Album lore

Il Pergolese, issued by ECM Records in 2013, assembles vocalist Maria Pia De Vito with pianist François Couturier and cellist Anja Lechner. The trio draws from the canzone napoletana tradition, interweaving it with elements of vocal jazz and chamber music. Recorded with an ear for spaciousness, the nine tracks include “Ogne pena cchiù spietata,” where De Vito’s Italian phrasing unfolds over Couturier’s resonant keys and Lechner’s cello, balancing folk lyricism with ambient jazz textures.The album inhabits a quiet dialogue between classical form and improvisation, threading tunes like “Sinfonia for violoncello” and “Tre giorni son che Nina” through electroacoustic tintinnabulation. With a modest following, Il Pergolese stands as a refined artifact in the contemporary jazz canon, notable for its restraint and the seamless melding of vocal tradition with chamber instrumentation.

Album lore

Il Pergolese, issued by ECM Records in 2013, assembles vocalist Maria Pia De Vito with pianist François Couturier and cellist Anja Lechner. The trio draws from the canzone napoletana tradition, interweaving it with elements of vocal jazz and chamber music. Recorded with an ear for spaciousness, the nine tracks include “Ogne pena cchiù spietata,” where De Vito’s Italian phrasing unfolds over Couturier’s resonant keys and Lechner’s cello, balancing folk lyricism with ambient jazz textures.The album inhabits a quiet dialogue between classical form and improvisation, threading tunes like “Sinfonia for violoncello” and “Tre giorni son che Nina” through electroacoustic tintinnabulation. With a modest following, Il Pergolese stands as a refined artifact in the contemporary jazz canon, notable for its restraint and the seamless melding of vocal tradition with chamber instrumentation.