"These are not neocons faithfully reproducing a bygone era, but prospectors mining the past for modern innovation. D'Andrea, like Thelonious Monk before him, begins in the jazz tradition, but twists the sound to make it his own. The Clusters referred to in the title are group improvisations by his quartet that are takeoffs on D'Andrea originals or a song penned by Billy Strayhorn. Drummer Zeno De Rossi (perhaps the modern heir to the Bennink sound) replaces Bennink and saxophonist Andrea Ayassot and bassist Aldo Mella remain a stable improvising component to D'Andrea's quartet." - MARK CORROTO allaboutjazz
FRANCO D'ANDREA piano
DANIELE D'AGARO clarinet
MAURO OTTOLINI trombone
ANDREA AYASSOT alto sax, soprano sax
ALDO MELLA double bass
ZENO DE ROSSI drums
