Tape 1
If I Were A Bell - Frank Loesser 10:53
When The Sun Comes Out - Arlen - Ted Koehler 8:49
Groovin' High - Dizzy Gillespie 9:47
Conceived, recorded, and produced by Giulio Cesare Ricci
Recorded at Auditorium Museo Piaggio, Pontedera, March 16, 2019
Recording assistant: Paola Liberato
Valve microphones: Neumann U47, U48, M49
Mike preamplifiers, cable (line, microphone, supply): Signoricci
The master was made with the Ampex ATR 102 (Electronic Tube Ampex Model 351-1965) 2 tracks, 1/2 inch, 30 ips modified by David Manley.
Photos by Andrea Manno
This album is part of the recordings that Giulio Cesare Rissi made for the concerts of the 1st edition of the fonè Music Festival Piaggio 2019.
The concerts organized by Giulio Cesare Ricci took place at the Piaggio Auditorium located inside the famous Pontedera Museum, the place where Piaggio was born and where it continues to produce today. Inside the Museum, every year, audiences from around the world can admire Piaggio's production over the years, all the Vespa and Ape models, and all the Aprilia, Gilera, and Moto Guzzi motorcycles that have won national and international awards over time.
For each recording, Giulio Cesare Ricci brought all his equipment, both analog (Ampex ATR 102 Electronic Tube Ampex Model 351-1965, 2-track, 1/2-inch, 30fps modified by David Manley) and digital (Pyramix Recorder, dCS A/D and D/A converters).
For microphones, he used his original collection of Neumann U47, U48, and M49 microphones, as well as the microphone preamplifier and cables. Signoricci.
This is because Giulio Cesare Ricci has always made two masters for each recording: an analog master for Vinyl and a DSD digital master for SuperAudioCD.
For this recording, he also used a "field effect" recording technique, producing a natural sound, without the use of equalizers, expansion, or compression systems... all this to bring the listener back to their home hi-fi system, the live effect as if they were present at the concert.
The protagonists of this album are Scott Hamilton on saxophone, Paolo Birro on piano, Aldo Zunino on bass, and Alfred Kramer on drums.
Scott Hamilton, considered one of the greatest mainstream saxophonists, has made numerous fonè albums appreciated by audiences around the world... all recorded in a venue with natural acoustics but without the presence of an audience.
In this case, however, it is the first live recording with the great American saxophonist in the company of three great jazz musicians: Paolo Birro, Aldo Zunino, and Alfred Kramer, his regular partners when he performs live. Italy.
Great realism, great dynamics, great music... an album not to be missed!!
Every listener, closing their eyes, will be able to relive the emotion of the live performance as if they were present at the performance of these four great artists.
