Slivovitz - All you can eat, 2015, 🇮🇹
The Italian band Slivovitz was formed in September 2001 and they make music that borders on ethnic jazz rock. This group from Naples released their debut in 2005. Then another album followed in 2007, and 'Hubris' came out in 2009. On their previous album 'Bani Ahead' they pushed modern jazz across its borders. On "All you can eat" this fantastic band includes Derek Di Pierri (harmonica), Marcello Giannini (guitars), Vincenzo Lamagna (bass), Salvatore Rainone (drums), Ciro Riccardi (trumpet), Pietro Santangelo (sax), and Riccardo Villari (violin).
Besides jazz-rock Slivovitz's sound art also contains influences from (oriental-tinged) folk music, and classically inspired chamber music and jazzy avant- prog rock. Slivovitz confirm themselves as masters of music that quivers and struggles under a smooth surface in the harmonies of jazz, prodded in the rhythms by prog, reflected with a thousand mood changes. In this All You Can Eat-episode in focus and perhaps even more concrete than the previous album is a logical thread that is always traceable, despite the sharp curves of the melodies and arrangements.
As the title indicates, the musicians, both individually and collectively, advance at full speed into the realm of excess, mixing together, in a varied palette, brilliant examples of the finest sonic cuisine. Mitigating complex arrangements and drastic compositional variations with grace and technical agility, the group shows - on staggered levels - clarity, inventiveness and unity through a banquet that is lavish for the ears. The group offers interesting music: On the one hand, there are typical prog elements such as synth sounds and distorted guitars, changing themes and sounds, interesting rhythms, and wind instruments. So is it jazz or prog? What we are offered here is pure progressive jazz. And you will be in amazed if you listen to the seven musicians on the eight instrumental tracks. #slivovitz#slivovitzband#prog#progrock#progressiverockmusic#progressiverock#progressiverockcommunity#progrockforever#progrockmusic#progrockcommunity#albumreview#albumreviews#progreviews#musicreview#musicreviews