Jul 9, 2024 11:35 AM
Trumpeter, Educator Jim Rotondi Dies at 61
Jim Rotondi, a renowned hard-bop trumpeter, composer and educator, died suddenly on July 7 at a hospital in France. He…
Verve Records will release Dream of Nite from Dave Liebman, Roberto Tarenzi, Paolo Benedettini, and Tony Arco on Nov. 6. The album’s six pieces were recorded live in Italy in 2005, and feature Liebman on tenor, soprano sax and recorder, Tarenzi on piano, Benedettini on double bass and Arco on drums.
The group plays Miles Davis’ “Fran Dance,” which Liebman says is “played here at a tempo considered quite challenging by jazz players.” Liebman calls the more free-form “En Noir,” written by Tarenzi, “an example of a style of playing which we call technically ‘time, no changes,’ first popularized by Ornette Coleman in the late 1950s and then the Miles Davis Quintet of the ‘60s.”
Dream of Nite closes with the tile track, written by Liebman and inspired by Wayne Shorter’s “Night Dreamer.”
More info: vervemusicgroup.com
Jim Rotondi was acclaimed for his wide, round trumpet tone, remarkable virtuosity and assured swing.
Jul 9, 2024 11:35 AM
Jim Rotondi, a renowned hard-bop trumpeter, composer and educator, died suddenly on July 7 at a hospital in France. He…
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