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The Scott Hamilton Trio – Live At Pyatt Hall – Cellar Live

by Audiophile Audition | Dec 30, 2017 | Jazz CD Reviews

The Scott Hamilton Trio – Live At Pyatt Hall – Cellar Live CL070217 ****: An exemplary standard of creativity ( Scott Hamilton – tenor saxophone; Rossano Sportiello – piano; J.J. Shakur – acoustic bass) In the summer of 2017, the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival,  working with the Italian Cultural Centre, brought together an American tenor saxophonist who is living in Italy, an Italian pianist who is living in New York, together with an American bassist living in Pennsylvania, for a wonderful musical pizza pie. All of this played out before an appreciative live audience at the intimate 140 seat Pyatt Hall in Vancouver B.C. The Great American Songbook is the source of most of the material in this recital, with three Italian themed numbers sprinkled throughout the session. Tenor saxophonist Scott Hamilton has been known for his fluid and effortless swinging style since he first burst on the jazz scene in the 1970s. Pianist Rossano Sportiello is not generally as recognized as Hamilton but has a graceful and refined touch  that perfectly suits the context of this session. The opening track is “Tangerine” which is a fine example of the symbiosis of these two players. Briskly up-tempo, it is […]