Andre Ceccarelli - Golden Land (2007)

Tracklist

1 Love Whispers 5:20
2 Five Plus Five 4:13
3 Golden Land 5:16
4 Free Three 4:38
5 I'm Through With Love 4:58
6 1er Novembre 4:20
7 Though Dreamers Die 6:22
8 This Side Up 7:03
9 Golden Land 5:57
10 Just One Thought And A Half 5:48
11 Maybe Sunday Night 3:06

personnel :

André Ceccarelli - Drums
Enrico Pieranunzi - Piano
David El-Malek - Sax
Elizabeth Kontomanou - Vocals
Hein Van de Geyn - Bass

André Ceccarelli has long been one of Europe's premiere jazz drummers and since the new century began he is getting additional opportunities to showcase his talent as a bandleader and composer/arranger as well. His band includes the brilliant pianist Enrico Pieranunzi, veteran bassist Hein Van De Geyn and the promising tenor saxophonist David El-Malek. Ceccarelli excels at driving a band and is equally at home in driving post-bop numbers like the pianist's "Five Plus Five," his own angular "Free Three" and his solo feature "1er Novembre." Van De Geyn contributed the haunting ballad "Though Dreamers Die," which features El-Malek's emotional solo. Vocalist Elisabeth Kontomanou is added for "Golden Land" (which she co-wrote with the leader, while it is also heard in instrumental form) and the standard "I'm Through with Love." This rewarding session will easily stand the test of time.~Ken Dryden