The new album from The Glenn Ferris Italian Quintet
Glenn Ferris – artistic chameleon, a major figure on the contemporary Jazz Scene, high priest of “Trombone Attitude”, eclectic and banter – releases the new album ‘Soul Beautiful’ with his Italian Quintet.
It starts with an invitation. The clarinet croons a welcome, the percussion extends an eager hand, the band plays host to a soft but ecstatic embrace, whispering a promise of spontaneous connection and new friends.
From the second the door opens, “Soul Beautiful” beckons you into the fold, regardless of where you’re coming from, how circuitous the journey might seem, what wounds you have left to lick, or how wild the road has been.
Soundcloud link for review tracks
Download the One Sheet
Vinyl Details
- Stoughton Premium Jacket
- HQ-180 Audiophile pressing by RTI
Bio
BIO: The Glenn Ferris Italian Quintet
Glenn Ferris (trombone)
Mirco Mariottini (clarinet and bass clarinet)
Giulio Stracciati (electric guitar)
Franco Fabbrini (double bass and electric bass)
Paolo Corsi (drums)
It’s difficult to find the words to embrace the fertile career of Glenn Ferris, artistic chameleon, a major figure on the contemporary Jazz Scene, high priest of “Trombone Attitude”, eclectic and banter. He is a jazz trombonist who has also worked in other fields. Outside of jazz he has played for Frank Zappa, Tim Buckley, Stevie Wonder, James Taylor, Duran Duran, and others. He studied classical music from 1958 to 1967, but from 1964 onward he also studied jazz with Don Ellis.He went on to perform with a variety of American musicians in varied genres before moving to France in 1980.
In France he worked with Tony Scott, Brotherhood of Breath, Henri Texier and others.