Stefano Battaglia Trio - In The Morning – Music of Alec Wilder
(ECM 4738673. CD review by Mike Collins)
On Monday, October 26, 2015 Italian pianist Stefano Battaglia has delved into the catalogue of American composer Alec Wilder for the source of this atmospheric and meditative recording, his sixth release for ECM and third as a trio featuring the bass of Salvatore Maiore and drums of Roberto Dani.
Wilder’s songs are familiar and loved by jazz folk having been recorded by artists as diverse as Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra and Keith Jarrett. His music covered a huge range however, from chamber music and opera to popular songs and musicals. Battaglia himself forged a career as classical pianist before turning to improvised music and jazz and it’s mainly songs of Wilder’s, written as ‘Art Songs’ for voice and piano, that the trio explored in the performance at Torino Jazz Festival from which these tracks are drawn.
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