Released: 2023
SCCD 515 | EAN: 8018344015156 | 
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SCLP 515 | EAN: 8018344115153 | Buy 2LP
Heralded by the “Soul Drum” 12” EP (SCEP507, 2022), Gerardo Frisina’s new double record “Joyful Sound” represents another step forward on his ongoing travel towards new musical paths.
Joyful sounds narrate a journey made of wisely distilled notes, bright and sometimes mysterious atmospheres, harmonies that wander through shadows, silences, and lights. A chameleonic Gerardo enchants with every release, mixing jazz, Latin, Afro-Cuban sounds, oriental fragrances, electronic beats, tribal percussions, funky variations and, to summarize, elegant symphonic arrangements with refined mastery.
“Joyful Sound” once again sees the participation of the late Enzo Frassi (double bass), Fabrizio Bernasconi (piano, Rhodes), Gendrickson Mena (trumpet, piano), Alfonso Deidda (sax, flute) and Ernesto Lopez (drums, percussion), with the addition of Piero Perelli on drums and Giovanni Guerretti on piano, Hammond and Rhodes. This new record, carefully orchestrated and produced by Gerardo, required over a year of intense work, however it is worth every second of its 75 minutes of music.
As the great Charles Mingus once said, “Play it in the key of your soul”. Without a doubt, Gerardo always gives his soul in full!
CREDITS
Produced, conceived and arranged by Gerardo Frisina for Schema RecordsWritten by Gerardo Frisina except
A2 written by Gerardo Frisina and Yusef Lateef,
B3 written by Waltel Branco and C3 written by João Donato
Recorded at Blue Spirit Recording Studio between March 2021 and September 2022
Sound engineer: Francesco Borrelli
Fabrizio Bernasconi: piano, Fender Rhodes on C4 and D3
Enzo Frassi: double bass
Alfonso Deidda: saxophone, flute
Gendrickson Mena: trumpet, piano on A1
Ernesto Lopez: drums and percussion
Piero Perelli: drums on D1
Giovanni Guerretti: piano on C3, Hammond on A3 and D2,
Fender Rhodes on B1, B2, D1 and D2
Francesco Borrelli: guitar on B3 and D2