Rita Marcotulli - Koine (2002) [2018]

Koine is Rita Marcotulli's second SACD release following her earlier album The Light Side of the Moon which features a track made famous by Pink Floyd. Marcotullo is a jazz singer, pianist, and composer who always has a thread that connects her albums. Which explains why this album shares the title song ("Koine") with her prior album along with more of her original compositions.
Playing piano from early childhood, Rita Marcotulli studied classical music at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory before being drawn to Brazilian music. She also began moving onto the fringes of jazz and established a local reputation at first, before becoming well known among contemporary jazz audiences both at home and abroad. This was largely due to playing with musicians such as Chet Baker, Richard Galliano, Jon Christensen, Palle Danielsson, Peter Erskine, Steve Grossman, Joe Henderson, Hélène La Barrière, Joe Lovano, Tony Oxley, Michel Portal, Enrico Rava, Michel Bénita, Aldo Romano and Kenny Wheeler.
Marcotulli has claimed the influence of musicians such as Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans and John Coltrane. A highly skilled performer, she chooses to play in a style that derives as much from pop and folk as jazz. In addition to playing in jazz circles, Marcotulli has also composed music for the dance theatre and for films.

Tracks:

01. G.Continuo
02. Fragment I
03. Interference
04. Afromenia
05. Fragment II
06. Il Richiamo
07. Numeri
08. Koinè
09. Just Feel
10. E Per Non Fare La Fine Di Quella Talpa
11. Fuori Dal Tempo

Personnel:

Acoustic Guitar - Michele Ascolese (tracks: 9)
Cello - Alessandra Montani (tracks: 3), Giuseppe Tortora (tracks: 3), Ivo Scarponi (tracks: 3)
Double Bass - Anders Jormin (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 8), Luca Bulgarelli (tracks: 1, 9), Palle Danielsson (track: 6)
Drums - Audun Kleive (tracks: 4,7), Jon Christensen (tracks: 6), Roberto Ga o (tracks: 3)
Eff ects [Electronic] - Metaxu (tracks: 1,3,6 to 11), Pasquale Minieri (tracks: 4,8), Rodolfo Calandrelli (tracks: 6)
Flute [Pipe Flute] - Javier Giro o (tracks: 6)
Harmonium - Rita Marcotulli (tracks: 7)
Percussion, Voice - Arto Tuncboyaciyan (tracks: 4, 8)
Piano - Rita Marcotulli
Saxophone – Andy Sheppard (tracks: 1, 4, 7), Javier Giro o (tracks: 1, 11), Joachim Milder (tracks: 6)
Trombone – Stanley Ray Adams (tracks: 1)
Violin – Donatella Bonanni (tracks: 3), Marcello Sirignano (tracks: 3), Rita Salis (tracks: 3)
Voice – Anja Garbarek (tracks: 3), Rita Marcotulli (tracks: 9)
Voice [Reciting] – Gianmaria Testa (tracks: 10)
Voice, Guitar – Gianmaria Testa (tracks: 7)
Voice, Violin – Lena Willemark (tracks: 6)