Track Listings (14) - Disc #1| All Artists: David Grisman, Beppe Gambetta, Carlo Aonzo Title: Traversata: Italian Music in America Members Wishing: 1 Total Copies: 0 Label: Acoustic Disc Original Release Date: 1/1/2001 Re-Release Date: 11/6/2001 Album Type: Original recording remastered Genres: Country, Folk, International Music, Pop Styles: Bluegrass, Traditional Folk Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 715949104725 |
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 | David Grisman, Beppe Gambetta, Carlo Aonzo Traversata: Italian Music in America Genres: Country, Folk, International Music, Pop
With each recent release, mandolin maestro David Grisman explores a hidden corner of the music world's dusty attic. On Traversata, he showcases the seldom-heard music of early 20th-century Italian immigrants in America.... more » |
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Amazon.com With each recent release, mandolin maestro David Grisman explores a hidden corner of the music world's dusty attic. On Traversata, he showcases the seldom-heard music of early 20th-century Italian immigrants in America. It's an eclectic mix of jazz tunes, folk ballads, opera aria transcriptions, serenades, and dance tunes. With fellow mandolin player Carlo Aonzo and bluegrass guitarist Beppe Gambetta (here playing a custom-made 14-string harp guitar), Grisman displays typically faultless technique as he performs instrumentals from forgotten Italian composers Pasquale Taraffo, Attilio Margutti, and Raffaele Calace, along with more familiar tunes from jazz pioneers Nick Lucas and Eddie Lang. Nino Rota's "The Godfather Waltz" earns its best performance yet, and two compositions by Rudy Cipolla, the late San Francisco-based music pioneer who Grisman has long championed, are included. The Italian influence varies from cut to cut, but these tunes are all intensely lyrical and full of gorgeous melodies and great playing; it's easily one of Grisman's most poignant projects to date. This Dawg may continue to wander the globe for new tunes, but he's certainly not lost. --Jason Verlinde Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsOne of Acoustic Disc's all-time best recordings Pharoah S. Wail | Inner Space | 11/26/2001 (5 out of 5 stars) "While I can't claim to be any sort of an expert on Italian music, I must say that this is a fantastic cd. Being a fan of old movies, there are quite a few times while listening to this cd that all I can picture in my head is Sophia Loren circa 1958 strolling along a beach. Yeah it's THAT good. Aside from Puccini, Cipolla, Eddie Lang, and the Godfather music, I wasn't really familiar with any of this music or its composers but now I wonder why this music has seemingly been forgotten. It's really gorgeous music and I am extremely grateful to David Grisman for "introducing" me not only to these Italian styles, but also to the two specific Italian musicians on this cd, Carlo Aonzo (mandolin) and Beppe Gambetta (14-string harp-guitar). The harp-guitar is usually in a supporting role here so it's never the lead instrument but it has wondeful, rich tone. I was suprised at times that it is a wooden guitar because it has a low-end more reminiscent of a National. Carlo is the leader here, from playing to arranging. He is "the mandolin find" of the year for me this year, a truly great player. I initially had my doubts as to whether these guys would sound good next to Grisman but it turns out that they steal the show. Carlo also plays one of the single best moments of the cd when he takes a turn on mandocello for track #4 (Manzanillo). Acoustic Disc has released many great cd's over the last decade and this is one of the best. The only other "ethnic" cd Grisman has released that can compare to this one is the masterpiece, Songs Of Our Fathers, but this one has better, richer sound than does that one." Traversata: Credit Where Credit is Due Pharoah S. Wail | 02/17/2002 (5 out of 5 stars) "As for Jason Verlinde's review: Please be aware that Carlo Aonzo is the principal mandolinist on this recording. He is a virtuoso player in the classical repertoire and on many of the cuts he is the sole player. David Grisman should be praised foremost for issuing this CD and certainly for his playing, but he plays, for the most part a secondary role on most of the cuts. In fact in his intro he says: "Thank you, Carlo and Beppe, for allowing me to enter this beautiful world and for being such wonderful tour guides."In any case, this is certainly one of the finest comtemporary issues of this older style of Italian mandolin music. Highly recommended."
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