WHEELER VARIATIONS, by Alessandro Galati

WHEELER VARIATIONS

by Alessandro Galati

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	1.	KEN 05:11
	2.	k 01:17
	3.	e [#1] 03:26
	4.	n [#1] 02:16
	5.	NY 07:39
	6.	n [#2] 02:22
	7.	y 02:30
	8.	WHEEL 05:28
	9.	w 01:38
	10.	h 02:40
	11.	e [#2] 02:17
	12.	e [#3] 01:50
	13.	l 01:41
	14.	ER 07:24
	15.	e [#4] 04:08
	16.	r 02:38

about

The Wheeler Variations consist of four songs: KEN, NY, WHEEL, ER, followed by some improvised pieces played in the form of variation.
As you can notice, the name of each song is a chunk of “Kenny Wheeler”, containing a specific number of letters, according to the number of the variations that follow.
For example, the first song “KEN”, is followed by three variations called “k”, “e [#1]”, and “n”. Each song is played by the whole group, whereas the variations are played by different combos of a few members.
This rather complex scheme is what makes the project really adventurous, yet maintaining a solid structure. As Kenny Wheeler declared in an interview “I'm still trying to find soppy melodies mixed with a bit of chaos”. The Wheeler Variations state my clear declaration of love to the imaginary world of Kenny Wheeler.

credits

released May 23, 2020

ALESSANRO GALATI – piano, comp, arr
SIMONA SEVERINI – vocals
STAN SULZMANN – tenor sax
STEFANO CANTINI – soprano sax
ARES TAVOLAZZI – bass
ENZO ZIRILLI – drums

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JAzZMUD Florence, Italy

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