JOYFUL SOUND

TRACKLIST A1 Duende A2 Dansi Na (medley with Mahaba) A3 Parkview Theme B1 Hechizo Magico B2 Almost Free B3 Africa (Brazil) C1 Kilig C2 On Again (Album Version) C3 Naquela Base C4 Gujarat D1 Merida D2 Misterioso D3 Hombre D4 Kilig (Reprise) INFO Heralded by the šSoul Drum› 12› EP (SCEP507, 2022), Gerardo Frisina™s new double record šJoyful Sound› represents another step forward on his ongoing travel towards new musical paths. Joyful sounds narrate a journey made of wisely distilled notes, bright and sometimes mysterious atmospheres, harmonies that wander through shadows, silences, and lights. A chameleonic Gerardo enchants with every release, mixing jazz, Latin, Afro-Cuban sounds, oriental fragrances, electronic beats, tribal percussions, funky variations and, to summarize, elegant symphonic arrangements with refined mastery. šJoyful Sound› once again sees the participation of the late Enzo Frassi (double bass), Fabrizio Bernasconi (piano, Rhodes), Gendrickson Mena (trumpet, piano), Alfonso Deidda (sax, flute) and Ernesto Lopez (drums, percussion), with the addition of Piero Perelli on drums and Giovanni Guerretti on piano, Hammond and Rhodes. This new record, carefully orchestrated and produced by Gerardo, required over a year of intense work, however it is worth every second of its 75 minutes of music. As the great Charles Mingus once said, šPlay it in the key of your soul›. Without a doubt, Gerardo always gives his soul in full!