Gianni Gebbia / Gianni Gebbia (2019年リイシューLP盤)
イタリアはシチリア島パレルモ出身の、循環呼吸やマルチフォニックといった奏法を駆使する前衛サックス奏者Gianni Gebbia（ジャンニ・ジェビア）による、自主レーベルSound Eventから1987年にオリジナルリリースされた名盤1stアルバム!!! 臨済宗の禅僧としての顔も持つジェビアによるサックスとシンプルなシンセによる多重録音で、シリアスになり過ぎない軽妙さも魅力かと。こちらは、2019年に英UTOPIA RECORDSによるアナログ再発盤でジャケットデザインがリニューアルされていますが、アートワークも日本通としても知られる本人によるものです。落ち着いたオーガニック・ミニマルなサウンドタペストリーで、何度でも聴きたくなります。LOS APSON? CLASSICSにも登録しました！ The new reissue division at Utopia Records recovers the early works of Gianni Gebbia, a saxophonist and composer from Palermo, Sicily whose highly sought-after debut LP from 1987 is remastered with added unreleased material and updated art work by Gebbia himself. A minimal and contemporary jazz album of the highest order, it’s beautiful sound, sentimental electronics and use of synthesisers that were a precursor to the house and dance music scene of the early 90s has made the album endure the years that have passed. It will be sure to be a valuable addition to your home listening collection with stand out tracks like Cud evoking visions of a Sicilian beach stroll and the intense and brooding 'Vedersi passare le cose attorno' with it's Juno chords transports you to a Detroit night club in 1992 counterbalanced by Gebbias soft saxophonic embrace…. The self taught Gebbia's works touches on the avant guard whilst maintaining a musicality and fluidity with his technique of circular breathing adding an extra element to his playing, the ability to create Reichian like minimalism with a single breath whilst maintaining melodic structure. The multi solo album artist is noted recently for working on the music score of Heiner Goebbels music performance piece 'Everything that happened and would happen' at the Manchester international festival and for his curating of the "Anassimandro Festival of Music and Philosophy". （UTOPIA RECORDS） Side 1 1. OSSO DI SEPPIA 2. IPNOGATTO 3. LE COU OBLIQUE 4. DANZA CONTRARIUSA 5. ZABARE Side 2 1. CUD 2. VEDERSI PASSARE LE COSE ATTORNO 3. I DUE SAMURAI 4. INGUZ 5. VEDERSI PASSARE LE COSE ATTORNO (UNRELEASED) Format：LP Label：UTOPIA (UK)
