Ambrosetti, Franco
Unit Records, 2024, CD
Instrument: Trumpet
Issue: 30.4
Jazz Ruler Type: Bebop
Performance: 4
Sound: 4
Score: 84
O’s Notes: Veteran trumpeter Franco Ambrosetti has decades of experience and maintains a soothing tone at 82, preferring his flugelhorn on Sweetleaf Caress. He collaborates with arranger/conductor, pianist Alan Broadbent performing eight selections including four originals that are true to the title. The band is a large ensemble centered around John Scofield (g), Scott Colley (b), Peter Erskine (d), and a 29-piece orchestra including strings. Sara Caswell is the featured violinist on the title track. The music is relaxing and sets the mood as such, notably on “Nightfall”, “Ode to George Floydd”, and “Go Down Moses”. We also enjoyed the upbeat “Keep It Movin’” and “Blues For The Cage”.
Publicist: Hubtone