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"SEize the time! the nexus orchestra 2001"
feat. Roswell Rudd

2CD Splasc(h) World Series CDH 841/842.2 - 2002
Recorded at Studio Obelix, Uboldo (VA), May 24^th - 25^th - 26^th  & November 2^nd 2001. Mixed at Suono Vivo Recording Studio, Bergamo, July 27^th - 28^th - 29^th  2001 except "Numatik Swing Band", mixed at Studio Obelix, Dicember/February 2001-2002
Released September 2002

CD I - The Nexus Originals:

1) The Nexus (D.Cavallanti )                                                              12.38

Blood-Drum-Spirit (T.Tononi)                                                           52:25
2) Continuous Performance                                                  7.27
3) Transitional Mood Meter                                                  6.56
4) New Shades of Babalù                                                   20.02
5) Nu Dance for Old Saints                                                 18.00

6) Minutes (D.Cavallanti)                                                                   12.29

CD II - (New)matik Swing  Band, Free Conductions & Finale:

Numatik Swing Band (R.Rudd)                                                        56:05
1) Vent                                                                             8.09
2) Breath'A Howard                                                             6.03
3) Circulation                                                                     9.34
4) Lullaby for Gregg                                                          10.57
5) Aerosphere                                                                  21.22

6) Improvisation for Orchestra #2 (D.Cavallanti)                       3.23
7) Improvisation for Orchestra #3 (G.Schiaffini)                         5.58
8) Vanhu Vatema (T.Mapfumo - arranged by T.Tononi)            7.46

THE NEXUS ORCHESTRA 2001:

CD I :
Daniele Cavallanti - tenor & baritone saxes
Renato Geremia - alto & soprano saxes, flute, violin
Riccardo Luppi - alto sax, flute & piccolo
Roberto Ottaviano - soprano sax
Achille Succi - alto sax, bass clarinet
Herb Robertson - trumpet, pocket trumpet
Luca Calabrese - trumpet
Beppe Caruso - trombone
Lauro Rossi - trombone
Giancarlo Schiaffini - trombone
Roswell Rudd - trombone (except #6)
Alberto Tacchini - piano
Roberto Cecchetto - electric guitar
Piero Leveratto - bass (left ch.)
Giovanni Maier - bass (center) on B-D-S  #2/#3/#4 only
Tito Mangialajo - bass (right ch.)
Tiziano Tononi - drums, percussion, gongs, log drum, talkin' drum, conga, batà (okònkolo)

CD II - On "Numatik Swing Band":
Daniele Cavallanti - baritone sax
Renato Geremia - alto sax, flute
Riccardo Luppi - tenor & soprano saxes
Piero Ponzo - Bb clarinet
Sandro Satta - alto sax
Luca Calabrese - trumpet
Mario Cavallaro - trumpet
Riccardo Pittau - trumpet
Luca Bonvini - trombone
Michele Benvenuti - trombone
Roswell Rudd - trombone, euphonium, conduction
Brunello Gorla - French horn
Cristina Pini - French horn
Claudia Lissoni - French horn
Beppe Caruso - tuba (left ch.)
Gianluigi Paganelli - tuba (right ch.)
Alberto Tacchini - piano
Roberto Cecchetto - electric guitar
Tito Mangialajo - bass (left ch.)
Paolino Dalla Porta - bass (right ch.)
Jonathan Scully - tympani, percussion
Roberta Parsi - voice
Tiziano Tononi - drums, percussion

CD II - On "Improvisation for Orchestra #2" e "Improvisation for Orchestra #3":
same line up of CD I (omit Leveratto, Maier on left ch.)

CD II - On "Vanhu Vatema":
same line up of CD I, omit Rudd

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