''Room of Mirrors'' is the third album by Italian

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Kekko Fornarelli Kekko Fornarelli (born 10 January 1978 in Bari, Italy) is an Italian jazz pianist and composer. Biography Kekko Fornarelli is a pianist and a composer. He was born in Bari, Italy in 1978. He began learning classical piano at the age of t ...

, featuring his 'Kube' trio. It was released in 2011 by Auand records and was acknowledged by Fornarelli as a tribute to the late Swedish musician, Esbjörn Svensson.

Reception

''Room of Mirrors'' was generally well received by critics upon release, with most reviews acknowledging Fornarelli's debt to Esbjörn Svensson while also noting Fornarelli's unique contribution to the evolution of the modern jazz piano trio. Reviewing Kekko Fornarelli Kube during the promotion of ''Room of Mirrors'', '' The Guardian'' jazz critic, John Fordham, highlighted Fornarelli's uniqueness, writing that "this classy threesome ha every different stories to tell" from that of

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or "the guileful storytelling and impressionism of the late Esbjörn Svensson". Fornarelli's zeal for incorporating gospel and latin elements in his playing was also noted as a distinct point of difference from Svensson, demonstrating Fornarelli's descendence from the American jazz tradition.

Track listing

# Room of Mirrors # Daily Jungle # The Flavour of Clouds # Dreams and Compromise # Children's Eyes # Coffee and Cigarettes # Time Goes On # Night Lights

Personnel

: piano,

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* Luca Bulgarelli: double bass, electronics * Gianlivio Liberti:

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, percussion.

References

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