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Sergio Altamura - Will Ackerman - Ark Ensemble

BLU
Sergio Altamura & Will Ackerman
(Ark - 2004)

 

Sergio Altamura’s first solo acoustic guitar record “Blu” (produced by William Ackerman for the Imaginary Road Music, 2004) was released in Italy. Recorded at Imaginary Road Studios of William Ackerman (eminent guitar player and founder of the historical Windham Hill Records), “Blu” is a 12 tracks album, all composed by Sergio Altamura except for “The Name Of The Rose”, which was written and recorded together with Ackerman himself, who duets with Altamura in another track of the record, “Before The Sea”. Ideal prosecution of a timbre and sound research already present in the previous projects of the Ark Ensemble quartet, “Blu” explores with a contemporary sensibility the possibilities of instrumental music for acoustic guitar, whose solo voice is each time alternated or doubled with loops, percussions, vocals and other guitars. In this album Sergio Altamura performs on a 12-string guitar, a tenor and a baritone, along with the electronic loops, voice and percussions; Will Ackerman plays an acoustic guitar in the track “Before The Sea” and a parlour guitar in “The Name Of The Rose”; Noah Wilding lends his voice, finally, in “Before The Sea”.

 

Sergio Altamura : 12 Strings Guitar, Tenor Guitar, Baritone Guitar, Loops, Voice, Percussion
Will Ackerman : Guitar ("Before The Sea"), Parlour Guitar ("The Name of the Rose") Noah Wilding : Voice ("Before The Sea")

Sergio Altamura 

TRACKLIST

1. 4c - 2.07

 

2. Villaggio Globale - 4.24

 

3. Les Milles Lumières d'Anita - 5.26

 

4. Fog - 2.47

 

5. Luna - 3.21

 

6. Mr. Art Valnades - 3.11

 

7. Before The Sea - 7.33

 

8. Un Petit Cadeau Pour Amy - 4.31

 

 

10. The Octopus Man - 2.37

 

11. Viandanti - 2.12

 

12. Breakfast With The Sun - 2.24
 
 
 
total time 44:38
 
 

 

€ 15,00

  The Octopus Man
Sergio Altamura

  The Name Of The Rose
Sergio Altamura & Will Ackerman

  Before The Sea
Sergio Altamura & Will Ackerman

WAG - World Acoustic Guitars - Vol. 1  Various Artists (3Lune Records - 2006)

On June 2006 the Italian label 3Lune Records releases "WAG - World Acoustic Guitars vol.1" , composed of 17 selected tracks for travelling around the world of contemporary acoustic guitar and its techniques fingerstyle, tapping, flatpicking, flamenco, classical.
17 wonderful musicians from different contries (Italy, Spain, Argentina, United States, Canada, Germany and Sweden) participate to the collection. Among the most elegant contemporary fingerstyle players, we meet Alex de Grassi, Peter Finger, Don Ross, Franco Morone, Steffen Basho-Junghans and Del Vezeau, while as representative guitarists of “mixed” technique and genres we find Forastiere (rock-blues), Sergio Altamura (folk-ethnic), Dominic Frasca (minimalism), Billy McLaughlin (tapping), Antonio Forcione (with a powerful articulated blues of “acoustic revenge” as last track of the album). Beppe Gambetta, in duo with the bassist Glen Moore, plays a fandango dance in flatpicking.
From the Latin musical world, amazing tunes are played by the virtuoso duo of Luis Salinas with Tomatito, and of Jordi Bonell with Dani Perez, followed by the precious dreaming jewel of Vicenç Solsona;  then the performance of the Italian Michele Ascolese trio offers a tribute to his neverending source of inspiration, Latin America. Last but not least, the Swedish duo of Mats Hedberg & Christer Häggner describes a suggestive Scandinavian landscape. 70 minutes of great music that guitar lovers cannot miss, discovering all the chances that this extraordinary instrument gives.

An amazing collection !

 

TRACKLIST

1. Seagull B - 3.38
Forastiere
2. La Vuelta - 3.34
Luis Salinas & Tomatito
3. Down Below - 4.04
Alex De Grassi
4. The Octopus Man - 2.36
Sergio Altamura
5. Dometude - 1.29
Dominic Frasca
6. Niemandsland - 8.05
Peter Finger
7. Ay Calixta - 4.43
Jordi Bonell & Dani Perez
8. Brooke’s Waltz - 5.41
Don Ross
9. Santiago - 3.55
Michele Ascolese
10. South By Winterwest - 3.15
Billy Mclaughlin
11. Dudas - 1.37
Vicenç Solsona
12. Campfire Decisions - 3.43
Del Vezeau
13. Flowers From Ayako - 3.01
Franco Morone
14. Fandango Per La Bionda - 3.30
Beppe Gambetta
15. Ångbåten - 3.34
Mats Hedberg & Christer Häggner
16. Autumn II - 5.00
Steffen Basho-Junghans
17. Acoustic Revenge - 7.20
Antonio Forcione

TOTAL TIME : 69.15

€ 15,00

  The Octopus Man
Sergio Altamura

Pino Forastiere

La Vuelta
Luis Salinas & Tomatito

Rimbaud
Ark Ensemble (Ark - 2004)

 

Ark Ensemble (Ark - 2004) A visionary album inspired by the poems of Rimbaud . The Ark Ensemble’s music is a mix of jazz, ethno, contemporary music and french song .
 
Sergio Altamura : 6/12 Strings Guitar,  Voice, Loops .
Alberto Fiori : Piano , Voice .
Giorgio Vendola : Bass .
Pino Basile : Percussions
 

 

 

TRACKLIST

1. Matinée d'ivresse - 4.43

2. Faim - 5.24

3. Chevaux de bois - 6.35

4. Après le deluge - 5.09

5. Le bateau ivre - 8.10

6. Chanson de la plus haute tour - 8.32

7. Le dormeur du val - 4.03

8. Phrases - 4.45

9. Enfance V - 7.40
 

€ 11,90

  Matinée d'Ivresse
Sergio Altamura & Ark Ensemble

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Pino Forastiere

Beppe Gambetta Luis Salinas & Tomatito Jordi Bonell & Dani Perez
Don Ross Michele Ascolese Vicenç Solsona Michael Marning
Various Guitar-Players WAG World Acoustic Guitars vol.1    

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