For Your GRAMMY® Consideration
GRAMMY® CATEGORIES FOR CONSIDERATION:
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Circular Motion
Best Instrumental Composition
Preludio Flamenco
Best Jazz Performance
Preludio Flamenco
FRANCESCO CROSARA
“Crosara is well-versed in bop lore, and his delicate flow might indicate a debt to Bill Evans.” DOWN BEAT
CIRCULAR MOTION
“seamlessly combines aesthetics and instrumentation throughout the album” JAZZIZ
“Crosara plays this music in his own voice.” Scott Yanow, LA Jazz Scene
“perfect blend of technicality in composition and imagination in improvisational flights” Raul Da Gama, That Canadian Magazine
“delightfully orchestrated” Anne Carlini, Exclusive Magazine
“Circular Motion takes us on a grand musical journey across continents and decades.” Fra Noi Magazine, Chicago
Play What You Love
From a lifetime of music creation, pianist & composer Francesco Crosara selected 10 of his compositions from the last 40 years with the idea of highlighting the nexus between early work, with its simplicity and youthful appeal, to later works where he expressed richer harmonic textures and possibilities. The album features 3 distinct rhythm sections that contribute to its rich, diverse soundscapes. It includes tracks influenced by global music traditions, such as flamenco, tango, and jazz samba, demonstrating Crosara’s broad musical palette and classical background.
Media and press
CIRCULAR MOTION album booklet
CD product photo
Biography
One sheet
Press kit
Francesco Crosara on Origin / OA2 Records
Credits
Song List
1 PRELUDIO FLAMENCO 6:01
2 LONGING 6:24
3 JULIA’S TANGO 6:53
4 GYMNOPÉDIE NO.4 8:07
5 CIRCULAR MOTION 6:32
6 KURAMA 9:48
7 PASSION 8:08
8 MAKTOUB 7:48
9 ONE DAY HONEY ONE DAY ONIONS 6:22
10 SARAVA 6:14
Personnel
Francesco Crosara, acoustic piano, synthesizer
Clipper Anderson, acoustic bass (2,4,5,8)
Mark Ivester, drums (2,4,5,8)
Farko Dosumov, electric bass (1,3,7,9)
D’Vonne Lewis, drums (1,3,7,9)
Osama Afifi, electric bass (6,10)
Xavier Lecouturier, drums (6,10)
Production credits
Released by Origin / OA2 Records
Produced by Francesco Crosara
Recorded & mixed by David Lange at David Lange Studios, Edgewood, WA on January 17 & 18, 2022
Assistant Engineer: Benjamin Lange
Mastered by Ross Nyberg at Nyberg Mastering, Issaquah, Washington
Liner notes by David R. Adler
Band photos by Francesco Crosara; Francesco photo by Julia Crosara
Cover design & layout by John Bishop
