Seriously.

1- Sly intro track, cute and clever
2- Slow
3- Lightly moody dance, slow intro
4- Creeping abstract improv
5- Upbeat with rich jazzy tones
6- Sad interlude
7- Balkan folky feel
8- Slow, lingering, dramatic
9- Jaunty jazz blip
10- Happy, Pink-Panther-like theme, into lovely peacefulness
11- Spritely
12- Slow and stately
13- Another Pink Panther theme into nice jazz riffs
14- Ballet-like waltz, mid/fast
15- Melancholy
16- Cartoony midtempo, upbeat
17- Slow, sad
18- Playful, sly take on "Alabama Song." A highlight.
19- Slow interlude
20- Moodier take on 18
21- Slow, sentimental with a wink
22- Small and sad
23- Dreamy, slow

Recent airplay

Improvvisamente
Memory SelectSep 23, 2005
Alabama Song
Memory SelectSep 16, 2005
Divagazioni Su "Youkali"
Essen
Memory SelectAug 26, 2005
Alabama Song
No Cover, No MinimumAug 26, 2005
Dov'e La Citta?
The Dog and Pony ShowAug 19, 2005

Charting

2005-07-25 — 2005-09-26 Jazz
Week EndingAirplays
Sep 25 1
Sep 18 1
Sep 11 1
Aug 28 2
Aug 21 3
Aug 14 3
Aug 7 4
Jul 31 3

Track listing

1. Dov'e La Citta?
2. Ach, Bedenken Sie, Herr ...
3. Tango Ballade
4. Improvvisamente
5. Divagazioni Su "Youkali"
6. Mahagonny, Scene 6
7. Ein Taifun! ... Tifone? ...
8. Lieben
9. Boxen
10. Round About Weill 1
11. Mahagonny, Scene 13
12. Essen
13. Round About Weill 2
14. Tief in Alaskas ...
15. Ach, Bedenken Sie, Herr ...
16. Mahagonny, Scene 4
17. Aber Dieses Ganze Mahagonny
18. Alabama Song
19. Mahagonny, Scene 6, Var.
20. Alabama Song, Var.
21. Cumparsita Maggiorata
22. Tristezze Di Fra' Martino
23. Denn Wie Man Sich Bettet ...