Napoli's Walls
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Napoli's Walls is an album by French clarinetist Louis Sclavis
recorded in 2002 and released on the ECM label.
Louis Sclavis
Louis Sclavis is a French jazz musician. He performs on clarinet, bass clarinet, and soprano saxophone in a variety of contexts, including jazz and free jazz...
recorded in 2002 and released on the ECM label.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "this record is full of sensual pleasure and an utterly accessible, often deeply moving articulation of a new musical language".Track listing
- All compositions by Louis Sclavis except as indicated
- "Colleur de Nuit" – 10:38
- "Napoli's Walls" – 7:22
- "Mercè" – 3:03
- "Kennedy in Napoli" – 6:29
- "Divinazione Moderna I" – 3:34
- "Divinazione Moderna II" – 3:35
- "Guetteur d'Inaperçu" – 8:23
- "Les Apparences" – 4:39
- "Porta Segreta" (Vincent Courtois) – 5:07
- "Il Disegno Smangiato d'Un Uomo" – 7:12
- Recorded at Studios La Buissonne in Pernes-Les-Fontaines, France in December 2002.
Personnel
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