The second CD by the Italian Paolo Fresu (trumpet) with his Angel Quartet is called Metamorfosi. The title Metamorfosi (change) already indicates the music. Many different music styles can be heard, such as the calm cool jazz in the song Nightly, or jazz-rock in the songs Pong and The Open Trio, and also classic ballads such as Di Dolce é Il Tormento by Monteverdi and Adagio by Saint-Saens. However,
… the common thread is always Paolo's trumpet playing. You can hear for miles that he was strongly influenced by Miles Davis. Also notable is Nguyên Lê's guitar playing, his electric guitar solos, such as in the songs Giravolta or Don't Ask, are strongly reminiscent of Frank Zappa. No, 'Frank is not dead, he just smells funny'. (RM)more
