SEBASTIANO DESSANAY - Duets of a Fool
SLAMCD 571
Sebastiano Dessanay, double bass; with guests
Recorded at various venues in Birmingham, Cagliari and Grimbergen between July 2011 and November 2015.
The ten artists who collaborated with Dessanay in producing this album (the eleventh is himself on Track 1, Two Fools) have all been part of his musical biography. They include new arrivals on the improv scene yet reach back to Paul Dunmall and Mark Sanders. Two Fools owes its libretto to W.B. Yeats. Dessanay is deeply involved in performing and writing in many, diverse, artistic genres, from dance, film, opera, theatre and visual arts as well as music, including classical and contemporary, folk, jazz and rock.
The eleven pieces are all under four minutes long, two of them under two minutes. All are entirely improvised, though leaning towards a formula which reflects some of the fundamentals characteristic of written composition. The music on this album is a delight. There is an historical thread of recollection and investigation, research and rejoicing, and a dialogue which recognises that all is not yet revealed; the new is still to be learnt and revealed.
Reviewed by Ken Cheetham
SLAMCD 571
Sebastiano Dessanay, double bass; with guests
Recorded at various venues in Birmingham, Cagliari and Grimbergen between July 2011 and November 2015.
The ten artists who collaborated with Dessanay in producing this album (the eleventh is himself on Track 1, Two Fools) have all been part of his musical biography. They include new arrivals on the improv scene yet reach back to Paul Dunmall and Mark Sanders. Two Fools owes its libretto to W.B. Yeats. Dessanay is deeply involved in performing and writing in many, diverse, artistic genres, from dance, film, opera, theatre and visual arts as well as music, including classical and contemporary, folk, jazz and rock.
The eleven pieces are all under four minutes long, two of them under two minutes. All are entirely improvised, though leaning towards a formula which reflects some of the fundamentals characteristic of written composition. The music on this album is a delight. There is an historical thread of recollection and investigation, research and rejoicing, and a dialogue which recognises that all is not yet revealed; the new is still to be learnt and revealed.
Reviewed by Ken Cheetham
