Zeno De Rossi Trio - Elpis (2021)

CATHY CLINE A quirky song written by the late Daniel Johnston, first released on his album Rejected Unknown (Gammon 1999).

ABUELA MARIA In loving memory of my grandma Maria (1904-1990).

BEING KEPESH A very brief musical reflection on how it feels to be the main character of Philip Roth’s The Breast.

BREAD was conceived while I was going to buy some … bread.

TO THE MASTERS A small tribute to all the Masters who have left this planet in recent years. Thanks to their art, they have made it a better place to live for all of us. To name a few: Kenny Wheeler, Charlie Haden, Ornette Coleman, Allen Toussaint, David Bowie, Leonard Cohen, Prince, Toots Thielemans, Irving Fields, Mose Allison, Paul Bley, Geri Allen, Misha Mengelberg, John Abercrombie, Al Jarreau, Aretha Franklin, Cecil Taylor, Mark Hollis, Joao Gilberto, Dr. John, Daniel Johnston, Ginger Baker, …

KADDISH was written in 2012 by Bill Frisell for a multimedia project produced by Hal Willner about Allen Ginsberg’s eponymous poem. It’s also featured on the record The Declaration of Musical Independence (ECM 2016) by Andrew Cyrille.

SAM was named after the american folk singer, Sam Amidon.

RYE as in rye bread, or as in a small Danish village northwest from Copenhagen. Nothing to do with Salinger’s novel, actually.

JEAN is dedicated to the unfortunate icon of the Nouvelle Vague film movement, Jean Seberg.

SPEED LIMIT 50 was written for the fiftieth birthday of my brotherly friend Chris Speed.

LES ANGES is part of Trois Mélodies de 1886, written by Erik Satie. I discovered this piece of pure beauty thanks to singer Marta Raviglia, who brought this song for us to play together in a concert that we were both involved.

NOT IN TOULOUSE Not there … when you’re in Toulouse you have nothing to lose …