Mottola, Ileana
Cool Life
An intensely evocative chiaroscuro encounter between the American pianist Joel Holmes and the singer from Campania Ileana Mottola, born with the spontaneity of things that seem destined to be. Words that are nestled preciously between the notes of compositions chiseled by the skilled hands of those who carry on the tradition of the great American jazz school, enriching it with multifaceted stylistic details; the voice touches deep keys of the human soul and the piano sings stories. The solid and at the same time lyrically fluid timing of Francesco Puglisi on double bass is a certainty. Alessandro D'Anna's drumming blends Italian tradition and Northern European experimentation with originality. A "space travel" in search of new sound worlds without ever losing sight of the base.