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Крис Ботти - последователь Чета Бейкера, известного джазового трубача, Крис исполняет свои композиции очень чисто и точно, всегда достигая при этом настоящей, сердечной глубины и чувственности... Крис Ботти родился в Орегоне и с самых ранних лет начал играть и сочинять музыку. Долгое время он предпочитал оставаться в тени, подыгрывая на записях альбомов и концертах. Его талант и музыкальное чутье моментально заметили видавшие виды исполнители - Стинг, например, пригласил его в свою группу и колесил с ним по свету целых два года. Он также подыгрывал таким корифеям как Jony Mitchell и Paul Simon. Подобно средневековому подмастерью, Ботти не брезговал "грязной" и не всегда благодарной работой, ибо он учился у настоящих мастеров. Теперь же уже его имя стоит на концертных афишах, и его диски возглавляют джазовые хит-парады. За свои 30 с небольшим лет, Ботти успел не только записать тысячи трэков как ссесионный музыкант, но и выпустить несколько своих собственных альбомов. Его уже считают одним из лучших трубачей, который в состоянии донести самые глубокие чувства и переживания. Навеивающий меланхолию, расслабляющий джаз Криса Ботти не может оставить равнодушным. Предлагаемый концерт состоялся 3 декабря 2001 года в историческом El Rey Theatre в Los Angeles в честь дебюта музыканта на Columbia Records.
American trumpeter Chris Botti has kept his music fresh with small evolutions in his sound. Starting out in middle-of-the-road pop, he began to fit his smooth, often muted trumpet into classic jazz arrangements and to take on a greater variety of vocalists as collaborators. Now, with Italia, he takes a small step into crossover classical territory -- not a full-fledged one, and one partly presaged by his use of full orchestras on earlier releases and by a Mozart disc of a sort. With a dose of movie music, a rather phoned-in (or perhaps emailed in) vocal by Andrea Bocelli, an "Ave Maria" that soars high enough for anybody's wedding day, and a "Nessun dorma" that is nicely under control, he has tried something just slightly new. And he pulls it off. His tone is lovely, and his technique using mutes is impeccable. The arrangements of pop songs like "The Way You Look Tonight" rest easily under Botti's fingers, and for the most part he manages the trick of being relaxed without being cloying. The vocals are the weak point; the album features a necro-duet with Dean Martin on "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face," but Bocelli and Paula Cole sound scarcely more present on their vocal contributions -- whether or not they were physically present in the studio, Botti doesn't interact with them much. Aside from these tracks, however, those looking for trumpet music that goes down as easily as a glass of water will find it here.
American trumpeter Chris Botti has kept his music fresh with small evolutions in his sound. Starting out in middle-of-the-road pop, he began to fit his smooth, often muted trumpet into classic jazz arrangements and to take on a greater variety of vocalists as collaborators. Now, with Italia, he takes a small step into crossover classical territory -- not a full-fledged one, and one partly presaged by his use of full orchestras on earlier releases and by a Mozart disc of a sort. With a dose of movie music, a rather phoned-in (or perhaps emailed in) vocal by Andrea Bocelli, an "Ave Maria" that soars high enough for anybody's wedding day, and a "Nessun dorma" that is nicely under control, he has tried something just slightly new. And he pulls it off. His tone is lovely, and his technique using mutes is impeccable. The arrangements of pop songs like "The Way You Look Tonight" rest easily under Botti's fingers, and for the most part he manages the trick of being relaxed without being cloying. The vocals are the weak point; the album features a necro-duet with Dean Martin on "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face," but Bocelli and Paula Cole sound scarcely more present on their vocal contributions -- whether or not they were physically present in the studio, Botti doesn't interact with them much. Aside from these tracks, however, those looking for trumpet music that goes down as easily as a glass of water will find it here.
by James Manheim, All Music Guide ©
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