Albert Mangelsdorff (trombone), Roberto Ottaviano (soprano sax),
Franco D'Andrea (piano), Riccardo Bianchi (guitar),
Roberto Zorzi (guitar & devices), Ernst Reijseger (cello),
Paolo Damiani (double bass), Alberto Olivieri (drums),
Trilok Gurtu (tabla, percussion).

1) Andirivieni; 2) T.A.M. Tam; 3) Capriccio a Milano; 4) Similado; 5) Numen.

Recorded by Kevin Harris and mixed by Paolo Bocchi at Milano,
from 22nd to 26th January 1989; premastering by Giorgio Spolaor
and mastering by Antonio Morgante at Mira (Venezia), in October 2012.

Dopo quasi 25 anni torna finalmente in circolazione, per la prima volta in formato Cd, una pietra
miliare del jazz europeo, «Capriccio a Milano», album registrato nel 1989 in uno studio milanese da
l nonetto Similado, riscoperto, salvato e rimasterizzato per i molti appassionati che non l'hanno mai
potuto ascoltare. Era infatti stato pubblicato soltanto su disco in vinile a 33 giri, a tiratura limitata,
senza venire mai più ristampato. Siamo in presenza di un lavoro davvero speciale, con molti motivi di
interesse. Qui il pianista Franco D'Andrea - miglior jazzista del 2012 per la rivista Musica Jazz -
suona per la prima ed unica volta sia con il percussionista Trilok Gurtu che con l'indimenticato
trombonista Albert Mangelsdorff (1928 - 2005), cui questa riedizione discografica è dedicata. Ma non
va sottovalutata la presenza di altri protagonisti del jazz europeo come Roberto Ottaviano, sax
soprano, Ernst Reijseger, violoncello, Paolo Damiani, contrabbasso, e Riccardo Bianchi, chitarra
elettrica. Pochi forse sanno che questo formidabile manipolo di jazzisti è stato riunito e prodotto da
due allora molto attivi musicisti veronesi come il batterista Alberto Olivieri ed il chitarrista Roberto
Zorzi, presente in tre dei cinque brani del disco, ma che ha in più il grande merito di essersi molto
prodigato affinchè quest'incisione storica tornasse alla luce. Cinque brani, mediamente lunghi,
compongono un'opera affatto estemporanea, frutto di un vero e proprio lavoro collettivo,
sapientemente strutturato. Di questi, due sono firmati da Damiani (TAM Tam e Similado) e i rimanenti
da D'Andrea (la suggestiva Andirivieni), Mangelsdorff (il brano che dà il titolo al disco) e da Ottaviano,
la finale Numen. Senza dilungarci su musicisti già molto famosi, vale la pena di rimarcare l'ancora
avvincente freschezza di una musica che non appare affatto datata, ed a cui l'accurata pulitura del
nastro originale e la riuscita ri - masterizzazione, effettuate presso lo studio Blue Train's di Mira,
conferiscono ancora maggiori godibilità e brillantezza.

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Finally after nearly 25 years, a milestone of European jazz, «Capriccio a Milano», becomes available
again and for the first time as compact-disc. The album was recorded in Milan by the nonet Similado
in 1989, and it has now been rediscovered, saved and re - mastered for all those jazz fans who have
never had the chance to listen it. Indeed, the album had been released only as a limited edition long
playing, but it had never been re - released later on. It's a really special work, interesting for different
reasons. Franco D'Andrea, the best jazz player of 2012 according to Musica Jazz magazine, played
here for the first and only time both with the percussionist Trilok Gurtu and with the
unforgotten trombonist Albert Mangelsdorff (1928 - 2005), to whom this reissue is dedicated. However,
the presence of other protagonists of European jazz such as Roberto Ottaviano, soprano sax, Ernst
Reijseger, cello, Paolo Damiani, double bass, Riccardo Bianchi, electric guitar, shouldn't be
underestimated. It isn't probably really well known that this amazing group of jazzmen was gathered
up and produced by two very active musicians at that time from Verona: the drummer Alberto Olivieri
and the guitarist Roberto Zorzi, who played in three tunes, but also had the merit of doing all he could
in order to re - release these historical tapes. Five medium length songs make up a work that isn't
extemporaneous but that is the result of a real collective and wisely structured work. Two of five songs
have been composed by Damiani (T.A.M. Tam and Similado); the other three by D'Andrea (the striking
Andirivieni), Mangelsdorff (the album title track) and Ottaviano (the last one, Numen). Instead of
dwelling about these so famous musicians, we must stress the still enthralling freshness of a music
that doesn't appear old - fashioned at all and that has become even more brilliant and enjoyable by
the careful cleaning of the original tapes and the successful mastering, both realized at Blue Train's
Recording Studio (Mira, Venice).Finally after nearly 25 years, a milestone of European jazz,
«Capriccio a Milano», becomes available again and for the first time as compact - disc. The album
was recorded in Milan by the nonet Similado in 1989, and it has now been rediscovered, saved and
re-mastered for all those jazz fans who have never had the chance to listen it. Indeed, the album had
been released only as a limited edition long playing, but it had never been re - released later on. It's a
really special work, interesting for different reasons. Franco D'Andrea, the best jazz player of 2012
according to Musica Jazz magazine, played here for the first and only time both with the percussionist
Trilok Gurtu and with the unforgotten trombonist Albert Mangelsdorff (1928 - 2005), to whom this
reissue is dedicated. However, the presence of other protagonists of European jazz such as Roberto
Ottaviano, soprano sax, Ernst Reijseger, cello, Paolo Damiani, double bass, Riccardo Bianchi, electric
guitar, shouldn't be underestimated. It isn't probably really well known that this amazing group of
jazzmen was gathered up and produced by two very active musicians at that time from Verona:
the drummer Alberto Olivieri and the guitarist Roberto Zorzi, who played in three tunes, but also had
the merit of doing all he could in order to re - release these historical tapes. Five medium length
songs make up a work that isn't extemporaneous but that is the result of a real collective and wisely
structured work. Two of five songs have been composed by Damiani (T.A.M. Tam and Similado); the
other three by D'Andrea (the striking Andirivieni), Mangelsdorff (the album title track) and
Ottaviano (the last one, Numen). Instead of dwelling about these so famous musicians, we must
stress the still enthralling freshness of a music that doesn't appear old - fashioned at all and that has
become even more brilliant and enjoyable by the careful cleaning of the original tapes and the
successful mastering, both realized at Blue Train's Recording Studio (Mira, Venice).