Napoli's Walls

Napoli's Walls is an album by French clarinetist Louis Sclavis recorded in 2002 and released on the ECM label.[1]

Napoli's Walls
Studio album by
Louis Sclavis
Released2003
RecordedDecember 2002
GenreJazz
Length60:03
LabelECM
ProducerManfred Eicher
Louis Sclavis chronology
Dans la Nuit
(2000)		 Napoli's Walls
(2003)		 African Flashback
(2005)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "this record is full of sensual pleasure and an utterly accessible, often deeply moving articulation of a new musical language".[2] In JazzTimes, Aaron Steinberg wrote "If you're curious about Sclavis' work as a leader, a great place to start would be the Frenchman's latest recording, the particularly pungent Napoli's Walls. Between 1987 and 1995, French painter Ernest Pignon-Ernest wandered around the Italian city of Naples, literally applying his artwork to the walls of the city. Pignon-Ernest's scenes depicting suffering and pain in a stark, classical style inspired Sclavis to form a new group and write new music in response. Sclavis has shown a particular talent for putting together remarkable bands tailored to specific projects, and this is no exception".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing
All compositions by Louis Sclavis except as indicated
  1. "Colleur de Nuit" – 10:38
  2. "Napoli's Walls" – 7:22
  3. "Mercè" – 3:03
  4. "Kennedy in Napoli" – 6:29
  5. "Divinazione Moderna I" – 3:34
  6. "Divinazione Moderna II" – 3:35
  7. "Guetteur d'Inaperçu" – 8:23
  8. "Les Apparences" – 4:39
  9. "Porta Segreta" (Vincent Courtois) – 5:07
  10. "Il Disegno Smangiato d'Un Uomo" – 7:12
  • Recorded at Studios La Buissonne in Pernes-Les-Fontaines, France in December 2002.

Personnel

References
  1. ECM discography accessed November 10, 2011
  2. Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed November 10, 2011
  3. Steinberg, A., JazzTimes Review, January/February 2005
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