Miles Griffith & Tony Pancella Trio: THE STRUGGLE NEVER DIES!
"If you listen to the Children's Morning Scat and don't sing it later in the day, you are not in touch with your inner child and need sit down to listen to it repeatedly. Miles is much calmer on this CD for those that are afraid of his usual vocal acrobatics, but he doesn't lose any of himself at all. It's all still there. Tony is much more melodic than usual and isn't playing total side man. I appreciate that and wish he would do more solos showcasing his talent. This is a great CD for Sunday afternoon drives or to bounce in your car in rush hour traffic."
Kaiyah, DIGSTATION.COM
"Without a doubt, Miles Griffith has a unique, incomparable voice in jazz. The man not only sings, but he groans, uses breathtaking phrases, discharges strange guttural sounds and produces sounds like a trumpet. Miles Griffith and his congenial Italian colleagues Tony Pancella (p), Aldo Vigorito (b) and Pietro Iodice (dm) are spinning a net, in which they catch all emotional aspects of improvised music. A wonderful composition is the “Child morning scat” with the merry scat dialogues between Miles and some children."
Andreas Geyer, JAZZPODIUM
"I love the CD The day that I received it. My favorite tunes are #1, #3, #5, #8, #9, and #10. #4 Is a great love song. The musicians sound great, especially the bassist and drummer on the tune Lonely Moments. Miles Griffith’s new release, “The Struggle Never Dies!!” is an impressive musical work of art. It emits several emotions from its listener. His vocal styling, although reminiscent of King Pleasure, Betty Carter and James Brown, has his inimitable signature."
Ellen Carter WPFW Washington DC Jazz Radio DJ
"Listening to Miles Griffith on "The Struggle Never Dies" is like watching a trapeze artist work without a net: You almost cannot turn away from his audacious vocal flight through “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face,” for example, which bounds through the familiar melody with such daring that your ears half expect the arrangement to detonate then plummet, yet somehow it lands safely. Griffith’s phrasing displays obvious jazz chops – poignant Andy Bey ballad harmonics in one hand, blistering Carmen McRae improvisations in the other – yet he just as often rips through through these arrangements like tradition-tweaking, oblique bluesmen James Blood Ulmer or Screamin’ Jay Hawkins. If your habit is more traditional jazz vocalists, Miles Griffith will truly stretch your ears."
Chris M. Slawecki Senior Editor, All About Jazz And Voice of Jazz, Concord Music Group
TRACK LISTING:
1. Child Jazz Morning Scat (Intro) 2. Willpower (TSND) 3. I'm Movin' On 4. Too Many Words 5. Out To Lunch 6. Let Them Talk 7. Love Theme 8. Lonely Moments 9. Everything I Have Is Yours 10. I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face 11. Child Jazz Morning Scat
LARRY WILLIS & TONY PANCELLA: Alter Ego
(Mapleshade Records 11432) A pair of legendary pianos, two extraordinary pianists and, between them, a breathtaking singleness of groove and invention. Like no other great American jazz pianist today, Larry's playing moves people's hearts and feet. Tony has the same status in Italy. And he's one of Larry's most creative disciples, showing his mastery of gorgeous Impressionist harmonies. That's what makes their longstanding twosome so telepathically tight. Sonically, this album is the only piano duo ever recorded with just two mikes. That makes the timbres and attack of each note incomparably pure. The huge soundstage puts you right between the two pianos. Even better, you get to hear the ultra-rare, legendary 11 foot Fazioli mega-grand. Way beyond Steinway or Bosendorfer, it's simply the most awesome piano — from deepest bass to top octave — I've ever heard. (#11432)
TRACK LISTING:
1. Alter Ego (J.Williams) 6:39 2. Annika's Lullabye (L.Willis) 8:30 3. To Wisdom, The Prize (L.Willis) 7:05 4. Just Wait and See (T.Pancella) 5:50 5. Don't Blame Me (J.McHugh, D.Field) 5:43 6. Single Petal Of A Rose (D.Ellington) 4:41 7. Alone Together (A.Schwartz, H.Dietz) 8:21 8. Blue In Green (M.Davis) 3:53
MILES GRIFFITH & TONY PANCELLA TRIO/QUARTET: Smile again
For more information and sound samples, please visit the official website: http://www.milesgriffithmusic.com
Miles Griffith - vocals, composer, lyricist Max Ionata - soprano, tenor sax Tony Pancella - piano, Fender Roads, Synthesizer, composer, speaking voices Aldo Vigorito - acoustic, electric bass, speaking voices Pietro Iodice - drums, speaking voices
TRACK LISTING:
1. Arioso (Take Flight And Be Free) 2. Life in The City 3. I Mean You 4. Here’s That rainy day 5. Domingo 6. Autumn in NY 7. What Is That Beautiful Sound? 8. Too High 9. Smile Again 10. We see 11. Something Special (In The Sky For Us)
MILES GRIFFITH & TONY PANCELLA TRIO: I found you
For more information and sound samples, please visit the official website: http://www.milesgriffithmusic.com
TRACK LISTING:
1. I Found You 2. Just Wait and See 3. Close Your Eyes 4. No More 5. Summertime 6. Let Me Try 7. All of Me 8. Crazy Roma Blues
TONY PANCELLA: Different stories
(YVP 3088) About...: "If you were enamored by the Bill Evans Trio sound, especially in the beginning years, you will love this group. Beautiful tunes, lyrical moods and tasteful playing by all three wonderful musicians in complete empathy." Dave Liebman (international top jazz musician)
" In listening to this CD, I have been amazed at how much raw emotion is conveyed and absorbed afto one of the most prer each new listening. Tony Pancella has matured intomising pianist of his generation. With the support of two wonderful and masterful collegues, in Ulf Radelius (who first introduced me to Tony several years ago), and Pietro Iodice (an extremely gifted and sensitive drummer who does a masterful job of coloring all of the musical tapestries which are always flowing on this recording), Tony has assembled and masterfully crafted an effervescent collage of musical sounds which cover at least 4 decades of musical and stylistic development. It is a beautiful and very emotionally stimulating experience to listen to Tony Pancella at this special time in his life. I can say, unequivocally, that each successive listening of this CD gets better, which is really what this art form is all about!!" Keith Copeland (international top jazz musician)
“… his tasteful composing reminds me of a sweet romantic mood, so tipical of Italy, country which Ennio Morricone comes from. His way of playing is noble and belongs to Bill Evans’ tradition. (…) you can find in this CD a lyricism, as in Enrico Pieranunzi, and a Hancock’s “Maiden Voyage” type atmosphere, in the duo tracks. You’ll like this CD for sure, and it’s also wonderful to listen to its great sound: this recording brings back the pureness of the original sound of the acoustic instruments.” (Diskunion website – Japan)
“Tony Pancella has a lot of credit among the jazz piano fans in Japan. This new CD fully satisfies their expectations. The original compositions are great. I felt completely in love with those melodies which go straight into the heart of the Japanese’s feelings. (…) also Tino Tracanna on tenor saxophone sounds beautiful: bitter, in a positive meaning, like a good cup of tea or coffe…” (Yamamoto Takashi – Tokio, Japan)
“ Listening to Different Stories, you’ll find a full and rich music, but intimate and sophisticated in its many impressionistic moments. Pancella’s style comes from Bill Evans and it goes through soft colors’ landscapes, searching with great mastery a neat, sharp sound, with a soft, clear touch. Its overall sound is so fascinating because it goes straight to high musical quality without any artifice. We must underline at this point the marvellous tecnical quality of the recording: straight to two-tracks, with no effects or editing, which shows to anybody how this kind of tecnical care makes the listening experience so intense, especially when the artistic levelo is so high. “ (Pier Luigi Zanzi – SUONO Hi Fi Magazine) “When listening to this new CD, you’ll easily be fascinated by Tony Pancella’s elegant phrasing. This emotion is renewed after each new listening: the spontaneity and enthusiasm of this group, together with the armonic complexity of this music, make Different Stories so interesting and convincing. The trio tracks with Pietro Iodice and Ulf Radelius, reminds sometimes of the Bill Evans’ trios for their atmosphere, the tender piano introductions, but all in a up-to-date context; great original compositions, tasteful arrangements, a good interplay. (…) and a lot of energy comes out of the duo tracks with saxophonist Tino tracanna: his neat voice, sometimes biting, melt with the soft, warm sound of Pancella’s ‘comping, and they melt up together, split, and superimpose in a involving game of call and response…” (Laura D’Incà – AllAboutJazz Italy –) “ Tony Pancella is a good representative of the tradition that came out of Bud Powell and then has been refined by musicians like Tommy Flanagan, Sonny Clark and John Lewis. But from Pancella you can also hear the lyricism and refined sense of harmony that was the trade mark of Bill Evans. On "Different Stories" we hear beautiful and sensitive jazz trio of the best quality. The interplay is very good and it is a pleasure to recognise that one third of the trio is Swedish. Bass player is Ulf Rådelius from Malmö and besides contributing with his fine and personal bass-playing he has also written some of the best compositions of the CD. A beautiful ballad named "Aimée" and a "festive" song called "Halebopp".” (Skånska Dagbladet Magazine – Sweden)
Tony Pancella - piano Ulf Radelius - bass Pietro Iodice - drums Tino Tracanna - tenor and soprano saxophones
TRACK LISTING:
1. Never Before (T. Pancella) 7:32 2. Autumn Nocturne (J. Myrow) 5:13 3. A Song for Tony (U. Radelius) 5:47 4. Ah-moore (A. Cohn) 5:51 5. Aimée (U. Radelius) 5:39 6. Night and Wings (T. Pancella) 6:45 7. Halebopp (U. Radelius) 2.55 8. Just Wait and See (Solo) (T. Pancella) 1:12 9. Just Wait and See (Duo) (T. Pancella) 5:15 10. How Deep is the Ocean (I. Berlin) 8:01 11. Peaceful (U. Radelius) 5:37 12. A Different Story (T. Pancella) 2:03 13. Too Many Words (T. Pancella) 0:12
TONY PANCELLA BASICJAZZTRIO: Keep this in my mind
(YVP 3066) 1998 For more information and sound samples, please visit the official website: http://www.yvp-music.de/
Tony Pancella - piano, composer Marcello Di Leonardo - drums & percussions Luca Bulgarelli - bass
TRACK LISTING:
1. Keep This In Mind (T.Pancella) 2. Yust In Case (T. Pancella) 3. Aura (T.Pancella) 4. Gracelight (T.Pancella) 5. I'm In The Mood For Love (Fields-McHugh) 6. King Kichard (T.Pancella) 7. Insight Down Blues (T.Pancella) 8. Havin' Fun (T. Pancella) 9. Just One Of Those Things (C.Porter) 10. Dancing On The Ceiling (Rodgers-Hart) 11. Hidden Door (T.Pancella) 12. Just One… (Reprise) (T.Pancella)
TONY PANCELLA: BasicJazzTrio
(Philology W115.2) 1996
Tony Pancella - piano Marcello Di Leonardo - drums & percussions Luca Bulgarelli - bass
TRACK LISTING:
1. Horsepower (T. Pancella) 5:36 2. You don't know what love is (Raye - DePaul) 5:52 3. Lover (Rodgers - Hart) 9:11 4. Just in time (Styne) 5:26 5. More than you know (Youmans - Eliscu - Rose) 7:25 6. Mister BC (T. Pancella) 4:26 7. 'S wonderful (Gershwin) 4:50 8. Don't blame me (Mc Hugh) 5:45 9. Medley everything happens to me april in Paris(Adair - Dennis - Duke) 5:42
TONY PANCELLA & PIERPAOLO PECORIELLO: Tetracolors
(Philology W63.2) 1990 For more information and sound samples, please visit the official website: http://www.milesgriffithmusic.com
Tony Pancella - piano Pierpaolo Pecoriello - tenor and soprano saxophones Mauro Battisti - bass Carlo Battisti - drums Andrea Avena - electric bass on "In a Blue Sunset" only
