If you’re searching for music that is completely outside-the-box and unconventional, then Vincenzo Virgillito’s ‘Precondition’ is your cup of tea and will be released January 1, 2025. This is not your typical jazz record by any means with Vincenzo exploring a vast array of musical styles, song structures and sound textures. As a highly-skilled bassist originally from Italy, Vincenzo Virgillito provides 10 super original compositions and two covers on the latest release. The world is now prescribed to a new ‘Precondition’ with Vincenzo Virgillito as your masterful conductor. This album has so many twists & turns musically and will simply have your ears buzzing from start to finish.
Vincenzo Virgillito is a talented musician, composer and producer who plays acoustic bass, electric bass, Fretless five & four stringed bass and analog pedals. One very interesting aspect about ‘Precondition’ is that Vincenzo doesn’t use any overdubbing on the new record except for one track. This overall sound that Vincenzo has created is just mind-blowing and will have the listener questioning just what this ‘Precondition’ is all about and what is the exact diagnosis.
Right out of the gates, we are bouncing “Through Windows” as Vincenzo provides an inventive style of playing with thought-provoking chords and an intriguing melody to boot. Next, it’s time to hit the “Reset” button and get blasted with unorthodox notes being poured into your ears. Track three, “Word Drops (Jaco’s midnight)”, prepare to be deep in thought and even a bit perplexed as you let the music sink in. Vincenzo Virgillito is playing like a true professional on “Word Drops (Jaco’s midnight)” with brilliant instrumentation and smart use of dynamics that will spark your eardrums. It’s time to hit the “Reset” button again with “Reset II” and this is one wild ride with heavy anticipation and excitement in the air! “Reset II” is unscripted confusion at its finest courtesy of the maestro Vincenzo Virgillito. Get ready to wrap your ears around “Star in the Mirror (my sons)” as the listener will receive an exhilarating listening experience. “Star in the Mirror (my sons)” will keep you enthralled from beginning to end with its mysterious tone. Track six, “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat”, is tastefully done and offers a very soft touch musically. This is a tune originally done by Charles Mingus and Vincenzo keeps listeners engaged and on his or her toes with a fresh take on this classic number. It is time once again to push the “Reset” button and maybe three times a charm! Vincenzo Virgillito is blowing your mind & ears with music from another dimension on “Reset III Off the Time”. On the following composition, Vincenzo is stirring up emotions and soul searching for just the right “Segment” with this exotic-sounding number. The “Reset” button is pressed upon for an unprecedented fourth time! Enter an interdimensional world full of wonder and surprise on “Reset IV Disc-on-nect Space”. Prepare for an insightful hook and smart styling on “Danny Boy (remembering Bill Evans)”. Vincenzo delivered a wonderful rendition of “Danny Boy” originally done by Frederick Weatherly. Paying tribute to Bill Evans, Virgillito is digging deep musically & instrumentally to give “Danny Boy” new life. For the fifth and final time, we hit the “Reset” button and Vincenzo pulls out all the punches here. It’s a futuristic finish for the ages on “Reset V Transiens” as Vincenzo Virgillito delivers an electrifying performance that is set to the tune of another galaxy. Vincenzo is keeping the audience in suspense with the closing number “..and then stop and go”. Ending on a high note while also leaving the listeners with many questions sums up the final track, “..and then stop and go”.
Produced by Vincenzo Virgillito and Roberto Filoseta, ‘Preconition’ is like no jazz record I have heard before. Vincenzo incorporates so many layers within his compositions to make up one unique sound. This Italian bassist gives you extreme originality and highly creative compositions on ‘Precondition’ where you can expect the unexpected. Vincenzo Virgillito is taking you on a journey through a musical universe where countless elements are weaved together. Vincenzo is a real artist with a real vision imagined and ‘Precondition’ is the end result. Vincenzo Virgillito orders listeners everywhere to get your daily dose of ‘Precondition’ today and listen as many times as needed.
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By Jimmy Rae
