toni melillo’s voice is the key to his new cd, which has to be considered in a genre of its own: a particular colour/instrument with the absolute power to advise against any preconceived definition and to deter any attempt at tracking down its influences.

jazz, bossa, west coast and the new acoustic movement are what a first listening of ‘il mio giardino’ - toni melillo’s debut album - hints to. it is not by chance that a group of well-known international jazzmen such as riccardo fioravanti (who played with paolo fresu, tom harrell and toots thielemans), fausto beccalossi (al di meola and don byron) or marco ricci (lee konitz and billy cobham) decided to partecipate in the project of this very original milanese artist, contributing with tones and shades to a record which is timeless and apparently independent of any specific geographical area.

still - and here lies a pleasant paradox - this record talks about the earth, it tells of seeds and roots. the roots of the best songwriter tradition, but then also of all traditions focusing on primary and basic sounds.
as a matter of fact toni melillo, with his particular singing and playing style, is part of a wider group of songwriters who can develop a strong relationship between the sounds of their words and the meanings of the text, creating a musical flow which is at the same time binding and embracing, consoling and healing.







releasedate: october 09th 2009
barcode: 8033210120208
catalogue: mcd022

produced and arranged by toni melillo
marco ricci, riccardo fioravanti, doublebass
giovanni giorgi, drums
marco bianchi, chromatic harmonica
francesco manzoni, trumpet, trombone
renato d'aiello, tenor sax
carlo nicita, flute
francesco pellizzari, maurizio pini, percussions
maurizio pini, fender rhodes
alberto morelli, shels, bansuri, sansa, whistle
oscar del barba, keyboards
federico fabbris, andrea crosara, violin
daniel formentelli, viola
vittorio piombo, cello
pasquale de fina, electric guitar
dario retegno, electric violin
rosa emilia dias, vocals on "il mio giardino"
strings conduction by oscar del barba
toni melillo, acoustic guitars

recorded at "rockhattle studio" (cavallirio) by albino barbero
at "cavò studio" (bergamo) by paolo filippi
at "digitube studio" (mantova) by filippo schiavini
at "quartina studio" (quarto di pozzuoli) by joe barbieri
edited by lbino barberio
mixed by filippo schivini at "schiavini mobile studio"
mastered by michele forzani at "studio forzani" (milano)
graphic design marco nigris
photos by neri oddo
all the songs are published by microcosmo edizioni/emi publishing, except "fragole e panna" (peermusic italy)

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