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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Viva Caruso
| name = Viva Caruso
| Type = Studio
| type = Studio
| Artist = [[Joe Lovano]]
| artist = [[Joe Lovano]]
| Cover =
| cover = Viva Caruso - Joe Lovano.jpg
| Released = February 23, 2002
| alt =
| released = February 23, 2002
| Recorded = October 13, 2001; October 15, 2001
| recorded = October 13, 2001; October 15, 2001
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| Genre = [[Jazz]]
| Length = 65:06
| venue =
| Label = [[Blue Note]]
| studio =
| Producer = [[Joe Lovano]]
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| length = 65:06
| Reviews = *{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r580332}}{{rating|4.5|5}}
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| label = [[Blue Note]]
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| Last album = ''[[Flights of Fancy: Trio Fascination Edition Two]]''</br>(2001)
| producer = [[Joe Lovano]]
| This album = ''Viva Caruso''</br>(2002)
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| prev_title = [[Flights of Fancy: Trio Fascination Edition Two]]
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| Next album = ''[[On This Day ... Live at The Vanguard]]''</br>(2003)
| prev_year = 2001
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| next_title = [[On This Day ... Live at The Vanguard]]
| next_year = 2003
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
|rev1score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/r580332 Allmusic Review]</ref>
| rev2 = [[Tom Hull (critic)|Tom Hull]]
| rev2score = B+<ref>{{cite web |title=Tom Hull: Grade List: Joe Lovano |url=http://tomhull.com/ocston/nm/get_gl.php?n=Joe+Lovano | publisher=[[Tom Hull (critic)|Tom Hull]] |access-date=10 July 2020}}</ref>
|rev3 = ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]]''
|rev3score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="Penguin">{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz|The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]] |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin]] |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=910}}</ref>
}}
}}


'''''Viva Caruso''''' is one of [[Joe Lovano]]'s "most ambitious and enjoyable recordings"<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/joe-lovano-viva-caruso-r580332/review Joe Lovano: Viva Caruso - Joe Lovano | AllMusic<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. Inspired by the legendary Italian tenor, [[Enrico Caruso]], Lovano deftly, yet directly, applies orchestral melodies and figures in different manners to create a beautifully meditative collection of music. The album features several different tracks, each focusing on a different interpretation of classical music in the jazz realm.
'''''Viva Caruso''''' is one of [[Joe Lovano]]'s "most ambitious and enjoyable recordings".<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/joe-lovano-viva-caruso-r580332/review Joe Lovano: Viva Caruso - Joe Lovano | AllMusic<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Inspired by the legendary Italian tenor, [[Enrico Caruso]], Lovano deftly, yet directly, applies orchestral melodies and figures in different manners to create a beautifully meditative collection of music. The album contains a variety of songs, each of which focuses on a distinctive jazz interpretation of classical music.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*Joe Lovano – tenor sax (on all tracks)
*Joey Baron: Drums
;Joe Lovano Street Band (tracks 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 11)
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*Michael Bocian: Guitar (acoustic)
*Joe Lovano – arrangements and orchestrations
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*Helen Campo: Flute
*[[Ed Schuller]] and Scott Lee – bass (both on all tracks)
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*Tom Christianson: Horn (English), Oboe
*[[Gil Goldstein]] – accordion (3, 7)
*John Clark: French Horn
*[[Joey Baron]] – drums (3, 7, 9, 11)
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*Billy Drewes: Clarinet
*Carmen Castaldi – drums (1, 6, 7, 11)
*Gil Godstein: Accordion
*Bob Meyer – mallets (1), drums (6, 7, 11)
*Jamey Haddad: Mazhar
*[[Jamey Haddad]] – [[mazhar]] (frame drum) (11)
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*Scott Lee: Bass, Bass (upright)
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*Michael Bocian – acoustic guitar (11)
*Joe Lovano: Reeds, Sax (tenor)
*[[Judi Silvano]] – voice and flute (11)
*Bob Meyer: Drums Mallets, Percussion
*Billy Drewes – clarinet (11)
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*Dick Oatts: Flute
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*[[Herb Robertson]] – trumpet (11)
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*Michael Rabinowitz: Bassoon
*[[Gary Valente]] – trombone (11)
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*Herb Robertson: Trumpet

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*Charles Russo: Clarinet (Bass)
;Opera House Ensemble (tracks 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12)
*Ed Schuller: Bass
*Byron Olson – arrangements, orchestrations, conductor
*Judi Silvano: Flute, Vocals
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*Helen Campo – flute
*Gary Valente: Trombone
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*[[Dick Oatts]] – flute
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*Billy Drewes – clarinet
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*Charles Russo – bass clarinet
*Kim Lackowski – bassoon
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*Michael Rabinowitz – bassoon
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*Tom Christianson – oboe, English horn
*[[John Clark (musician)|John Clark]] – French horn
*[[Ed Schuller]] – bass (tracks 2, 4, 8)
*[[Judi Silvano]] – voice (5 & 8)
*Gil Goldstein – accordion (5, 10, 12)
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*Scott Lee – bass (5, 10, 12)


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.joelovano.com}}

{{Joe Lovano}}

{{Authority control}}


[[Category:2002 albums]]
[[Category:2002 albums]]

Latest revision as of 18:50, 1 December 2024

Viva Caruso
Studio album by
Joe Lovano
ReleasedFebruary 23, 2002
RecordedOctober 13, 2001; October 15, 2001
GenreJazz
Length65:06
LabelBlue Note
ProducerJoe Lovano
Joe Lovano chronology
Flights of Fancy: Trio Fascination Edition Two
(2001) 		Viva Caruso
(2002) 		On This Day ... Live at The Vanguard
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Tom HullB+[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Viva Caruso is one of Joe Lovano's "most ambitious and enjoyable recordings".[4] Inspired by the legendary Italian tenor, Enrico Caruso, Lovano deftly, yet directly, applies orchestral melodies and figures in different manners to create a beautifully meditative collection of music. The album contains a variety of songs, each of which focuses on a distinctive jazz interpretation of classical music.

Track listing

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  1. "Vesti la giubba - Leoncavallo - 3:48
  2. "Tarantella Sincera for voice & orchestra - DeCrescenzo - 4:42
  3. "The Streets of Naples" - Lovano - 4:57
  4. "Cielo Turchino for voice & orchestra [Deep Blue Sky] - Ciociano - 4:42
  5. "Pecchè? for voice & orchestra [Why?] - Pennino - 7:39
  6. "O sole mio, for voice & piano (or orchestra)" - DeCapua - 6:47
  7. "Viva Caruso" - Lovano - 4:18
  8. "Campane a sera "Ave Maria", for voice & orchestra [Evening Bells]" - Billi - 7:02
  9. "Santa Lucia, Neapolitan song" - Traditional - 4:25
  10. "Sultanto a Te for voice & orchestra [Only to You]" - Fuciio - 5:57
  11. "Il Carnivale di Pulcinella - Lovano - 6:42
  12. "For You Alone for voice & piano (or orchestra) - Geehl, O'Reilly - 4:07

Personnel

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  • Joe Lovano – tenor sax (on all tracks)
Joe Lovano Street Band (tracks 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 11)
  • Joe Lovano – arrangements and orchestrations
  • Ed Schuller and Scott Lee – bass (both on all tracks)
  • Gil Goldstein – accordion (3, 7)
  • Joey Baron – drums (3, 7, 9, 11)
  • Carmen Castaldi – drums (1, 6, 7, 11)
  • Bob Meyer – mallets (1), drums (6, 7, 11)
  • Jamey Haddad – mazhar (frame drum) (11)
  • Michael Bocian – acoustic guitar (11)
  • Judi Silvano – voice and flute (11)
  • Billy Drewes – clarinet (11)
  • Herb Robertson – trumpet (11)
  • Gary Valente – trombone (11)
Opera House Ensemble (tracks 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12)
  • Byron Olson – arrangements, orchestrations, conductor
  • Helen Campo – flute
  • Dick Oatts – flute
  • Billy Drewes – clarinet
  • Charles Russo – bass clarinet
  • Kim Lackowski – bassoon
  • Michael Rabinowitz – bassoon
  • Tom Christianson – oboe, English horn
  • John Clark – French horn
  • Ed Schuller – bass (tracks 2, 4, 8)
  • Judi Silvano – voice (5 & 8)
  • Gil Goldstein – accordion (5, 10, 12)
  • Scott Lee – bass (5, 10, 12)

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic Review
  2. ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Joe Lovano". Tom Hull. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 910. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Joe Lovano: Viva Caruso - Joe Lovano | AllMusic
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