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Monday, May 6, 2013

Italian review from KDCOBAIN.it


Ok, some words in Italian....:
Spesso il problema dei dischi di jazz-fusion consiste nel fatto che si tratta di mere esibizioni di tecnica, sensazionali quanto si vuole, ma purtroppo prive di anima: decisamente non è il caso di “The First Third”, ultima fatica di Phil Cavalieri. Nato nel 1974, a Ferrara, Phil ha cominciato a suonare la chitarra dapprima influenzato da Santana,Hendrix, Jerry Garcia dei Grateful Dead, e poi comiciando a guardare sempre più alle esperienze musicali di musicisti come John Scofield e Wayne Krantz.

 In “The First Third”, Phil, che oltre a suonare la chitarra si cimenta anche con basso, piano e organo, è aiutato da Francesco Cavalieri al basso e da Ferruccio Dallabona alle percussioni. Improvvisazione e composizione, tecnica e urgenza creativa si fondono in brani pienamente riusciti come “Manhattan Delivery”, dimostrazione di un virtuosismo che non è mai fine a se stesso, o come “Coffee And Guitar”, pezzo nel quale il retaggio rock, unito a una decisa vena funky, di Phil viene fuori.

 “The First Third” è un disco impeccabile e decisamente consigliato,non soltanto agli appassionati del genere, ma a tutti coloro che hanno voglia di ascoltare della ottima musica.

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Wednesday, March 20, 2013

A small present for the Spring

Even it's still raining here, I'm thinking of the spring that should arrives tomorrow.....So, we need the right mood!
Download for free the song "Galanga" from my latest "The first third" album on ALLABOUTJAZZ.

 Enjoy!
Phil
AllAboutJazz




Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Latest review from Jazzmusicarchives.com


Fans of modern jazz rock guitar playing are going to want to take notice of Phil Cavalieri’s new first CD, “The First Third”. Phil has a very unique language on the guitar that borders on the avant-garde, but still rocks enough to appeal to fusion fans. Cavalieri sites Wayne Krantz and John Scofield as influences, and that definitely comes through. Vernon Reid and the jazz-rock side of Sonny Sharrock might also make good reference points as well. Phil’s compositional style, like his guitar playing, is modern and jagged with lots of quick changes surrounding free improv sections. Drummer Ferruccio Dollabona provides modern rhythms, drawing on high speed drumnbass patterns and rapid changeups to match Cavalieri’s non-cliché structures.

 This is a first time effort and a mostly homemade project, so don’t expect state of the art production. Still, the roughness of the production can also add to the unpretentious feel of this music. In addition to playing guitar, Phil also adds some decent keyboard playing and some of the bass work as well. Overall, “The First Third” is an impressive freshman effort that shows a very talented guitar player who should have a great future ahead of him.

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