GERSHWIN - Hello Mr. Sax | Saxophone Orchestra

GEORGE GERSHWIN - Hello Mr. Sax, saxophone orchestra

Available in: LP (CVLD403LP); BUNDLE LP+MASTERBLACK+HD FILE

(pre-order deliveries expected from December 15th)

SIDE A – 4:28 PM

• RHAPSODY IN BLUE 4:28 PM Arr. Paolo Zannini

SIDE B – 7:49 PM

• CUBAN OVERTURE 10:41 Arr. Pierluigi Alessandrini
• I GOT RHYTHM VARIOATIONS, FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA 9:07 Arr. Paolo Zannini

Available in: MASTERCLONE BLACK (CVLD404); HD REMASTER 2025 files (CVLD403HD); HD VERS. files 2003 (CVLD083)

• RHAPSODY IN BLUE 4:28 PM Arr. Paolo Zannini
• CUBAN OVERTURE 10:41 Arr. Pierluigi Alessandrini
• I GOT RHYTHM VARIATIONS, FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA 9.07 Arr. Paolo Zannini
• PORGY AND BESS SUITE 2.08pm Arr. Stefano Nanni

HELLO MR. SAX

Tiziano Rossi, sopranino saxophone

Stefano Menato, Emiliano Rodriguez, soprano saxophone

Mario Giovannelli, Roberto Favaro, Enrico Dellantonio, alto saxophone

Stefano Marzi, Elena Ducoli, Barbara Morelli, tenor saxophone

Alessandro Creola, Pierluigi Alessandrini, baritone saxophone

Giorgio Beberi, bass saxophone

Mario Marzi, conductor

Paolo Zannini, grandpiano

96kHz / 24bit original multitrack digital recording, made at Public Auditorium, Chiuppano, Italy On April, 26, 27, 2003

Analog remix from original multitracks recording, made at VLS Studio, Naquera, Spain

On October, 10, 2025, using full analog equipment by Rupert Neve Design summing console and Maselec analog mastering devices, direct to ¼” Master Tape 38cm/sec by Studer A810

Production: Marco Lincetto

Musical Producers : Hallo Mr. Sax and Marco Lincetto

Recording Engineer: Marco Lincetto

Assistant engineer: Giorgio Bruni

Re-mix and re-mastering engineer: Marco Lincetto

Design: L'Image

The public often associates the saxophone with more modern musical genres, from jazz to pop music, and rightly so.

But in reality, it is an instrument that has also been used to great effect in the so-called "classical" sphere, starting from the late 19th century and throughout the 20th century, up until today, especially in large-scale orchestral works, but also in so-called chamber music. Key composers such as Stravinsky, Ravel, Milhaud, and many others have captured the many nuances of the sound of this instrument, part of the brass family, enhancing both its sonic fusion when deployed in ensembles and its distinctive solo verve.

The Hello Mr. Sax Orchestra is one of the most original ensembles working today: it is composed of 14 extraordinary soloists (12 saxophones and 2 percussionists) brought together in this unique ensemble, which makes the most of the vast range of saxophones available, with 1 sopranino, 2 sopranos, 3 altos, 3 tenors, 2 baritones, and 1 bass. The various voices, from the highest to the deepest, transform a seemingly small ensemble in size and color, without lamenting the scale of a full symphony orchestra, yet suggesting distinctive and unique moods and colors.

Finally, the music of the great George Gershwin, a perfect meeting point between the stylistic features of so-called classical music and the suggestions and ideas of the popular American tradition of jazz and blues, enhances the power and emotion of the result to the maximum level.