Paolo Lattanzi Group
Night Dancers
Silta Records
Jazz / ****
Smooth, broad, focused as well as carefree, rich of colors and
evocations: the repertoire in Night Dancers offers a complete
panoramic view of all the possible variants of the theme “melodic line plus
improvisation”. Paolo Lattanzi’s group is young (although you wouldn’t
expect it), polyglot, rampant (in a good way), omnivorous. The five
musicians are jumping like crickets between the relaxed pace of
Cicerchì’s Wanderlust and the slight inquietude of the title track;
between the polyrhythms of In a Dark Room and the cinematic mood of
When it Doesn’t Matter. Emotional and propulsive stimulations, an
incontestable and steady pulse, a vigorous approach – incisive but always
comfortable – these are the necessary resources for a group that finds its
place among the most appealing proposals in contemporary jazz. The different
proveniences of the five – two Italians, a Spaniard, a Frenchman and a
Russian – guarantee the spontaneity of each intervention. With the growing
of their experience they will eventually become an unfailing musical
apparatus.
Gianpaolo Chiriacò
