Enrico Morsillo - Glimpse of Glee (2023) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Italian jazz pianist Enrico Morsillo shares Glimpses of Glee in the latest release from Odradek Jazz. Morsillo's original music offers a personal insight into his creative world, in which he strives to shed the formality of convention in order to express moments of spontaneous joy and connection.

This philosophy has been hard-won: years of perfectionism came to an end during Morsillo's time spent living in Sicily, where he was reminded that polish and precision are no match for authentic and equal communication; an ethos that pervades the tracks on this album.

As Morsillo explains in the album booklet: "I am very attached to this land, to its fragrances, its colours, the emotions that run through me every day and resonate: it has taught me to renounce, to take off the powder and lapels, not to treat a subject with the imperium of culture, to be uncertain". In embracing risk, letting go and being true to himself, Morsillo has found his musical voice deepening and maturing into something more immediate and colourful, sure to resonate with listeners everywhere.

Tracklist
01. Dodo e Melo
02. La barba di Elio
03. Ferragosto
04. Notte alla fontanella
05. Le mani di Moravia
06. Casa Venezia
07. Chicchìa
08. Ricordo di un pranzo in terrazza
09. Portopalo, conigli, palme nane
10. Tre fichi d’india all’alba
11. L’olio di Totò
12. Ballarò
13. La stanza delle religioni
14. Kyrie
15. La sveglia di Husky
16. I mandarini di Risalaimi
17. Il pane dei Calabrisi
18. Intercity notte 1964
19. La grotta di Venere
20. I discorsi del Biondo alle 2:36
21. I gatti di Saladino
22. Tutte le cose che eri
23. Luglio, campo di grano