Italia

by Chris Botti

Overview

On this 2007 album, romance-obsessed trumpeter Chris Botti looks to Italy for inspiration. A set of swooning smooth-jazz tunes, ITALIA features a number of guest vocalists, including Andrea Bocelli (on the gentle title track) and Paula Cole (a spare, elegant version of "The Very Thought of You"), along with the late Dean Martin, whose unmistakable croon turns up on a lightly swinging rendition of "I've Grown Accustomed to Your Face." Botti shines the brightest, however, on instrumental pieces, most notably his warm, laid-back takes on two classic numbers by revered Italian composer Ennio Morricone, "Deborah's Theme" (from ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA) and "Gabriela's Oboe" (from THE MISSION).

Product Details

Release Date:	09/25/2007
Label:	Columbia / Sony Music Distribution
UPC:	0886970760621

Tracks

1. Once Upon a Time in America, film score~Deborah's Theme
2. Italia, song
3. Venice, for trumpet & jazz ensemble
4. The Very Thought of You, song
5. Gabriel's Oboe, theme from the film "The Mission"
6. I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face, song (from "My Fair Lady")
7. Caruso, for voice & orchestra
8. The Way You Look Tonight, song (from the film "Swing Time")
9. It Never Entered My Mind, song (from musical "Higher and Higher")
10. Ellens Gesang III ("Ave Maria"), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52/6)
11. Estat¿¿, for trumpet & jazz ensemble
12. Turandot, opera~Nessun Dorma

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Chris Botti   Primary Artist,Trumpet
Andrea Bocelli   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
Dean Martin   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
Paula Cole   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
James Genus   Guitar (Bass),Bass
Brian Bromberg   Guitar (Bass),Guest Artist,Bass
Jimmy Johnson   Guitar (Bass),Bass
Christian McBride   Guitar (Bass),Bass
Billy Childs   Piano
Orchestra of St. John's   Vocals (Background),Orchestra,Choir/Chorus
Nick Moss   Clarinet
Jonathan Evans-Jones   Violin
Leila Ward   Horn (English)
Dudley Bright   Trombone
Dominic Morgan   Bassoon
Mae Nightingale   Trombone
Edward Vanderspar   Viola
Meyrick Alexander   Bassoon
Perry Montague-Mason   Violin
Stacey Watton   Bass
Joe Knight   Cello
Mike Davis   Violin,Orchestra Leader
Vicci Wardman   Viola
Michael Hext   Trombone
David Woodcock   Violin
Christopher Tombling   Violin
Martin Robertson   Clarinet
Brian D. A. O'Connor   French Horn
Stephen Mair   Bass
Richard Mitchell   Flute
Brian O'Connor   French Horn
David Pyatt   French Horn
John Barclay   Trumpet
Bruce White   Viola
Frank Rocotti   Percussion
Paul Willey   Violin
Nicholas Bucknall   Clarinet
Boguslav Kostecki   Violin
Gustav Clarkson   Viola
David Daniels   Cello
Bruce Otto   Trombone
Nick Bucknall   Clarinet
Andy Findon   Flute
James Harrah   Guitar
Frank Ricotti   Percussion
Richard Edwards   Trombone
David Theodore   Oboe
David Foster   Piano
Steve McManus   Bass
Anthony Pleeth   Cello
Johnathan Rees   Violin
Tom Scott   Sax (Soprano)
Emlyn Singleton   Violin
Richard Bullock   Trombone
Richard Berry   French Horn
Mary Scully   Bass
Allen Walley   Bass
Andy Panayi   Flute
Suzette Moriarty   French Horn
Andrew Radford   Bassoon
David Johnson   Bass,Bass
Richard Skinner   Bassoon
Julian Farrell   Clarinet
Don McNay   Viola
Rick Mitchell   Flute
Nicholas Lane   Trombone
Tony Lewis   Cello
Peter Lale   Viola
Martin Loveday   Cello
John Lubbock   Choir Conductor
Skaila Kanga   Harp
Jonathan Rees   Violin
Phil Todd   Flute
Paul Cole   Vocals
Michael Thompson   French Horn
Rose Warren-Green   Violin
Michael Lovett   Trumpet
Gabe Johnson   Trumpet
Jo Knight   Cello
Steve Kujala   Flute
Helen Keen   Flute
Paul Clarvis   Percussion
Billy Childs Trio   Piano
Billy Kilson   Drums
Martin Owen   French Horn
Shane Fontayne   Guitar (Electric)
Gil Goldstein   Guitar,Fender Rhodes
John Bradbury   Violin
Dean Parks   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
Mark Nightingale   Trombone
Derek Watkins   Trumpet
Nick Moss & the Flip Tops   Clarinet
Philip Todd   Flute
Randy Waldman   Piano
Simon Gardner   Trumpet
Julian Leaper   Violin
Warren Zielinski   Violin
Guy Barker   Trumpet
Mark Berrow   Violin
Donald Markese   Clarinet
Owen Slade   Tuba
Kurt Snyder   French Horn
Deborah Widdup   Violin
Donald McVay   Viola
Robert Shulgold   Flute
Vinnie Colaiuta   Drums
Justin Hageman   French Horn
John Van Houten   Tuba
Gary Kettel   Percussion

Technical Credits

Bobby Colomby   Audio Production,Producer
Jochem van der Saag   Programming,Sound Design
Fabrizio Ferri   Photography
Yumi Kudo   Liner Notes
Mark Evers   Associate Producer
Matt Evers   Associate Producer
Mike Davis   Leader
Lorenzo "Jovanotti" Cherubini   Lyricist
Meghan Foley   Art Direction
Bill Airey Smith   Recording
Paul Willey   Leader
Steve Genewick   Mixing,Recording
Ennio Morricone   Composer
Dorothy Fields   Composer,Lyricist
Richard Rodgers   Composer
David Foster   Arranger
Giacomo Puccini   Composer
Al Schmitt   Mixing,Recording
Bruno Martino   Composer
Haydn Bendall   Recording
Vlado Meller   Mastering
David Bett   Art Direction
Frederick Loewe   Composer
JoAnn Tominaga   Orchestra Contractor
Bill Smith   Recording
Vlado Miller   Mastering
Jerome Kern   Composer
Ray Noble   Composer
Lorenzo Cherubini   Lyricist
Chris Botti   Composer
Jake Jackson   Recording
Alan Jay Lerner   Composer,Lyricist
Vince Mendoza   Arranger
Gil Goldstein   Arranger
Lorenz Hart   Composer,Lyricist
Dean Parks   Composer
Lucio Dalla   Composer
Jeremy Lubbock   Arranger
Bruno Brighetti   Composer
Isobel Griffiths   Orchestra Contractor
Franz Schubert   Composer