Light Breeze is an album by the flugelhornist and composer Franco Ambrosetti which was recorded in 1997 and released on the Enja label the following year.[1]

Light Breeze
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 21, 1998
RecordedApril 11 & 12, 1997
StudioAvatar Studios, NYC
GenreJazz
Length55:48
LabelEnja
ENJ 9331
ProducerMatthias Winckelmann
Franco Ambrosetti chronology
Live at the Blue Note
(1992)
Light Breeze
(1998)
Grazie Italia
(2001)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]

In JazzTimes, Patricia Myers stated "The pure tone and graceful fluency of Franco Ambrosetti’s flugelhorn is absolutely enthralling throughout this diverse collection".[3]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Franco Ambrosetti except where noted

  1. "Versace" (Daniel Humair) – 6:33
  2. "Silli's Nest (Interlude 1)" – 1:31
  3. "Deborah" (Gian Luca Ambrosetti) – 9:02
  4. "Culture and Sensitivity (Interlude 2)" (John Abercrombie) – 1:43
  5. "Contempo Latinsky" – 7:13
  6. "Elegia (Interlude 3)" (Antonio Faraò) – 1:08
  7. "My Foolish Heart" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) – 7:25
  8. "Virtuosismo (Interlude 4)" (Miroslav Vitous) – 1:20
  9. "One for the Kids" (George Gruntz) – 6:01
  10. "Percussion Dreams (Interlude 5)" (Billy Drummond) – 2:14
  11. "Giant Steps" (John Coltrane) – 5:53
  12. "Silli in the Sky" – 5:45

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Franco Ambrosetti discography: album details accessed June 26, 2018
  2. ^ Franco Ambrosetti: Light Breeze – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  3. ^ Myers, P. JazzTimes Review accessed June 26, 2018