Massimo Moriconi
D'Improvviso

THE REVIEW

Saying that this album came about so... "D'Improvviso" as the title suggests, sounds strange, almost impossible. Massimo Moriconi, an innate talent on the double bass, with this debut work surprises everyone and everything structured at the drawing board.

He has certainly come a long way over all this time, self-taught since the age of 13, managing to collaborate with the great names of jazz since the 70s, including Chet Baker, Archie Sheep, Billy Cobham (to name a few) making a name even in Italy with prestigious groups (Sex Machine, Tulio De Piscopo, etc, etc, etc). In the 80s he became the bassist for Mina and in the 90s for Fabio Concato, thus securing a place in Italian pop music.

Now "D'Improvviso", if listened to with clarity of mind, right from the first bars we encounter a true gem, with jazz sounds and pop music of the highest level. The guests on this album (friends and colleagues of the artist himself) convey a conception of a work as unique as it is diverse at the same time and space, with tracks that become splendid suites in certain phrasing. Just listen to "Pensando Jaco" track no. 06 (Massimo dedicates this track to his colleague Pastorius, a sacred monster of the fretless four-string), let yourself be captivated by Mina in "Così" track no. 02, floating on instrumental notes in a reinterpretation of "Giardini Di Marzo" track no. 07, and improvising with Fabio Concato on "Adoro Quando Lo Fai" track no. 05 of the album.

I'll let you discover the other tracks if you're curious but above all hungry for free jazz, two more names to conclude beautifully: Sellani, Samuele Cerri and again the voice of Maurizio Rota.

In short, a top-notch work for refined palates... try it to believe it.