The most amazing reinterpretation of the Pink Floyd's timeless classic album   
   by the Italian trio SAVOLDELLI CASARANO BARDOSCIA.   
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   There's an old joke among instrumentalists:   
   What do you call someone who hangs around with musicians? Answer: A singer.   
      
   While this stereotype is overgeneralized to the point of being offensive, it   
   is sadly too often the case that vocalists, particularly in the realm of   
   mainstream commercial music, lack the deep musical knowledge of their   
   instrumental counterparts. But one    
   vocalist who emphatically puts the lie to this questionable cliché is the   
   protean Boris Savoldelli, whose latest album The Great Jazz Gig in the Sky of   
   his exciting new trio Savoldelli Casarano Bardoscia stunningly demonstrates   
   that he is at least the    
   equal of any instrumentalist - nay, any group of instrumentalists.   
      
   Boris didn't take an easy path in choosing to reimagine one of the most sacred   
   albums of all time, Pink Floyd's monumental The Dark Side of the Moon. It   
   surely didn't help that it's also one of the most frequently covered works of   
   progressive music, from    
   symphonic treatments to chamber arrangements to legions of Floyd tribute   
   bands. But Boris always disdains the easy path, and unlike the many sterile,   
   note-for-note versions of The Dark Side proffered by lesser talents, his   
   rendition truly distinguishes    
   itself by taking a strikingly imaginative and boldly creative new approach to   
   the familiar material - in this case, a wholly absorbing interpretation that   
   reflects his lifelong love of jazz and improvisation.   
      
   Boris pulls out all the stops with his vast arsenal of unparalleled vocal   
   techniques, augmented by his provocative electronic treatments. But The Great   
   Jazz Gig In The Sky is much more than just a vocal showcase, highlighting the   
   formidable creative    
   gifts of his partners, saxophonist extraordinaire Raffaele Casarano and   
   bassist supreme Marco Bardoscia, plus a roster of distinguished guest   
   musicians. The result is a kaleidoscopic marvel of sounds and emotions,   
   delivered with élan, humor, impeccable    
   musicianship, and above all a deep, abiding love for his inspirations, in a   
   tour-de-force album that, we're sure all Lunatics will agree, truly deserves   
   the superlative "Great". Once again, open-eared listeners have been gifted   
   with a truly magnificent    
   milestone from the fertile mind of the singular Boris Savoldelli.   
      
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   Boris Savoldelli: all vocals, vocal noises and electronics   
   Raffaele Casarano: saxes and electronics   
   Marco Bardoscia: double bass and electronics   
      
   Guests:   
   Dewa Budjiana: guitars on Us and Them   
   WK569: background sounds manipulation on US and Them and Any Colour You Like   
   Maurizio Nobili: reciter on The Great Gig in the Sky and Eclipse   
      
   Album recorded on February 16 and 17, 2013   
      
   Mixed, edited and mastered by Piero Villa at the Rumore Bianco Studio, Esine,   
   Italy in January 2016.   
      
   Dewa Budjana's guitar recorded in Temple Island Studio, Jakarta, on December   
   29, 2015.   
      
   All arrangements by Savoldelli, Casarano, Bardoscia.   
      
   Produced by Savoldelli, Casarano, Bardoscia.   
   Executive Producer: Leonardo Pavkovic   
      
   This album was made possible by the generous help of   
   "Programmazione PUGLIA SOUNDS RECORD 2016"   
   "REGIONE PUGLIA - FSC 2007-2013 - Investiamo nel vostro futuro"   
      
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   Boris is a vocal performer with a brilliant personality. He's always been in   
   love with his "vocal instrument" and its extraordinary possibilities. He loves   
   to find different original ways of singing, due to his very different   
   backgrounds, from classical    
   studies until jazz singing (thanks to his mentor Mark Murphy), passing from   
   funk-rock to avant-garde experimental approaches. Boris Savoldelli has   
   performed solo and in various projects all around the world, with over 250   
   performances in over 120 cities    
   just in Russia, as well all around Italy and Ukraine. He has also performed   
   multiple times in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, South Korea, USA,   
   Brazil, Spain. In October 2015, Boris has received the Award at the Sergey   
   Esenin International    
   Literature Awards in Moscow for his project dedicated to Esenin poems in jazz.   
      
   An attractive voice, interesting ideas, exciting solos. - Howard Mandel, Jazz   
   Journalist Association   
      
   One of the most intriguing vocal projects to come along in years.   
   - Arnaldo DeSouteiro, Jazz Station Records   
      
   The real revelation. - John Kelman, All About Jazz   
      
   A vocal master contortionist. Multifaceted and immensely talented. - Glenn   
   Astarita, jazzreview.com   
      
   A great proponent of simply superb singing. - Mark Murphy (the late legendary   
   Jazz singer)   
      
   Music: http://borissavoldelli.bandcamp.com/album/the-great-jazz-gig-in-the-sky   
      
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