Album Review: Midtown Walk from Francesco Amenta
Album: Midtown Walk Artist: Francesco Amenta Label: Amenta Music International Website: https://francescoamentajazzlab.weebly.com Saxophonist-composer Francesco Amenta's arrangements are like individual pages from his diary that he puts to music on his latest offering Midtown Walk . His second endeavor as a leader, Midtown Walk consists of impressions he has gathered and experiences he has encountered while living in the US, which he migrated to in 2017 from his native Italy. Mostly comprised of original tunes penned by Amenta, his offering additionally has one cover tune of Duke Ellington's iconic "Come Sunday." The lush flourishes he pens on the saxophone fill up the melodic chambers of "Home" as well as direct the course of the score. The creamy, smooth texture and elegant glide in his playing is reminiscent of saxophonist Andrew Neu. Joined by pianist Cyrus Chestnut whose lyrical musings along "Bunch of Time" embed shimmery sprigs acr...