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 John Sullivan, Bass
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I'm Getting Sentimental Over You [Washington/Bassman]
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Review by Fabrizio Ciccarelli for WWW.VINILEMANIA.NET

A celebrated player in the classical field who stands out for his virtuosity, Daniel Smith distinguishes himself in this album, not just as an instrumentalist, but also in his versions of these jazz standards. In this new recording, released on a European label, Smith stamps his personal signature on these pieces with brand new interpretations of 11 well-known standards as well as some Blue Note repertoire.

With elegant and sinuous solos, clean and distinct with their linear phrasing, and with an extremely personal style, the pieces are sustained harmonically by wonderful backing, thanks to Martin Bejerano and John Sullivan (respectively piano and double-bass player of the Roy Haynes' band), as well as the essential and discreet drumming of Ludwig Afonso (currently drummer for Spyro Gyra); allowing maximum expressive freedom in distinct improvisations and with an identifiable and personal sound.

His playing stands out with refinements, use of chromatics, dynamics, and pleasing unpredictability.

Between musical ideas of wonderful originality, Smith has a way of extending his own musical language, whether in lyrical or swinging pieces, revealing a versatile talent inspired by, and utilizing, different styles and traditions from piece to piece, skillfully keeping a balance between form and emotionalism.

The fluidity of his musical language keeps the improvisations from becoming mundane and vague, such as in the atmosphere he creates with the Monk and Ellington pieces. Smith defines their artistic character with clear and concise articulations, a focused sound, and with opportunities to utilize melodic fragments, sequences of pauses, and shortened notes drawing on a profound and sunny musical sensibility.

His interpretations bring to life to the impressionism of “Mood Indigo” and the extroverted character of “Well You Needn’t', recreating their styles and capturing their essential character; while at the same time, avoiding unnecessary ornaments or becoming complacent in musical ideas...and above all, in possession of a solid and flowing creativity.

There is also much to commend in his rendition of 'I Remember You', with imaginative ideas created within a sensual flowing of this medium tempo piece. Here we find solos alternating between unexpected excursions into chromatics and then on to much more straight-forward phrases, all with a coherence and logic, as well as a strong and secure technique, while deliberately avoiding showing off.

It is well known that sometimes in jazz, notes might slip here and there, especially in respect to some of the selections featured on this album. But in Daniel Smith's improvisations, there are no such isolated moments, nor temptations to force ideas, or excessively accentuate the shape of phrases.

Daniel Smith reaches in his playing a level of naturalness with pathos, spirit and with much to praise.

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Concertista celebre  in àmbito classico e particolarmente noto per il suo virtuosismo, Daniel Smith si distingue non solo come strumentista ma anche come arrangiatore, firmando la rilettura di 11 tra i brani più conosciuti nel repertorio evergreen delle blue notes in questo album  recentemente pubblicato in Europa.

Eleganti e sinuosi i suoi assoli, nitidi e distinti da un fraseggio lineare ed estremamente personale, sostenuti armonicamente dalle idee formalmente “a tutto tondo” tanto di Martin Bejerano e Joe Sullivan (rispettivamente pianista e contrabbassista della band di Roy Haynes) quanto dal drumming essenziale e discreto di Ludwig Afonso (attualmente batterista degli Spiro Gyra), che ne consentono la massima libertà espressiva in improvvisazioni distinte da una sonorità identificabile, riconoscibile per raffinatezza e per i tanti mutamenti cromatici, dinamici e piacevolmente imprevedibili.

Fra pentagrammi di tale magnifica originalità, Smith ha modo di estendere il proprio linguaggio sia in istanti lirici quanto in propulsivi slanci swing o in singolari intuizioni di jam session , rivelando un versatile talento ispirato a modelli tutt’altro che astratti, declinati secondo la tradizione bop delle melodie urgenti tra brevi intervalli, abilmente in equilibrio tra forma ed emotività.

La fluidità della sua sintassi musicale ne distanzia le scelte estetiche da inutili snobismi ed opache espressività, come nelle atmosfere delle pagine monkiane o ellingtoniane, che, in definitiva, ne esemplificano la caratura artistica: articolazioni chiare e concise, timbro puro, melodia opportunamente frammentata e disegnata secondo una sequenza di pause e note compresse che attinge ad una sensibilità profonda e solare.

Il progetto composito e colto di dar vita all’impressionismo di “Mood Indigo” o all’estrosità di “Well You needn’t” assume un significato il cui senso potrebbe sfuggire se non si ricorresse all’evitare ornamenti debordanti e compiaciuti – come non di rado è accaduto – e se, soprattutto, non si fosse in possesso di un passo creativo solido e aperto.

Tanto appare anche nella ricerca di compostezza in “I remember you”, modulando la propria forza immaginativa nello scorrere sensuale del tempo debole, alternando inattesi  excursus  in semicrome a frasi più semplici dal profilo coerente e duttile sia nella logica inventiva che in una tecnica sensibile e sicura, volutamente antispettacolare.

Si sa, a volte le note “fuggono di mano”, specie di fronte a pagine come quelle scelte da Daniel Smith; ma nel suo jazz non ci sono presenze insolite, tentazioni di forzare le incursioni o accentuare eccessivamente le coloriture.

Giungere alla naturalezza con pathos e levità. Questo il pregio.

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