| Napoli's Walls | ||||
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| Studio album by Louis Sclavis | ||||
| Released | 2003 | |||
| Recorded | December 2002 | |||
| Studio | Studios la Buissonne Pernes-les-Fontaines | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 60:03 | |||
| Label | ECM ECM 1857 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
| Louis Sclavis chronology | ||||
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Napoli's Walls is an album by French clarinetist Louis Sclavis recorded in December 2002 and released on ECM the following year.
Reception
The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "this record is full of sensual pleasure and an utterly accessible, often deeply moving articulation of a new musical language."
In JazzTimes, Aaron Steinberg wrote:
"If you're curious about Sclavis' work as a leader, a great place to start would be the Frenchman's latest recording, the particularly pungent Napoli's Walls. Between 1987 and 1995, French painter Ernest Pignon-Ernest wandered around the Italian city of Naples, literally applying his artwork to the walls of the city. Pignon-Ernest's scenes depicting suffering and pain in a stark, classical style inspired Sclavis to form a new group and write new music in response. Sclavis has shown a particular talent for putting together remarkable bands tailored to specific projects, and this is no exception."
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Track listing
- All compositions by Louis Sclavis except as indicated
- "Colleur de nuit" – 10:38
- "Napoli's Walls" – 7:22
- "Mercè" – 3:03
- "Kennedy in Napoli" – 6:29
- "Divinazione moderna I" – 3:34
- "Divinazione moderna II" – 3:35
- "Guetteur d'inaperçu" – 8:23
- "Les apparences" – 4:39
- "Porta segreta" (Vincent Courtois) – 5:07
- "Il disegno smangiato d'un uomo" – 7:12
Personnel
- Louis Sclavis – clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone
- Médéric Collignon – pocket trumpet, voices, horn, percussion, electronics
- Vincent Courtois – cello, electronics
- Hasse Poulsen – guitar
References
- ECM discography accessed November 10, 2011
- ^ Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed November 10, 2011
- Steinberg, A., JazzTimes Review, January/February 2005