THE PINK PANTHER 2’41” H. Mancini da PINK PANTHER & FRIENDS - S.Hamilton sax, P.Birro piano, A.Kramer drums
THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL 3’34” M. Jackson da IN SIGHT - E.Bianchini voce, E.Pietropaoli contrabbasso
LA NOTTE 6’26” B. Lena da LA NOTTE - E.Pietropaoli contrabbasso, B.Lena chitarra, F.Sigurtà tromba
BIMBI 4’43” P. Alfonsi da ALMA - P.Alfonsi chitarra, S.Maiore contrabbasso
AI GIOCHI ADDIO (Giulietta e Romeo) 3’49” N. Rota da LIVE AD ALCATRAZ - F.Mesolella guitar e loop pedal
AIREGIN 6’16” S. Rollins da WHO CARES? - S.Hamilton sax, A.Pozza piano
UNA PALABRA 5’19” C. Varela da DOS - E.Bianchini voce, E.Pietropaoli contrabbasso
SOMEDAY SWEET HEART 4’48” John & Reb Spikes da PARIS BLUES - R.Zegna piano, G.Casati tromba
CONFUSO NEL VENTO 2’26” E. Pietropaoli da SOLO - E.Pietropaoli contrabbasso
TULIPANI 3’58” S. Benni, F. Maesolella da CANTOSTEFANO - F.Mesolella voce/chitarra/dobro/basso M.Ciaramella batteria, F.Ghidelli pedal steel, N.Carrozza & P.Magoni cori
DOWN BY THE RIVER 6’39” M. Jackson da BEST OF THE BEST - M. Jackson percussioni
MY HEART STOOD STILL 5’21” Rogers, Hart da EASY TO LOVE - K.Mc Garry voce
SUITE RIOPLATENSE for bandoneon, strings and piano III Allegro 3’06” Héctor Ulises Passerella da CONFLUENCIA - I MUSICI
GULO 4’26” TRADITIONAL da ANSAHAM - A.Garano guitar, A.Tekerian voce
PRELUDIO 6’45” F. Fournier Facio da SOUND OF LIGHT AND SHADOW - F.Fournier Facio piano
Conceived, recorded and produced by Giulio Cesare Ricci The Master has been implemented by transferring the original analogue master realized with the AMPEX ATR 102 (Electronic Tube Ampex Model 351 -1965) 2 tracks of 1/2 inch 30ips modified by David Manley into Pyramix using dCS A/D and D/A converters The mastering for SACD was realized by Giulio Cesare Ricci using the analog and valve Signoricci system
For about 20 years, in parallel with the fonè record production, Giulio Cesare Ricci has been organizing Events dedicated to High Fidelity in Italy. In various cities, Milan, Rome, Turin, Padua, Florence... he chooses important hotels to host these events. They are the Gran Galà dell'Alta Fedeltà where the best Hi-Fi systems distributed in Italy are presented to the public of enthusiasts. For this album, Giulio Cesare Ricci has made a choice among the most Audiophile tracks of the fone' catalog. He has thus created a reference album for enthusiasts that he has called GRAN GALA'. An album of high artistic - musical level and high sound output.
V. Pivovarov, M. Werba, A. Grato, T. Monogarova, M. Palazzi, M. Lehotsky, A. Elliot, M. Panova, R. Sharp Wexford Festival Opera Chorus Young Wexford Singers National Philarmonic Orchestra of Belarus - A. Voloschuk: conductor