Gabriele Donati

"I have a new hero: the soft-spoken, modest (in temperament, not talent) string bassist Gabriele Donati. I’d seen his name in the best company — Greg Ruggiero, Harry Allen, and others — but never heard him in person. That omission I remedied last Thursday. He’s an acoustic player with a fine centered tone and lovely intonation — he hits the center of the note. His time is lovely; he isn’t too modern to walk the bass, and he quietly, consistently swings. When you don’t hear him, you feel him." -Michael Steinman, Jazz Lives

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