Italian Instabile Orchestra - Plays Ellington (Live) (2025)

The album "Plays Ellington" is a new recording in the more than thirty-year history of the ITALIAN INSTABILE ORCHESTRA, a significant Italian avant-garde jazz project. The orchestra, which operates without a single leader and whose members simultaneously serve as soloists and composers, performed and recorded live in Portugal in 2013 personal interpretations of classic Duke Ellington compositions. The arrangements were created by Giancarlo Schiaffini, who also conducted the ensemble. The recording is notable for the striking variety of musical solutions and the fresh approach of all participants, and it was released by the Felmay label as an important sonic document.

Tracklist:
1-1 Italian Instabile Orchestra;Eugenio Colombo;Pino Minafra;Giovanni Maier;Sebi Tramontana;Carlo Actis Dato;Paolo Damiani;Giancarlo Schiaffini;Emanuele Parrini;Tiziano Tononi;Daniele Cavallanti;Fabrizio Puglisi - Come Sunday (Live) [7:09]
1-2 Italian Instabile Orchestra;Eugenio Colombo;Pino Minafra;Giovanni Maier;Sebi Tramontana;Carlo Actis Dato;Paolo Damiani;Giancarlo Schiaffini;Emanuele Parrini;Tiziano Tononi;Daniele Cavallanti;Fabrizio Puglisi - Perdido (Live) [7:07]
1-3 Italian Instabile Orchestra;Eugenio Colombo;Pino Minafra;Giovanni Maier;Sebi Tramontana;Carlo Actis Dato;Paolo Damiani;Giancarlo Schiaffini;Emanuele Parrini;Tiziano Tononi;Daniele Cavallanti;Fabrizio Puglisi - Cotton Tail (Live) [6:24]
1-4 Italian Instabile Orchestra;Eugenio Colombo;Pino Minafra;Giovanni Maier;Sebi Tramontana;Carlo Actis Dato;Paolo Damiani;Giancarlo Schiaffini;Emanuele Parrini;Tiziano Tononi;Daniele Cavallanti;Fabrizio Puglisi - Moon Indigo (Live) [5:53]
1-5 Italian Instabile Orchestra;Eugenio Colombo;Pino Minafra;Giovanni Maier;Sebi Tramontana;Carlo Actis Dato;Paolo Damiani;Giancarlo Schiaffini;Emanuele Parrini;Tiziano Tononi;Daniele Cavallanti;Fabrizio Puglisi - The Duke of Medley (Live) [9:40]
1-6 Italian Instabile Orchestra;Eugenio Colombo;Pino Minafra;Giovanni Maier;Sebi Tramontana;Carlo Actis Dato;Paolo Damiani;Giancarlo Schiaffini;Emanuele Parrini;Tiziano Tononi;Daniele Cavallanti;Fabrizio Puglisi - Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me (Live) [7:32]
1-7 Italian Instabile Orchestra;Eugenio Colombo;Pino Minafra;Giovanni Maier;Sebi Tramontana;Carlo Actis Dato;Paolo Damiani;Giancarlo Schiaffini;Emanuele Parrini;Tiziano Tononi;Daniele Cavallanti;Fabrizio Puglisi - Sophisticated Lady (Live) [2:35]
1-8 Italian Instabile Orchestra;Eugenio Colombo;Pino Minafra;Giovanni Maier;Sebi Tramontana;Carlo Actis Dato;Paolo Damiani;Giancarlo Schiaffini;Emanuele Parrini;Tiziano Tononi;Daniele Cavallanti;Fabrizio Puglisi - Take The A Train (Live) [3:25]