![]() This operation was conducted during the performances, rehearsals, second listenings and retouchings that gradually added various modifications, both small and substantial, in order to achieve the result that we can hear on the compact disc. In this trio the theme remains recognizable and retains its melodic drive intact, and the guitarist tackles the piece from every possible different direction in order to enhance and manoeuvre it. The acoustic version, dilated and slightly altered, of Samba Pa Ti, one of Santana's best known tunes, is a good example of the overall approach manifested in Inside Time. The guitarist's continual dialogue with the legacy of jazz and his desire to follow in the footsteps of those who have made this music immortal can also be detected in the development of some well-known themes, as in the best practice of be-bop, so as to create a very personal vision of the possibilities and suggestions hidden within those harmonic progressions. De Federicis concentrates on recreating the original passion of jazz, and he focuses completely on the feeling that has to be invested in the music, for the benefit of the fluidity of the themes and improvisations, the emotional intensity of the ballads and the emphasis of the more rhythmically sustained tracks. But the points of reference of the guitarist's constantly changing attitudes, dynamics and atmospheres are always closely connected to the inherent needs of the piece. Mauro De Federicis scrolls down the timeline of the traditions and the history of jazz with sudden and unexpected jumps in many different directions. ![]() ![]() As a result the music constantly moves ahead, whether it be modern, mainstream, attentive to stylistic developments or simply at the service of the melodies. The starting point is the guitar, electric or acoustic and with or without electronic effects, leading a trio or as the backbone of the quartet, in a solo role or supporting the other instruments. Recorded at Wide Sound Studio, Teramo, Italy by Marcello Malatesta. ![]() Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Be-bop, Jazz Fusion ![]()
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