Marilena Paradisi voice
Bob Nieske double bass
A great interpreter of Italian jazz and a giant of the double bass meet in a brilliant album full of expressiveness. The Norwegian label Losen Records releases a precious album for voice and double bass with songs from Corea, Shorter, Mingus, Jobim, Strayhorn and many others
Here And Now, the new album by Marilena Paradisi and Bob Nieske, an exceptional duo for the first time together. The magnificent voice of one of the most creative vocalists of Italian jazz, the double bass of a great composer and one of the most eclectic men of American jazz, a sequence of songs characterized by a free approach, a sense of positivity and great artistic affinity.
In just a few months of life it received stellar reviews around the world :
( Jazz Life Japan, Era Jazzu Poland, Jazz-fun.de, Jazz Music Archives, Musica Jazz Italy, Il Manifesto, Left, Jazzit, Music Map, Rockerilla, Radiocoop, Campi Sonori ,ecc)
….“A wonderfully sung and played album. The purity of sound and the intimate atmosphere of this recording are overwhelming. Marilena Paradisi's voice seems to be right next to us and Bob Nieske's bass radiates warmth. The music on this album is the quintessence of jazz, which is a pleasure to listen to here” (Jazz-fun.de Germany15.12.2024)