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Straight No Chaser - A Jazz Show


Welcome to Straight No Chaser, the Award-winning Podcast hosted by Jeffrey Siegel

Jun 4, 2016

 Short Stories is more than an album title for the latest release from Dominick Farinacci, it’s the overriding theme of a diverse collection of material. The trumpeter has assembled an all-star band as his core collaborators – Larry Goldings on piano, organ and celesta; Christian McBride on double bass; Steely Dan and fusion veterans Steve Gadd on drums and Dean Parks on guitar; and two of the most sought out session men around in Jamey Haddad on percussion, and Gil Goldstein on accordion. Produced by the man who brought us George Benson’s Breezin’, Tommy LiPuma, the album contains wide ranging sounds, song selections and textures.

 Trumpeter Farinacci has spent much of his time over the past few years in Qatar and Abu Dhabi as a Global Ambassador from Jazz at Lincoln Center. The experiences have broadened his musical palate, and tunes like “Doha Blues”, with its Middle Eastern shadings and Lebanese vocalizing from Mike Massy show his growth. He’ll reinterpret pop tunes as varied as Tom Waits’ “Soldiers Things”, Cream’s “Sunshine of Your Love” and the Gipsy Kings’ “Bamboleo” with jazz sensibilities, and recalls his musical hero Louis Armstrong on “Black Coffee”.

 LiPuma and Farinacci share a Midwestern background, growing up in the Cleveland suburbs. Farinacci moved on to Juilliard on the strength of his appearances with Wynton Marsalis’ Big Band, and has been working mostly with his own band since. Short Stories is his most mature statement to date, and bodes well for the future.

 Podcast 536 is my conversation with Dominick, in which we discuss the new record, his times in the Middle East, and his strong support for a number of causes, including supporting returning veterans and the Music & Wellness movement. Musical selections from Short Stories include “Doha Blues”,"Sunshine of Your Love", and "Black Coffee".