Alessandro Galati - Wheeler Variations (2020)

The Wheeler Variations consist of four songs: KEN, NY, WHEEL, ER, followed by some improvised pieces played in the form of variation.
As you can notice, the name of each song is a chunk of “Kenny Wheeler”, containing a specific number of letters, according to the number of the variations that follow.
For example, the first song “KEN”, is followed by three variations called “k”, “e [#1]”, and “n”. Each song is played by the whole group, whereas the variations are played by different combos of a few members.
This rather complex scheme is what makes the project really adventurous, yet maintaining a solid structure. As Kenny Wheeler declared in an interview “I'm still trying to find soppy melodies mixed with a bit of chaos”. The Wheeler Variations state my clear declaration of love to the imaginary world of Kenny Wheeler.

Tracklist
01. Alessandro Galati - Ken
02. Alessandro Galati - K
03. Alessandro Galati - E (n.1)
04. Alessandro Galati - N (n.1)
05. Alessandro Galati - Ny
06. Alessandro Galati - N (n.2)
07. Alessandro Galati - Y
08. Alessandro Galati - Wheel
09. Alessandro Galati - W
10. Alessandro Galati - H
11. Alessandro Galati - E (n.2)
12. Alessandro Galati - E (n.3)
13. Alessandro Galati - L
14. Alessandro Galati - Er
15. Alessandro Galati - E (n.4)
16. Alessandro Galati - R

ALESSANRO GALATI – piano, comp, arr
SIMONA SEVERINI – vocals
STAN SULZMANN – tenor sax
STEFANO CANTINI – soprano sax
ARES TAVOLAZZI – bass
ENZO ZIRILLI – drums