Pure Imagination - Scott Hamilton & Paolo Birro - Super Audio CD

1. Expense Account Osie Johnson 4’53”
2. You’re Gonna Hear From Me Andre Previn 5’01”
3. That’s Entertainment Arthur Schwartz 6’21”
4. If I’m Lucky Myrow-DeLange 6’01”
5. Day Dream Billy Strayhorn 4’58”
6. Funkallero Bill Evans 6’51”
7. Easy to Love Cole Porter 6’43”
8. Con Alma Dizzy Gillespie 6’50”
9. Pure Imagination Anthony Newley - Leslie Bricusse 4’33”
10. All God’s Children Got Rhythm Bronislaw Kaper 6’00”
11. Drinkin’ and Driving 502 Blues-Jimmie Rowles 5’38”

Conceived, recorded and produced by Giulio Cesare Ricci
Recorded at Il Castello - Palazzo di Scoto di Semifonte
Certaldo Alto (Fi) November 2018
Recording assistant: Paola Liberato
Valve microphones: Neumann U47, U48, M49
Mike pre-amplifiers, cables (line, digital, microphone, supply): Signoricci
Recorded in stereo DSD on the Pyramix Recorder using dCS A/D and D/A converters
Photos by: Stuart Watson
A&R and Il Castello property manager: Alfred Kramer
La masterizzazione per il SuperAudioCD è stata effettuata da Giulio Cesare Ricci utilizzando il
sistema Signoricci interamente analogico e valvolare.
No editing. All the tracks on this record are heard as they were performed.

The program chosen for this album is particularly refined and this makes it attractive.
Next to the standards that are part of Scott Hamilton's more usual and familiar repertoire such as "All God's Children Got Rhythm" and "Easy To Love", the American saxophonist has thought of songs that are more unusual for him but congenial to the duo that plays them in a heard way. It is inspired.
In fact, we find a rare ballad like "If I'm Lucky", masterpieces from musicals like "That's Entertainment" (from "The Band Wagon" in 1953), "Pure Imagination" (from "Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory" , 1971) and "You're Gonna Hear From Me" written in 1965 by the well-known pianist and conductor André Previn.
Finally four pieces by great instrumentalists / composers in the history of jazz, "Con Alma" by Dizzy Gillespie, "Day Dream" by Billy Strayhorn, "Drinkin 'And Drivin" by Jimmy Rowles and "Funkallero" by Bill Evans.

An album not to be missed!