The
Cusp
Roberto Occhipinti Ensemble - 2003 Modica Music
Produced and arranged by Roberto Occhipinti
Recorded at CBC Studio 211 by Todd Fraracci, assisted by Ron Skinner;
except "Dogon" recorded at Wellesley Sounds by Jeff McCullough.
Review:
Roberto
Occhipinti's ''cusp'' is effectively the point at which contemporary
jazz intersects with the many other idioms and traditions that currently
influence it. The Toronto bassist, who is best known for his work
with Jane Bunnett's Afro-Cuban groups, looks to several of those
idioms here, as he puts his new, nine-piece ensemble smartly through
the paces of Cuban rhythms, tunes by Wayne Shorter and Jimi Hendrix,
an aria from Puccini's Tosca and a three-part suite inspired by
a trip to Mali. Occhipinti alert, bustling arrangements make it
all sound quite seamless, and the playing, by what qualifies as
an all-star Toronto unit with the likes of Phil Dwyer, John Johnson,
Kevin Turcotte and Hilario Durán, is equally expert and energetic.
Mark
Miller
Credits:
Roberto
Occhipinti - Bass/Producer/Arranger
Less Allt - Flute and Alto Flute
Phil Dwyer - Soprano and Tenor Sax; Piano (Dogon)
John Johnson - Bass Clarinet & Alto Sax
Kevin Turcotte - Trumpet & Flugelhorn
James Mac Donald - French Horn
Alastair Kay - Trombone
Hilario Durán - Piano
Dafnis Prieto - Drums
Chendy Leon - Percussion (Prieto Azul and The Cusp)
Hugh Marsh - Violin (Dogon)
Pedro Martinez - Congas (Dogon).
All
songs written by Roberto Occhipinti, except “Ana Maria”
by Wayne Shorter; "Voodoo Child" by Jimi Hendrix and "Tosca"
by G. Puccini.
Tracks:
1.
David's Onda - Composer: Roberto Occhipinti - 4:32 -
[ Listen
]
2. Ana Maria - Composer: Wayne
Shorter - 5:23 - [ Listen
]
3. Voodoo Child - Composer:
Jimi Hendrix - 5:26 - [ Listen
]
4. T. Dot - Composer: Roberto
Occhipinti - 3:24 - [ Listen
]
5. Tosca - Composer: G. Puccini
- 6:17 - [ Listen
]
6. Prieto Azul - Composer: Roberto
Occhipinti - 4:24 - [ Listen
]
7. Septima - Composer: Roberto
Occhipinti - 5:58 - [ Listen
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8. The Cusp - Composer: Roberto
Occhipinti - 3:59 - [ Listen
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9. Dogon - Composer: Roberto
Occhipinti - 4:53 - [ Listen
]
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