SLAMCD533 Marco Colonna, Francesco Lo Cascio & Lillo Quaratino – Domino’s Tales

This recording session from the ‘Domino’ trio – Italian clarinettist and saxophonist Marco Colonna, vibraphonist Francesco Lo Cascio and bassist Lillo Quaratino – develops as a choral tale, a kind of emotional brainteaser where single pieces belong to each of the three musicians, combining in the elements of play and surprise.

Creative experience, poetry of the moment, intensity of expression suggest the ideal rules of a performance where the tellers, as in a domino game, reveal their confidence and set out to discover their vision of freedom

Marco Colonna: bass clarinet, baritone & soprano saxophones
Francesco Lo Cascio: vibraphone, percussion
Lillo Quaratino: double bass

“Unsurprisingly, the theme here is story and each of Domino’s Tales provides a clear beginning, middle and end with arc and development contained within. It’s poetic, expressionistic, clever and for all the stylistic and sonic variety on offer, this is a consistent and cohesive suite…Impressively for an instrumental lineup that strongly features bass clarinet and vibes, there is no hint of Dolphyish Out To Lunch cliché here, just a very original statement from very original musicians.” – Dave Foxall, Jazz Journal

“Once again, the Slam label introduces us to a new trio of courageous Italian musicians…For “The Tale of Souls”, the vibes kick off the central theme as some simmering baritone slowly enters. Whether Colonna is playing bass clarinet, bari or soprano sax or flute, he is an immensely creative player. You can tell that this trio has been playing together for a while and that they have worked hard at developing a group sound. Although each tale tells a strong story, each one is also connected to a thread or stream. Sort of like three strong characters in a fascinating play that develops in a most organic way with excellent results on various levels.” – Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery

“With Francesco Lo Cascio splitting his time between the vibraphone and percussion this trio manages to create a varied set of music that never loses its direction yet shines with a variety of moods and tones.” – Jazz Alchemist

All compositions by Francesco Lo Cascio, Marco Colonna and Angelo Quaratino
Recorded on 28th May 2010 by Franco Liberati at ILR studio, Rome
Mixing by Francesco Lo Cascio
Mastering by Franco Liberati

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