Franco Ambrosetti is hailed among Europe's most prolific jazz trumpeters and the winner of numerous awards.

The Wind, Franco Ambrosetti's thirteenth ENJA album as a leader, is named after its opener, an outstanding Russ Freeman composition that Chet Baker made famous in 1952. 'I was then 11 years old', Ambrosetti says, 'and ever since I thought of recording it one day. So here it is, played Latin style, not as a ballad.' Other bows to fellow musicians include a new version of Sonny Rollins' 1954 classic 'Doxy' and the leader's own 'Mike On Wings', a re-working of his collaboration with the late Mike Brecker back in 1984. 'He was a dear friend', Ambrosetti explains, 'whose influence on my music has been and still is dominant in many ways.' After three leader albums in a row featuring Franco's son Gianluca on soprano sax and Italian Dado Moroni on piano, 'The Wind' presents the trumpeter in a new surrounding, accompanied by the current all-American trio of pianist Uri Caine who also contributed two great tunes to the album ('Otello' and 'Stiletto'). For the first time in 10 years Ambrosetti is the only horn player on one of his albums. Concentrating on the trumpet (no fluegelhorn this time) and fuelled by the cooking energy of Uri Caine, Drew Gress and Clarence Penn, Ambrosetti's playing radiates a power and youthfulness that betray his age of 66.

Additional Details

Label: Enja Records

Genre: Jazz

Run Time: 50 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 01/01/19

UPC: 063757951421