AUDIOREVIEW N.155 DECEMBER 1995


AUDIOREVIEW  N.155  DICEMBRE 1995

                                                                  SEZIONE  MUSICISTI

                                                                   GINO   VANNELLI

                   IL Cantante Canadese  Gino Vannelli  e’ stato uno dei miei idoli  di gioventu’.
                   La sua miscela di rock e jazz , la sua voce inconfondibile , i suoi brani tanto
                   originali mi conquistarono alla meta’ degli anni Settanta.
                   Stranamente  Vannelli e’ un artista assai mal servito dal mercato discografico.
                   Certi suoi album fondamentali di quel periodo come <Gist of the Gemini> ,
                   <Pauper in Paradise> e soprattutto il formidabile <Brother to Brother > ,tutti
                   per la A&M ,non sono mai stati ripubblicati a medio prezzo in Europa come e’
                   accaduto per musicisti assai meno noti  di  lui e sono  reperibili  soltanto sul
                   mercato americano e/o ovviamente canadese ,la sua terra d’origine .
                   Vannelli e’ tornato da poco sul mercato con un album assai bello in cui canta
                   Jazz da crooner consumato. Lo abbiamo incontrato nel corso della sua tournee’
                   Italiana .Vannelli con la sua lunga criniera ci e’ sembrato un po’ datato, legato
                   all’immagine di  cantante -eroe in voga  anni fa . Parlandoci  abbiamo invece
                   scoperto un ragazzo ancor oggi  semplice ed  entusiasta  del   propio  lavoro ,
                   legatissimo alla propia famiglia , i fratelli Joe e Ross sono da sempre tra i suoi
                   piu’ importanti collaboratori , e ben contento della popolarita’ che ha in tutta
                   Europa ed in Italia , terra d’origine dei suoi genitori. Non bisogna dimenticare
                   che Vannelli deve molto all’ Europa , alla Francia in particolare . Fu infatti
                   l’etichetta Dreyfus che recupero’ l’artista dopo la chiusura turbolenta del suo
                   contratto con l’americana  Arista e  qualche   anno buio . Da lì sono venuti
                   <Black Cars> l’album del rilancio a forti tinte rock ,e poi i dischi piu’ recenti.
                   Nello spettacolo che porta  adesso in giro Gino Vannelli non tralascia nessuna
                   fase della sua lunga carriera dai tempi gloriosi di <Brother To Brother> alle
                   atmosfere rock di qualche anno fa alla sua nuova ,elegante e raffinata versione
                   di jazzista ben rappresentata dal suo ultimo eccellente disco. Uno dei migliori
                   di questo canadese ancora in grande forma . Anzi in certo miglioramento .

                                                                                                     M. Crisostomi


English Translation:

AUDIOREVIEW N.155 DECEMBER 1995

                                                                  MUSICIANS SECTION

                                                                   GINO VANNELLI

                   Canadian singer Gino Vannelli was one of my youthful idols.
                   His blend of rock and jazz, his unmistakable voice, and his highly
                   original songs won me over in the mid-1970s.
                   Strangely enough, Vannelli is an artist who has been very poorly served by the music market.
                   Some of his key albums from that period, such as <Gist of the Gemini>,
                   <Pauper in Paradise>, and especially the formidable <Brother to Brother>, all
                   on A&M, have never been reissued at a moderate price in Europe, unlike
                   many much less well-known artists, and are only available on the
                   American and/or Canadian markets, his homeland.
                   Vannelli has recently returned to the market with a very beautiful album in which he sings
                   jazz like a consummate crooner. We met him during his
                   Italian tour. Vannelli, with his long mane, seemed a bit dated, tied
                   to the image of a hero-singer that was in vogue years ago. Speaking to him, we
                   discovered a young man who is still simple and enthusiastic about his work,
                   very close to his family—brothers Joe and Ross have always been among his
                   most important collaborators—and very happy with his popularity throughout
                   Europe and in Italy, his parents’ homeland. It should not be forgotten
                   that Vannelli owes a lot to Europe, to France in particular. It was in fact
                   the Dreyfus label that rescued the artist after the turbulent termination of his
                   contract with the American label Arista and a few dark years. From there came
                   <Black Cars>, the relaunch album with strong rock overtones, and then his more recent albums.
                   In the show that Gino Vannelli is currently touring, he leaves out no
                   phase of his long career, from the glorious days of <Brother To Brother> to the
                   rock atmospheres of a few years ago, to his new, elegant and refined version
                   of a jazz musician, well represented by his latest excellent album. One of the best from this Canadian, who is still in great form. Indeed, he is certainly improving.

                                                                                                     M. Chrysostomi

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