Third Reel is a mutual collaboration between guitarist Roberto Pianca, saxophonist Nicolas Masson and drummer Emanuele Maniscalco. Each band member brings own compositions, always conceived as material for multiple, unpredictable developments, and with individual stylistic connotations: the music of Roberto is, in fact, minimal, based on a delicate and introverted kind of “tone vs harmony” approach; Nicolas uses more rhythmic parameters, while Emanuele melodic ones. The contemporary jazz lesson (from Brooklyn to northern Europe) finds in this ensemble its personal response, unitary and aware of its influences and references. There is no need to impress audiences, but over time, the need of waiting for the ideal sound for every moment explored. The search for wonder without any fixed pattern manifests itself in depth. - from http://thirdreel.wordpress.com
Tracks
01. After All (Roberto Pianca)
02. Furious Seasons (Emanuele Maniscalco)
03. Orbits (Nicolas Masson)
04. Improvisation #2 (Maniscalco/Masson/Pianca)
05. Bley (Emanuele Maniscalco)
06. Neuer Mond Prologue (Emanuele Maniscalco)
07. Improvisation #5 (Emanuele Maniscalco)
08. Miserere (Nicolas Masson)
09. Freeze (Emanuele Maniscalco)
10. Fasten (Emanuele Maniscalco)
11. Ginkgo (Nicolas Masson)
12. Sparrow (Nicolas Masson)
13. Spectrum (Roberto Pianca)
14. Eleventh Winter Tale (Emanuele Maniscalco
15. Improvisation #4 (Maniscalco/Masson)
16. Neuer Mond (Emanuele Maniscalco)
EMANUELE MANISCALCO drums
ROBERTO PIANCA guitar
NICOLAS MASSON tenor saxophone, clarinet
Recorded February 2012 at Auditorio Radiotelevisione svizzera, Lugano
ECM Records ECM 2341 (Germany)