Tonolo/Goldstein/Birro/Ciancaglini

Tonolo/Goldstein/Birro/Ciancaglini: Farfalle

by Glenn Astarita
April 4, 2003

The latest release from Italy’s EGEA Records is filed under the label’s Mediterranean Collection, ordinarily featuring the crème de la crème of the nation’s top modern jazz musicians. But every so often they garner the services of an American artist, evidenced here by the appearance of pianist Gil Goldstein, performing solely on accordion.

Goldstein and saxophonist Pietro Tonolo coalesce for a series of delicately enacted melodies, marked by gracefully executed themes. A crystalline audio production embellishes the ...