PHOTOGRAPHS & MEMORIES TRIBUTE TO JIM CROCE - BELLONI, FOUR FRIED FISH

Pop. Original compositions by: J. Croce, C. Fox, N. Gibel, F. Mazzaron, A. Arcuri, M. Muehleisen, F. Ranghiero.
All arrangements by F. Ranghiero.
Barbara Belloni Voice; Four Fried Fish: Fabio Ranghiero Grandpiano & Hammond, Flamiano Mazzaron Guitars, Alessandro Arcuri Bass & Double Bass, Alberto Toninelli Drums.
24bit/88.2 kHz original live-in-studio recorded in Velut Luna Studio, Preganziol, Italy,
on July 14, 15, 16 - 2012. 

I discovered Jim Croce and his songs on a hot early summer afternoon in 1980, while preparing for my high school diploma. And I immediately loved his world, made of small, never trivial stories, built on "that" music I already loved, a skillful mix of country and a bit of blues: I immediately realized that sooner or later I would have to do something more to keep alive the memory of this sincere and likable musician.
32 years have passed since then... and 39 since that terrible evening of September 20, 1973, when a cruel destiny, hidden between the wings of the Beechcraft D-18 and the only Pecan Tree that separated the plane from the open sky where a cruel destiny took Jim away from us, and here I am, finally, to pay tribute to an artist who was and is important to me and to many other people who have loved and still love his songs.
So long, Jim!
Marco Lincetto

About the "Memories"
The selection of Jim's songs to be put on CD was not painless. It was clear from the outset that many of his most beautiful songs would not find the space they deserved. Moreover, as an arranger, I wanted to find a way to involve the other musicians more in the project. The "memories" were born this way, with the request to create a
small personal piece inspired by one or more songs by the American singer-songwriter. The listener's task is to close their eyes and recognize some notes or phrases hidden in memory.
Fabio Ranghiero