Franco Ambrosetti - Cheers (Kenny Barron, J.Dejohnette Etc.)

Franco Ambrosetti celebrated his 75th birthday in the studio in Brooklyn with his musical friends, who have accompanied him on his long career. The result is not randomly CHEERS, when the recording in the System Two Studio in Brooklyn, NY was a happy birthday mood. The friends, illustrious guests, who immediately became enthusiastic when they were invited, came to the extraordinary quartet Franco Ambrosetti / Kenny Barron / Buster William / Jack DeJohnette. Franco grew up in a jazz-fueled family, his father Flavio played Alt Saxophon as a guest with Lionel Hampton's band and became swinging Bebop Pioneer in Europe after hearing a concert with Charlie Parker in 1947. After a key experience with the Stan Kenton orchestra, Franco wanted to learn the trumpet, after a year of self-study Franco was ready and accepted as a professional. Charlie Mingus and Stan Kenton wanted to oblige him but Papa Flavio insisted that Franco first studied finished. Franco soon began his industrial career (AMBROSETTI TECHNOLOGIES) and at the same time his musical path. New this time is that there are only two original compositions by Ambrosetti on CHEERS, otherwise well-known standards - but how are they played and interpreted! Here Franco finds his high art, in a song like Bye Bye Blackbird or Autumn Leaves his improvisational stalem bloom to let. Great contributions by friends such as John Scofield, Uri Caine, Antonio Faraò, Randy Brecker or Greg Osby, Franco's son Gianluca or his Italian pianist for many years Dado Moroni. Francy's drastic driving drums Corrida, Terry Lyne Carrington, plays for the first time with her great role model Jack DeJohnette. Franco has been intensively linked to ENJA for over 38 years. Unfortunately some of the friends from previous recordings like Mike Brecker, Geri Allen, George Gruntz, Tommy Flanagan and Kenny Kirkland could not be there Record Label: Enja Style: Jazz