Slomp & Micarelli
Inspiration
'Inspiration,' by singer Joe Slomp (on his third album) and guitarist Stefano Micarelli, a well-established jazz duo (first with Anna Maria Di Marco in Joe & I Band, then together they recorded 'Tenth Avenue Freeze-out' for For You, the 1995 homage to Bruce Springsteen, and Slomp's first two albums), is now out. Subtitled 'With Gratitude To Frank Sinatra And Tony Bennett,' the album offers a fresh reinterpretation of the catalog of the two great Americans. 24 songs with essential and emotional production, retro graphics, all original lyrics and a world that is not easily forgotten. Call them torch songs, call them songs for crooners (the two honored but also the devoted performers), call us sentimental: this work just asks to be listened to.