Gerardo Frisina .Joyful Sound.

Heralded by the “Soul Drum” 12” EP (SCEP507, 2022), Gerardo Frisina’s new double record “Joyful Sound” represents another step forward on his ongoing travel towards new musical paths.
Joyful sounds narrate a journey made of wisely distilled notes, bright and sometimes mysterious atmospheres, harmonies that wander through shadows, silences, and lights. A chameleonic Gerardo enchants with every release, mixing jazz, Latin, Afro-Cuban sounds, oriental fragrances, electronic beats, tribal percussions, funky variations and, to summarize, elegant symphonic arrangements with refned mastery.
“Joyful Sound” once again sees the participation of the late Enzo Frassi (double bass), Fabrizio Bernasconi (piano, Rhodes), Gendrickson Mena (trumpet, piano), Alfonso Deidda (sax, flute) and Ernesto Lopez (drums, percussion), with the addition of Piero Perelli on drums and Giovanni Guerretti on piano, Hammond and Rhodes. This new record, carefully orchestrated and produced by Gerardo, required over a year of intense work, however it is worth every second of its 75 minutes of music.
As the great Charles Mingus once said, “Play it in the key of your soul”. Without a doubt, Gerardo always gives his soul in full!

Produced, conceived and arranged by
Gerardo Frisina for Schema Records
Written by Gerardo Frisina except
#2 written by Gerardo Frisina and Yusef Lateef,
#6 written by Waltel Branco and #9 written by João Donato
Recorded at Blue Spirit Recording Studio
between March 2021 and September 2022
Sound engineer: Francesco Borrelli
Publishing by Edizioni Ishtar Srl
Fabrizio Bernasconi: piano, Fender Rhodes on #10 and #13
Enzo Frassi: double bass
Alfonso Deidda: saxophone, flute
Gendrickson Mena: trumpet, piano on #1
Ernesto Lopez: drums and percussion
Piero Perelli: drums on #11
Giovanni Guerretti: piano on #9, Hammond on #3 and #12,
Fender Rhodes on #4, #5, #11 and #12
Francesco Borrelli: guitar on #6 and #12