{"product_id":"alchemy-in-jazz","title":"Alchemy In Jazz","description":"\u003cp\u003eBesides being a leading session musician in Milan's jazz scene between the 60s and 90s, Italian pianist Oscar Rocchi created a number of exquisite library albums in the pop-jazz genre. These include among others \u003ci\u003eErbe Selvatiche, Pop-Paraphrenia\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Woman's Colours\u003c\/i\u003e (the latter co-written with his friend Giancarlo Barigozzi) as well as\u003ci\u003e Alchemy in Jazz\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally released on Ring, an imprint of Edizioni Minstrel, the album was recorded by a quintet featuring Rocchi on piano plus long-time collaborators Hugo Heredia (sax and flute), Sergio Fanni (trumpet), Gianni Cazzola (drums) and Furio Di Castri (double bass), and has since become a cult record in countries from the US to Japan, where it was released for the first time on CD in 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a palette ranging from frenzied post-bop echoes(\"Gold-Fast\", \"Nigredo\") to sentimental nocturnal ballads (\"Solution\", \"Rubedo\") to cheerful modern-jazz vibes (\"Mercury\", \"Silver-Bop\", \"Sulphur\"), here Rocchi paints an elegantly syncopated musical fresco that, like the magical, alchemical process referred to in the title, transmutes the harsher aspects of jazz syntax into a graceful and more euphonic style that is approachable for jazz neophytes and yet enjoyable for seasoned jazz lovers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Holy Basil Records","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50441778626891,"sku":"2199052","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/HBR018_490ee268_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726986874","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/alchemy-in-jazz","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}