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American trumpeter Chris Botti has kept his music fresh with small evolutions in his sound. Starting out in middle-of-the-road pop, he began to fit his smooth, often muted trumpet into classic jazz arrangements and to take on a greater variety of vocalists as collaborators. Now, with Italia, he takes a small step into crossover classical territory -- not a full-fledged one, and one partly presaged by his use of full orchestras on earlier releases and by a Mozart disc of a sort. With a dose of movie music, a rather phoned-in (or perhaps emailed in) vocal by Andrea Bocelli, an "Ave Maria" that soars high enough for anybody's wedding day, and a "Nessun dorma" that is nicely under control, he has tried something just slightly new. And he pulls it off. His tone is lovely, and his technique using mutes is impeccable. The arrangements of pop songs like "The Way You Look Tonight" rest easily under Botti's fingers, and for the most part he manages the trick of being relaxed without being cloying. The vocals are the weak point; the album features a necro-duet with Dean Martin on "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face," but Bocelli and Paula Cole sound scarcely more present on their vocal contributions -- whether or not they were physically present in the studio, Botti doesn't interact with them much. Aside from these tracks, however, those looking for trumpet music that goes down as easily as a glass of water will find it here.
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Al Schmitt, Recording Engineer - Bobby Colomby, Producer - Chris Botti, Performer - Chris Botti, Trumpet - Ennio Morricone, Composer - Ennio Morricone, Lyricist - Haydn Bendall, Recording Engineer - Jake Jackson, Recording Engineer - Jeremy Lubbock, Arranger - Steve Genewick, Recording Engineer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2007 Sony Music Entertainment
Al Schmitt, Recording Engineer - Andrea Bocelli, Vocal - Bill Smith, Recording Engineer - Bobby Colomby, Producer - Chris Botti, Composer - Chris Botti, Trumpet - Chris Botti featuring Andrea Bocelli, Performer - Christian McBride, Bass - David Foster, Arranger - David Foster, Composer - David Foster, Piano - Dean Parks, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Gil Goldstein, Arranger - Haydn Bendall, Recording Engineer - Jake Jackson, Recording Engineer - Jochem van der Saag, Engineer - Jochem van der Saag, Programmer - Lorenzo "Jovanotti" Cherubini, Lyricist - Shane Fontayne, Electric Guitar - Steve Genewick, Recording Engineer - Vinnie Colaiuta, Drums - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2007 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Al Schmitt, Recording Engineer - Bill Smith, Recording Engineer - Billy Childs, Piano - Bobby Colomby, Producer - Chris Botti, Composer - Chris Botti, Lyricist - Chris Botti, Performer - Chris Botti, Trumpet - Dean Parks, Composer - Dean Parks, Guitar - Dean Parks, Lyricist - Gil Goldstein, Arranger - Haydn Bendall, Recording Engineer - Jake Jackson, Recording Engineer - Jimmy Johnson, Bass - Jochem van der Saag, Engineer - Jochem van der Saag, Programmer - Paul Clarvis, Percussion - Steve Genewick, Recording Engineer - Tom Scott, Soprano Saxophone - Vinnie Colaiuta, Drums - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2007 Sony Music Entertainment
Al Schmitt, Recording Engineer - Billy Childs, Piano - Billy Kilson, Drums - Bobby Colomby, Producer - Chris Botti, Trumpet - Chris Botti featuring Paula Cole, Performer - Gil Goldstein, Arranger - Haydn Bendall, Recording Engineer - Jake Jackson, Recording Engineer - James Genus, Bass - Paula Cole, Vocal - R. Noble, Composer - R. Noble, Lyricist - Steve Genewick, Recording Engineer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2007 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Al Schmitt, Recording Engineer - Bill Smith, Recording Engineer - Billy Childs, Piano - Bobby Colomby, Producer - Chris Botti, Performer - Chris Botti, Trumpet - Dean Parks, Guitar - Ennio Morricone, Composer - Gil Goldstein, Arranger - Haydn Bendall, Recording Engineer - Jake Jackson, Recording Engineer - Steve Genewick, Recording Engineer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2007 Sony Music Entertainment
Al Schmitt, Recording Engineer - Alan Jay Lerner, Composer - Alan Jay Lerner, Lyricist - Andrew Radford, Bassoon - Bobby Colomby, Producer - Brian Bromberg, Bass - Brian O'Connor, French Horn - Chris Botti, Trumpet - Chris Botti featuring Dean Martin, Performer - Dean Martin, Vocal - Don Markese, Bass Clarinet - Frederick Loewe, Composer - Frederick Loewe, Lyricist - Gil Goldstein, Arranger - James Harrah, Guitar - Justin Hageman, French Horn - Kurt Snyder, French Horn - Randy Waldman, Piano - Robert Shulgold, Flute - Stephen Kujala, Flute - Steve Genewick, Recording Engineer - Suzette Moriarty, French Horn - Vinnie Colaiuta, Drums - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2007 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Al Schmitt, Recording Engineer - Billy Childs, Piano - Billy Kilson, Drums - Bobby Colomby, Producer - Chris Botti, Performer - Chris Botti, Trumpet - Gil Goldstein, Arranger - Haydn Bendall, Recording Engineer - Jake Jackson, Recording Engineer - James Genus, Bass - L. Dalla, Composer - L. Dalla, Lyricist - Steve Genewick, Recording Engineer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2007 Sony Music Entertainment
Al Schmitt, Recording Engineer - Bobby Colomby, Producer - Brian Bromberg, Bass - Chris Botti, Performer - Chris Botti, Trumpet - D. Fields, Composer - D. Fields, Lyricist - Gil Goldstein, Arranger - Haydn Bendall, Recording Engineer - J. Kern, Composer - J. Kern, Lyricist - Jake Jackson, Recording Engineer - Steve Genewick, Recording Engineer - Vinnie Colaiuta, Drums - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2007 Sony Music Entertainment
Al Schmitt, Recording Engineer - Bobby Colomby, Producer - Chris Botti, Performer - Chris Botti, Trumpet - Haydn Bendall, Recording Engineer - Jake Jackson, Recording Engineer - Jeremy Lubbock, Arranger - L. Hart, Composer - L. Hart, Lyricist - R. Rodgers, Composer - R. Rodgers, Lyricist - Steve Genewick, Recording Engineer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2007 Sony Music Entertainment
Al Schmitt, Mixing Engineer - Bobby Colomby, Producer - Chris Botti, Performer - Chris Botti, Trumpet - F. Schubert, Composer - F. Schubert, Lyricist - Haydn Bendall, Recording Engineer - Jeremy Lubbock, Arranger - John Lubbock, Conductor
(P) 2006 Sony Music Entertainment
Al Schmitt, Recording Engineer - Billy Childs, Piano - Bobby Colomby, Producer - Bruno Brighetti, Composer - Bruno Brighetti, Lyricist - Bruno Martino, Composer - Bruno Martino, Lyricist - Chris Botti, Performer - Chris Botti, Trumpet - Christian McBride, Bass - Dean Parks, Guitar - Gil Goldstein, Arranger - Haydn Bendall, Recording Engineer - Jake Jackson, Recording Engineer - Paul Clarvis, Percussion - Steve Genewick, Recording Engineer - Vinnie Colaiuta, Drums - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2007 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Al Schmitt, Recording Engineer - Bobby Colomby, Producer - Chris Botti, Performer - Chris Botti, Trumpet - Giacomo Puccini, Composer - Haydn Bendall, Recording Engineer - Jake Jackson, Recording Engineer - Jeremy Lubbock, Arranger - London Session Orchestra, Performer - Steve Genewick, Recording Engineer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2007 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
American trumpeter Chris Botti has kept his music fresh with small evolutions in his sound. Starting out in middle-of-the-road pop, he began to fit his smooth, often muted trumpet into classic jazz arrangements and to take on a greater variety of vocalists as collaborators. Now, with Italia, he takes a small step into crossover classical territory -- not a full-fledged one, and one partly presaged by his use of full orchestras on earlier releases and by a Mozart disc of a sort. With a dose of movie music, a rather phoned-in (or perhaps emailed in) vocal by Andrea Bocelli, an "Ave Maria" that soars high enough for anybody's wedding day, and a "Nessun dorma" that is nicely under control, he has tried something just slightly new. And he pulls it off. His tone is lovely, and his technique using mutes is impeccable. The arrangements of pop songs like "The Way You Look Tonight" rest easily under Botti's fingers, and for the most part he manages the trick of being relaxed without being cloying. The vocals are the weak point; the album features a necro-duet with Dean Martin on "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face," but Bocelli and Paula Cole sound scarcely more present on their vocal contributions -- whether or not they were physically present in the studio, Botti doesn't interact with them much. Aside from these tracks, however, those looking for trumpet music that goes down as easily as a glass of water will find it here.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:45
- Main artists: Chris Botti
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Jazz
(P) 2006, 2007 Sony Music Entertainment
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