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The ebullient Italian-American jazz tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano pays tribute to the legendary Italian tenor Enrico Caruso, on Viva Caruso in small combos and a 12-piece chamber ensemble primarily comprising woodwinds, arranged and conducted by Byron Olsen.
Lovano covers some of Caruso�s opera "hits", obscure songs and traditional Neapolitan ditties. Lovano�s deep tones and passion parallel Caruso�s vocal gifts. The saxophonist adds a Coltrane-tinged, sax, bass and drum configuration to "Vesta La Giubba" from Pagliacci, and "O Sol Mio." On the slower rendition of "Tarantella Sincere"; and the waltzy "Soltano A Te (Only For You)", Lovano and the woodwinds echo Gil Evans�s sonorities.
Judy Silvano�s silky wordless vocals grace the bossa-nova-spiced "Compane A Sera (Evening Bells)", while Gil Goldstein�s accordion laces Lovano�s "The Streets of Naples" with a tinge of the tango. Lovano�s tour-de-force is the four-part suite, "Il Carnivale Di Pulcinella"; it pays tribute to the Commedia dell� Arte and to the Italian tarantella dance form. We can practically hear maestro Caruso shout from the heavens, "Viva Lovano!" --Eugene Holley, Jr.
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