The Roma Trio – The Four Seasons (2009) [Japan 2016]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 67:25 minutes | Front/Rear Covers | 2,75 GB
or FLAC(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Front/Rear Covers | 1,38 GB
Following the trios led by Stefano Bollani and Giovanni Guidi, The Roma Trio is another splended piano trio from Italy that debuted on Venus Records. Following their Venus debut “Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing” and sophomore release “Ciao Ciao Bambina” comes a surprising third album which is entirely dedicated to the “jazzification” of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons concerti, each of which represented a season of the year.
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The Roma Trio – Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing (2007) [Japan 2015]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 60:09 minutes | Front/Rear Covers | 2,45 GB
or FLAC(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Front/Rear Covers | 1,22 GB
Venus Records owner and producer Tetsuo Hara is known for recruiting various American jazz musicians for record dates during his regular trips to New York City, but he is also spending time in Europe, where he recruited the Roma Trio for this excellent album. Unless they gain exposure in the U.S. through appearing on American recordings or performing in New York City, European jazz musicians have a tough time getting recognized in the West. But Hara has long since learned the preferences of the Japanese jazz market, which readily seems to absorb bands he has introduced through his label.
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