TALL STORIES - jazzlife sextet LP

Sweet grooves from this hip Italian combo -- one who definitely dig all the best European jazz styles of the 60s -- from modal, to bossa, to soul jazz and more! The lineup features tenor, trumpet, trombone, and a crack rhythm section -- one that ensures that the album's got a solidly soulful grounding on the bottom, which further underscores the hip 60s vibe of the record. Production is by Paolo Scotti, who keeps things very firmly in the territory of his DejaVu projects, both old and new -- and this album's one more reason why we're willing to spend a bit more for titles on the Norma Blu label! Gege Telesforo sings/scats on the titles "So Danco Samba" and "Sippin At Bells" -- and other titles include "Work Song", "Soft Tick", "Tall Stories", and "Navarra". (Super-heavy vinyl reissue -- in a wonderful cover, and beautifully done!)