Antonio Zambrini, Jesper Bodilsen, Martin Maretti Andersen - Incontro

Styles: Contemporary Jazz
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:54
Size: 114,5 MB
Art: Front

(3:48) 1. Incontro
(6:01) 2. Helping Hand
(4:39) 3. Long Ago and Far Away
(5:40) 4. Pat
(7:15) 5. Bolero de Sata
(5:32) 6. Lawns
(4:28) 7. Amaciado
(6:37) 8. Waiting
(5:50) 9. Romania

Jazz pianist and composer from Milan, Zambrini, has drawn the attention of critics and musicians, especially with his “songs,” published his several trios and quartet recordings, as well as reprised and played by various musicians in the jazz area. Trumpeter and composer Ron Horton had Zambrini guest in his Cd “It’s a gadget world,” recorded in New York in 2006, including some of Zambrini’s songs. Pianist Stefano Bollani opens with a tune by Zambrini, his solo album produced by ECM, the famous label in Germany, issued in 2006. Mr. Lee Konitz recorded a series of Zambrini’s tunes in a sequence of three CDs they realized together for the label “Philology” in 2008.

English pianist John Law dedicated to Zambrini’s music his cd “The moment” in 2002. Zambrini was a guest in several broadcastings by National Radio and he was for 7 years partner of Cineteca Italiana, Milan, improvising live piano soundtracks of silent movies.

More recent projects are regarding young guitarist Filippo Cosentino, with an out coming cd along with Jesper Bodilsen and Andrea Marcelli, a new trio with bass player Paolino Dalla Porta and French drummer Manhu Roche, a cd entitled "Dois Lugares," with the great Samba composer and performer Moacyr Luz. Several concerts in the last two years with this "Dois Lugares " project, led by Italian vocalist Francesca Ajmar and with Moacyr Luz himself, who wrote most of the music for this project.

Also, about Brasil, a long collaboration with the choir director from Sao Paulo, Martinho L. Galati De Olivera, Kept Zambrini through several concerts, finally in Sao Paulo in 2014, playing with some great names of that scene's music like Teco Cardoso, Lea Frerie, and Fabiana Cozza. https://www.antoniozambrini.com/album

Among others, Zambrini performed with Lee Konitz, Mark Murphy, William Parker, Tiziana Ghiglioni, Enrico Rava, Ron Horton, Nenna Frenlone, Hamid Drake, Claudio Fasoli, Tiziano Tononi, Ben Allison, Gabriele Mirabassi, Kyle Gregory, Rita Marcotulli, Javier Girotto, Eliot Zigmund, Jesper Bodilsen, Maria Pia De Vito, Pietro Tonolo, Manhu Roche, Paolino Dalla Porta, Andrea Marcelli, Fabrizio Bosso.

Incontro

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George Colligan, Jesper Bodilsen - Twins

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:08
Size: 140,8 MB
Art: Front

(6:04)  1. Twins
(6:52)  2. Nobody else but me
(6:40)  3. Behind the door
(6:32)  4. Wrap your troubles in dreams
(9:18)  5. Consolation
(4:43)  6. Scandinavian rhythm
(6:26)  7. Heavens of a hundred days
(8:13)  8. So tender
(6:16)  9. Arioso

As a composer and pianist of considerable merit, George Colligan has been written about here before, as he has developed quite a catalog of releases for both the Spanish Fresh Sound and Danish SteepleChase labels. Able to remake himself in subsequent works, his efforts for SteepleChase range from savvy trios ( Activism with Dwayne Burno and Ralph Peterson and Stomping Ground with Drew Gress and Billy Hart) to audacious hard bop quintets highlighting the work of peers such as tenor man Mark Turner (i.e. The Newcomer and Constant Source ). Managing to create quite a good deal of excitement in the duo format of just piano and bass, Colligan has hit his stride once again with Twins, featuring Danish bass virtuoso Jesper Bodilsen. Recorded by SteepleChase front man Nils Winther in Denmark during the winter of 2000, this collection of nine pieces clocks in at just a tad over an hour and includes not only two Colligan originals, but also some well-chosen pieces from fellow pianists Keith Jarrett, James Williams, and John Stetch. "Arioso" swings energetically in an advanced style. Even a swing chestnut like "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams" takes on an unsullied and contemporary face via Colligan's sophisticated harmonic sense. The remarkable thing is that as technically proficient as he is, Colligan's playing is always presented with grounded passion and logic. In other words, he has really developed his own voice. A real keeper all the way around, Twins is yet another fine collection to add to Colligan's already imposing body of work. ~ C.Andrew Hovan https://www.allaboutjazz.com/twins-george-colligan-steeplechase-records-review-by-c-andrew-hovan.php

Personnel: George Colligan (piano) & Jesper Bodilsen (bass)

Twins

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Jesper Bodilsen - Mi Ritorni In Mente

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 2003
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:55
Size: 132,8 MB
Art: Front

(9:36)  1. Nature Boy
(6:15)  2. How Deep Is the Ocean
(8:19)  3. Se non avessi piu te
(6:55)  4. Someday My Prince Will Come
(6:21)  5. Mi ritorni in mente
(4:30)  6. Dark Valley Serenade
(4:03)  7. Billie's Bounce
(7:44)  8. The Summer Knows
(4:08)  9. Liten Karin

The Danish bass player, composer, producer and educator Jesper Bodilsen was born January 5th 1970 in Haslev, Denmark. As 3 a year old he moved to Silkeborg with his parents and older brother and there he stayed until he was 18 years old. No one in his family were playing music. But as a 8 year old kid he found an old trumpet at the loft of his grand parents farm and he was immediately interested in trying to make music with the old horn. At the age of 10 he was admitted as a member of the school brass band there he learned to play the cornet and read music. In 1984 Jesper got his first bass - an electric bass -  and one year later he joined a pop/funk band and played his first professional gig short after. He was admitted at the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus, Denmark in 1991 where he studied for 5 years and ended up with a Diploma degree in June 1997. The same year as he received The Memorial Bursary of Edward Eriksen and was hired to teach at the academy. While studying at the school in Aarhus Bodilsen also worked as a professional musician. In June 1994 he was asked to perform at two All Star Concerts at the Riverboat Jazz Festival together with American drummer Ed Thigpen and pianist Duke Jordan. These concerts was a kind of breakthrough for Bodilsen and in the years to come he was peforming with other great jazz artists like James Moody, Benny Golson, Lee Konitz, Tom Harrell, Joe Lovano, Horace Parlan, Jimmy Heath and Phil Woods. Often at the legendary jazz club BENT J in Aarhus. In 1995 Bodilsen moved to Copenhagen and he was immediately asked to join the Erling Kroner Dream Quartet. He was touring with different Aarhus and Copenhagen based bands in the years to come when he in 1997 met Ed Thigpen again. Ed Thigpen wanted him in his trio and together with pianist Carsten Dahl the trio recorded their first album “It´s Entertainment” in 1998. The album was nominated for a Danish Grammy and won the JazzSpecial Prize “Album Of The Year”. Bodilsen was playing and recording with Thigpen until 2010 - a collaboration that lasted 13 years and the music is well documented on 6 album releases.

Jesper Bodilsen has always been interested in producing music, finding interesting musicians to perform with and create new constellations. He has been a co-producer for Danish vocalist Katrine Madsen for more than a decade but in 1999 he started his first band “Scandinavian Summit”. They recorded 2 albums and did tours in Europe, SE Asia, China and Australia. He started his own music production company in 2002 and until now he has produced more than 15 albums, recorded and performed with many great artists. In 1998, 2002 and 2004 Bodilsen was asked to perform at the prestigious Jazzpar Prize concerts and in 2002 the prize winner was italian trumpet player Enrico Rava. Bodilsen did 4 concerts with Rava, Stefano Bollani, Gianlucca Petrella, John Abercrombie and Morten Lund and after the final concert in Copenhagen he asked Bollani and Lund if they would be interested in playing together again. One year later (in march 2003) they did the first trio tour and their first recording for Stunt Records “Mi ritorni in mente”. The first issue of this trio album was released as Jesper Bodilsen Trio. In 2004 Bodilsen was awarded with the Django d'Or Prize as “Performer of the Year” and that same year the trio recorded their second album “Gleda”. Now all the names of the trio was on the cover. The album was no. 4 on the Italian Jazz Charts in 2005 and nominated for an Australian Bell Award 2006 for “Best International Jazz Album”.

From the start the trio was touring around Europe playing clubs and festivals like the Umbria Jazz festival, Copenhagen Jazz Festival and the legendary Birdland in New York. After “Gleda” they recorded with singer Katrine Madsen. The album is called “Close To You” and was nominated for a Danish Music Award as “Best Vocal Jazz Album”. Then 4 years went by before they recorded again. This time on the highly estimated ECM label and with producer Manfred Eicher. The album “Stone In The Water” was acclaimed the best trio recording of 2009 by several jazz magazines around the world. Two of the songs on the album was composed by Bodilsen and that same year he went in the studio with Swedish guitarist Ulf Wakenius, Peter Asplund on trumpet and the Finnish vibraphone player Severi Pyysalo to record a new album mainly with his own songs. The album “Short Stories for Dreamers” was released in 2010 and was praised for its calmness and lyrical mood. Recently Bodilsen has also been a part of the succesful TV-shows “Sostiene Bollani”. In the fall of 2011 the trio, with Bollani being the host,  did 6 shows brodcasted on the Italian national channel RAI 3. Besides touring around the world and recording albums Bodilsen has also spent more and more time composing music. In 2013 his latest album Scenografie was released on the Italian record label Carosello Records.  All his music - displaying his skills as a composer, bandleader, bassplayer and producer. Mixing different moods and nationalities together with the Italians Stefano Bollani, Joe Barbieri, Nico Gori and Paolo Russo and the Swedish Ulf Wakenius and Peter Asplund. 2013 was also The 10 Year Anniversary of the trio Bollani-Bodilsen-Lund. Ten years after the first trio recording they went in the Avatar Studio in New York and recorded a new album for the ECM label inviting the great Bill Frisell and Marc Turner to join in. The album “Joy Inspite of Everything” was released in 2014 and won the prize as album of the year in Italy. Since Bodilsen left the conservatory in 1997 he has been teaching music throughout his carrier. Many new promising upcoming musicians have had him as a teacher at the Danish conservatories and in 2012 he was elected as chairman of Dansk Jazzmusiker Forening (Danish Jazz Musician´s Association)  an association which works with education for professional improvising musicians. Through masterclasses and courses arranged by DJF, and done by the best musicians and instructors on the international improvising scene, DJF give the Danish musicians the possibility to improve and get inspired. http://www.jesperbodilsen.dk/bio/

Personnel:  Bass – Jesper Bodilsen;  Drums – Morten Lund ;  Piano – Stefano Bollani

Mi ritorni in mente

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Jesper Bodilsen - Short Stories For Dreamers

Styles: Contemporary Jazz 
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:08
Size: 135,8 MB
Art: Front

(6:47)  1. Caetano
(6:56)  2. One Of A Kind
(6:50)  3. Song For Her Being Here
(5:36)  4. Barcelona
(4:20)  5. Moon River
(6:45)  6. Marie
(7:58)  7. Estate
(5:25)  8. Pigen Der Floj (The Girl That Used To Fly)
(6:26)  9. A New Day

One of the major musical events of 2009 was the international breakthrough of Italian pianist Stefano Bollani's Danish trio with bassist Jesper Bodilsen and drummer Morten Lund. The release of Stone in the Water (ECM, 2009) underlined Bodilsen's unlimited potential, who not only played meticulously, but also contributed two of the album's most beautiful compositions, "Orvieto" and "Edith." On Short Stories For Dreamers, released on the Danish Stunt label, Bodilsen is on the top of the bill, but the album is far from a shallow display of instrumental virtuosity. Instead, it carefully constructs melodic motives that evolve into aural stories that captivate the ear with their sense of poetry and space. Part of the success of the album is due to its unusual lineup, featuring guitarist Ulf Wakenius, trumpeter Peter Asplund and vibraphonist Severi Pyysalo. Without the rhythmic pulse of the drums, they weave a finely textured carpet of sound where each melodic detail comes out with clarity. "Caetano," named after Brazilian guitarist Caetano Veloso, immediately sets the mild melancholic tone for the album, with Bodilsen and Wakenius playing a duet, recalling both the open landscapes of the Nordic countries and an empty beach in Brazil. In fact, each composition is given its own pictorial interpretation through the inclusion of the stunning photographs of Tove Kurtzweil. While Bodilsen contributes five of the album's nine compositions, there is also room for compositions by Wakenius, Henry Mancini and Bruno Martino. Martino's epic "Estate" is especially a revelation, wrapped as it is in Asplund's hushed brass sounds and in the warm wood of Bodilsen's bass. Talking of the intention of record, Bodilsen writes in the liner notes: "The keywords were simplicity and space: An opportunity for each musician to create a musical story in his own personal voice." Short Stories For Dreamers brings the personal narratives of the participants into a greater whole, creating a unique work of art. It is to be hoped that the success of Bollani's Danish trio will create an effect of synergy and thus lead listeners to this gem of a record. ~ Jakob Baekgaard https://www.allaboutjazz.com/short-stories-for-dreamers-jesper-bodilsen-stunt-records-sundance-music-review-by-jakob-baekgaard.php

Personnel: Jesper Bodilsen: bass; Ulf Wakenius: guitars; Peter Asplund: trumpet, flugelhorn; Severi Pyysalo: vibraphone, melodica.

Short Stories For Dreamers

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