The album Fisse arises from a personal and introspective research, both on the instrumental and compositional sides, of the saxophonist and composer Andrea Ciceri,
and takes shape through a collective exploration with some of the most active musicians of the Milanese creative jazz scene.
The words inspired this work: the first five tracks of the album invite the listener on a musical journey through the imagery and evocative suggestions drawn from the verses of a brief poem composed by Andrea Ciceri himself.
Chiuso, il pensiero
Closed, the thought
È l’abisso
It’s the abyss
Delle solite cose
About the usual things
Fisse
Fixed
To convey in music the evocative power of each individual verse and of the aphorism as a whole, Fisse explores forms and timbres by mixing, blending and reworking disparate compositional methods (ranging from traditional arrangement to instant composing and free improvisation) and heterogeneous musical echoes of the jazz scene, including avant-garde, from the 1960s onward, and merges them into a collective identity of contemporary character and free from stylistic distinctions: the sextet Esatomic.
Two additional pieces complete the album: Miraggio, freely inspired by Cole Porter’s I Love You and Duke Ellington’s Half the Fun, and Blue à la Monk, dedicated to Thelonious Monk.
The words inspired this work: the first five tracks of the album invite the listener on a musical journey through the imagery and evocative suggestions drawn from the verses of a brief poem composed by Andrea Ciceri himself.
Chiuso, il pensiero
Closed, the thought
È l’abisso
It’s the abyss
Delle solite cose
About the usual things
Fisse
Fixed
To convey in music the evocative power of each individual verse and of the aphorism as a whole, Fisse explores forms and timbres by mixing, blending and reworking disparate compositional methods (ranging from traditional arrangement to instant composing and free improvisation) and heterogeneous musical echoes of the jazz scene, including avant-garde, from the 1960s onward, and merges them into a collective identity of contemporary character and free from stylistic distinctions: the sextet Esatomic.
Two additional pieces complete the album: Miraggio, freely inspired by Cole Porter’s I Love You and Duke Ellington’s Half the Fun, and Blue à la Monk, dedicated to Thelonious Monk.
credits
released April 16, 2025
Andrea Ciceri – alto & soprano saxophone, flute, compositions
Mario Mariotti – trumpet, flugelhorn
Francesco Chiapperini – bass clarinet, flute
Simone Quatrana – piano
Andrea Grossi – double bass
Fabrizio Carriero – drums
Recorded by Simone Coen at Riverside Studio in Torino on 7/8 October 2023
Mixed and mastered by Simone Coen at Turangalîla Recording Studio in Cernusco Lombardone (LC) – Italy – in 2024
Artwork and layout by Davide Lorenzon
Produced by Andrea Ciceri
Released by Aut Records
Thanks to my musicians for bringing my music to life and making it their own. Thanks to everyone who encouraged and supported me in the realization of this work.
Andrea Ciceri – alto & soprano saxophone, flute, compositions
Mario Mariotti – trumpet, flugelhorn
Francesco Chiapperini – bass clarinet, flute
Simone Quatrana – piano
Andrea Grossi – double bass
Fabrizio Carriero – drums
Recorded by Simone Coen at Riverside Studio in Torino on 7/8 October 2023
Mixed and mastered by Simone Coen at Turangalîla Recording Studio in Cernusco Lombardone (LC) – Italy – in 2024
Artwork and layout by Davide Lorenzon
Produced by Andrea Ciceri
Released by Aut Records
Thanks to my musicians for bringing my music to life and making it their own. Thanks to everyone who encouraged and supported me in the realization of this work.
