''Viva Caruso'' is one of

Joe Lovano Joseph Salvatore Lovano (born December 29, 1952)"Joe Lovano." ''Contemporary Musicians''. Vol. 13. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 1994. Retrieved via ''Biography in Context'' database, May 5, 2017. is an American jazz saxophonist, alto clarin ...

's "most ambitious and enjoyable recordings".Joe Lovano: Viva Caruso - Joe Lovano , AllMusic
/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

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

Personnel

*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 Edwin Gunther Schuller (January 11, 1955) is an American jazz bassist and composer. His father is Gunther Schuller, a composer, horn player, and music professor, and his younger brother is drummer George Schuller. Career A native of New York Ci ...

and Scott Lee – bass (both on all tracks) *

Gil Goldstein Gil Goldstein (born November 6, 1950 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American jazz pianist and accordionist. He has won 5 Grammy Awards and he was nominated 8 time Biography He began studying accordion at age 5 after noticing it in The Lawrence We ...

– accordion (3, 7) *

Joey Baron Bernard Joseph Baron (born June 26, 1955 in Richmond, Virginia) is an American avant-garde jazz drummer who plays frequently with Bill Frisell and John Zorn. Music career Baron was born on June 26, 1955, in Richmond Virginia. When he was nine, ...

– drums (3, 7, 9, 11) *Carmen Castaldi – drums (1, 6, 7, 11) * Bob Meyer – mallets (1), drums (6, 7, 11) *

Jamey Haddad Jamey George Haddad (born July 2, 1952 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American percussionist who works primarily in the fields of jazz and world music and specializes in hand drums. Biography Haddad is of Lebanese ancestry. From the age of four, he b ...

–

mazhar The ''mazhar'' ( ar, مزهر; plural ''mazāhar'', مزاهر) is a large, heavy tambourine used in Arabic music. The mazhar's frame is generally made out of wood. Its single head is considerably thicker than that of the '' riq'', its smaller ...

(frame drum) (11) *Michael Bocian – acoustic guitar (11) *

Judi Silvano Judi Silvano (born May 8, 1951) is a jazz singer and composer. Career Before attending college she studied flute, piano, and dance. She graduated from Temple University in Philadelphia with a degree in music and dance. She is a scholar of Sheila ...

– voice and flute (11) *Billy Drewes – clarinet (11) *

Herb Robertson Clarence "Herb" Robertson (born February 21, 1951) is a jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist. He was born in New Jersey and attended the Berklee School of Music. He has recorded solo albums and has worked as a sideman for Tim Berne, Anthony Davi ...

– trumpet (11) *

Gary Valente Gary Valente (born June 26, 1953) is a jazz trombonist. Early life Valente was born on June 26, 1953, in Worcester, Massachusetts. He started playing the trombone as a young child, encouraged by his father, who played the same instrument. In the ...

– trombone (11) ;Opera House Ensemble (tracks 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12) *Byron Olson – arrangements, orchestrations, conductor *Helen Campo – flute *

Dick Oatts Richard Dennis Oatts (born April 2, 1953) is an American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and educator. Biography While growing up in Des Moines, Iowa, Oatts gained an interest in music from his father, Jack Oatts, who was a sa ...

– flute *Billy Drewes – clarinet *Charles Russo – bass clarinet *Kim Lackowski – bassoon *Michael Rabinowitz – bassoon *Tom Christianson – oboe, English horn * John Clark – French horn *

– bass (tracks 2, 4, 8) *

– voice (5 & 8) *Gil Goldstein – accordion (5, 10, 12) *Scott Lee – bass (5, 10, 12)

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2002 albums Joe Lovano albums Blue Note Records albums