Gianluca Petrella, the Italian trombonist, has made a startling record label debut with Indigo4. It is an eccentric yet compelling blend of traditional jazz, electronica, and avant-garde compositions. Petrella's version of Thelonious Monk's "Trinkle, Tinkle" opens the set. The track is built upon the quartet's real-time performance of the Monk standard, taken at its typical medium tempo with trombone and tenor saxophone stating the theme. Petrella adds electronica using computerized samples of Monk's own recordings to make this one of the more innovative tracks on the program. "The Middleman" is the first of seven Petrella originals and it pulses with a trip-hop style of energy. He uses live effects with skill and aplomb on this tune. "Lazy Moon" features Petrella's muted trombone, while two Duke Ellington standards, "I Got It Bad" and "Mood Indigo," feature a laid-back bass intro by Paolino Dalla Porta and a buoyant atonal remix of riffs from Francesco Bearzatti's clarinet and tenor saxophone, respectively. "Two in a Hole" is funky, and "There Comes a Time" is a poignant reminder of Tony Williams' compositional integrity. Gianluca Petrella's presence on the international jazz scene should improve as a result of Indigo4 because of his unconventional approach to the trombone as a lead instrument and because it is a serious study of the avant-garde style of jazz. ~ Paula Edelstein
Personnel: Gianluca Petrella (trombone, sampler); Francesco Bearzatti (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Paolino Dalla Porta (bass instrument); Fabio Accardi (drums).
Down Beat (p.82) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Petrella is rooted in the fundamentals of small-group improvisation, and electronic experiments vibrantly enhance, rather than replace, that impulse."
Gianluca Petrella - Indigo 4 Songs
| 1 | Trinkle, Tinkle * See All 2 | 3:54 | $1.29 | (Different version) |
| 2 | Middleman | | | |
| 3 | Lazy Moon | | | |
| 4 | Mr. Wolf | | | |
| 5 | Sacred Whale | | | |
| 6 | I Got It Bad | | | |
| 7 | Mood Indigo  | | | |
| 8 | Two in a hole | | | |
| 9 | There Comes A Time | | | |
| 10 | Stockholm 64 | | | |
| 11 | I.s.t.r. | | | |
| 12 | Relaxing Place on Venus, A (Dedicated to Sun Ra) | | | |
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