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Carlo Actis Dato _ sax tenore _ sax baritono _ clarinetto basso _ composizione
Flavio Giacchero _ clarinetto basso _ sax soprano _ cornamusa
Beppe Di Filippo _ sax alto _ sax soprano _ clarinetto
Stefano Buffa _ clarinetto _ sax tenore

Quartetto di soli fiati guidato da Carlo Actis Dato che dopo l'Atipico Trio, approda ora all'Atipico 4. Chi conosce la musica di Carlo, sa quanta magia e creatività mette nelle sue partiture e improvvisazioni. L'ensemble che lo accompagna è perfettamente 'allineato'. Il disco è stato registrato allo Studio TAN di Mazzé (Italia), il 6 e 7 maggio 2017.
Per maggiori informazioni:
www.actisdato.it
www.jazzitalia.net/Artisti/beppedifilippo.asp#.WdwAeK1aaRs

"(...) Endowing a stand-alone reed quartet with the full spectrum of orchestral textures is the aim of both these outstanding veteran aggregations [double review with Rova "In Transverse Time", Victo cd 131]. That this goal is mostly attained is only one appeal of these sessions; the other is to what divergent uses the resulting arrangements are put. Next Planet on the Way’s 16 tracks, for instance, are dedicated to raucous, rhythmic fun without lapsing into inanity. Meanwhile the 10 compositions on In Transverse Time shore up the musical sophistication and adaptability of Rova, with individual points of view accounted for throughout.
Led by tenor/baritone saxophonist and bass clarinetist Carlo Actis Dato, known for his time in the Italian Instabile Orchestra, Atipico 4 is an Italian hybrid: half-mature free improv and half-village banda, with many of the compositions coming across as ruptured nursery rhymes where simplicity is undercurrent by cultivated extended techniques.
Although often or not it’s Actis Dato’s baritone saxophone snorts which underline or contrapuntally challenge the others more horizontal playing, after many years as Atipico the others give as good as they get. For instance, throbbing bagpipe swells from Flavio Giacchero, who also plays bass clarinet and soprano saxophone; frame “Belfagor”, with the mid-section including vocal murmurs and reed acrobatics evolving over a low-pitched ostinato. On “Petra” as well it’s the warm woody clarinet exposition played by either Beppe Di Filippo, who has been part of Atipico for many years and also plays alto and soprano saxophones here, or Stefano Buffa, who also plays tenor saxophone, which sets up a slinky, near-Kasbah-like melody that evolves into a showdown among thin twitters and thick toots from all concerned. Buffa’s harsh tenor tone is put to use on the concluding “Hotarù”, where following a tutti exposition, the tenor saxophone; story-telling variations are cannily mimicked by a bass clarinetist with a near-singing line. A foghorn-like wallow from the baritone saxophonist turns into mercurial pseudo-Blues on “Costa Sud” with backing bagpipe reverberations and encouraging vocal cries making Actis Dato’s triple-tongued flutters stand out even more.
Throughout, the tracks vary from showcases for slippery twitters to ones engulfed with blustery solemnity. Because of that, the harmonized horn passages prevent sequences from becoming too showy or too spiky. At the same time the appreciative vocalized yells and hearty double-stopping tongue slaps ensure that the same spirit of cheery release is present and communicated with un-self-consciousness. If Next Planet on the Way has a drawback it’s that there are too many short tracks among the 16. A few lengthier tunes would have allowed the quartet to stretch out more and also see how far good musical times could be stretched.
Appreciating the output of reed quartets should be no more demanding than listening to any other four instruments playing together. As expressed here, the implicit challenges are mated with elation and discovery." Ken Waxman, Jazzword, 2018.

01 _ Dietro la Siepe 3:45
02 _ Belfagor 4:33
03 _ Printemps à Sète 3:07
04 _ Mare Ignoto 6:03
05 _ Antigua 3:04
06 _ Petra 5:14
07 _ Tanghetto 2:09
08 _ Quadri 1:30
09 _ Afa 3:31
10 _ Costa Sud 5:35
11 _ Selva Oscura 3:17
12 _ Batbox 2:56
13 _ KaprivI 5:06
14 _ Snow in Koyasan 4:34
15 _ Take Six 4:07
16 _ Hotarù 5:22

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Carlo Actis Dato _ tenor sax _ baritone sax _ bass clarinet _ compositions
Flavio Giacchero _ bass clarinet _ soprano sax _ bagpipes
Beppe Di Filippo _ alto sax _ soprano sax _ clarinet
Stefano Buffa _ clarinet _ tenor sax

Quartet of winds led by Carlo Actis Dato, which from the Atipico Trio comes out here into the Atipico 4. Who knows Carlo's music, knows how many magic and creativity he puts on his scores and improvisations. The ensemble is perfectly 'aligned'. Recorded on 6 and 7 of May 2017 at Studio TAN (Mazzé, Italy).
For more info:
www.actisdato.it
www.jazzitalia.net/Artisti/beppedifilippo.asp#.WdwAeK1aaRs

"(...) Endowing a stand-alone reed quartet with the full spectrum of orchestral textures is the aim of both these outstanding veteran aggregations [double review with Rova "In Transverse Time", Victo cd 131]. That this goal is mostly attained is only one appeal of these sessions; the other is to what divergent uses the resulting arrangements are put. Next Planet on the Way’s 16 tracks, for instance, are dedicated to raucous, rhythmic fun without lapsing into inanity. Meanwhile the 10 compositions on In Transverse Time shore up the musical sophistication and adaptability of Rova, with individual points of view accounted for throughout.
Led by tenor/baritone saxophonist and bass clarinetist Carlo Actis Dato, known for his time in the Italian Instabile Orchestra, Atipico 4 is an Italian hybrid: half-mature free improv and half-village banda, with many of the compositions coming across as ruptured nursery rhymes where simplicity is undercurrent by cultivated extended techniques.
Although often or not it’s Actis Dato’s baritone saxophone snorts which underline or contrapuntally challenge the others more horizontal playing, after many years as Atipico the others give as good as they get. For instance, throbbing bagpipe swells from Flavio Giacchero, who also plays bass clarinet and soprano saxophone; frame “Belfagor”, with the mid-section including vocal murmurs and reed acrobatics evolving over a low-pitched ostinato. On “Petra” as well it’s the warm woody clarinet exposition played by either Beppe Di Filippo, who has been part of Atipico for many years and also plays alto and soprano saxophones here, or Stefano Buffa, who also plays tenor saxophone, which sets up a slinky, near-Kasbah-like melody that evolves into a showdown among thin twitters and thick toots from all concerned. Buffa’s harsh tenor tone is put to use on the concluding “Hotarù”, where following a tutti exposition, the tenor saxophone; story-telling variations are cannily mimicked by a bass clarinetist with a near-singing line. A foghorn-like wallow from the baritone saxophonist turns into mercurial pseudo-Blues on “Costa Sud” with backing bagpipe reverberations and encouraging vocal cries making Actis Dato’s triple-tongued flutters stand out even more.
Throughout, the tracks vary from showcases for slippery twitters to ones engulfed with blustery solemnity. Because of that, the harmonized horn passages prevent sequences from becoming too showy or too spiky. At the same time the appreciative vocalized yells and hearty double-stopping tongue slaps ensure that the same spirit of cheery release is present and communicated with un-self-consciousness. If Next Planet on the Way has a drawback it’s that there are too many short tracks among the 16. A few lengthier tunes would have allowed the quartet to stretch out more and also see how far good musical times could be stretched.
Appreciating the output of reed quartets should be no more demanding than listening to any other four instruments playing together. As expressed here, the implicit challenges are mated with elation and discovery." Ken Waxman, Jazzword, 2018.

01 _ Dietro la Siepe 3:45
02 _ Belfagor 4:33
03 _ Printemps à Sète 3:07
04 _ Mare Ignoto 6:03
05 _ Antigua 3:04
06 _ Petra 5:14
07 _ Tanghetto 2:09
08 _ Quadri 1:30
09 _ Afa 3:31
10 _ Costa Sud 5:35
11 _ Selva Oscura 3:17
12 _ Batbox 2:56
13 _ KaprivI 5:06
14 _ Snow in Koyasan 4:34
15 _ Take Six 4:07
16 _ Hotarù 5:22

(C) + (P) 2017