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Ghost Horse

Il Bene Comune (LP)

Label: HORA Records

Format: LP

Genre: Jazz

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*In process of stocking. Limited edition of 500 copies.* Literally translated from Italian, il bene comune means "the common good." Ineffable and ambiguous, the term in itself offers no intrinsic clues as to what its application should entail, although we generally view it in a positive light. Engaging in acts we perceive as furthering the common good can give us immense personal satisfaction, while participating in collective actions moved by this desire can be among the most rewarding experiences available to us as humans. But the very malleability of the term makes it a powerful tool to be used by the imaginative and the ambitious to further their own agendas. Those able to offer an appealing vision of the common good can wield enormous power, profoundly influencing individual behavior on a global scale since the concept functions as both the carrot and the stick, a tool with which to reward obedience and discourage dissent through massive and diffuse social pressure.

Governments, media organizations and opinion leaders vie to manipulate mainstream perception of the common good, and skillful use of comunication and propaganda can shift this perception in such a way as to radically transform acceptable behaviours into taboo, and vice versa. Of course, dissidents as well generally rally around an alternative vision of the common good, and the effectiveness of such movements hinges in part on their ability to spread this vision among the greater populace, infiltrating and undermining the mainstream narrative until such time as the alternative vision achieves mainstream acceptance.

Composed during Italy's second Covid lockdown in the winter of 2020-21 through digital correspondence and illicit face-to-face meetings, the underlying structure of this music hinges on shared familiarity with the basic modules, predominantly simple, repeating motifs. This simplicity allows for significant individual freedom for each member of the sextet, however this freedom must be exercised responsibly in order to maintain balance within the greater structure and avoid total collapse or loss of the central message. Individual actions undertaken without due attention and consideration for the common good will cause unforeseen consequences, difficult to predict and manage.

Details
Cat. number: HORA005-2205
Year: 2022
Notes:

Dan Kinzelman - saxophones, bass clarinet
Filippo Vignato - trombone
Glauco Benedetti - tuba, euphonium, pocket trumpet, flugelhorn
Gabrio Baldacci - baritone guitar
Joe Rehmer - bass
Stefano Tamborrino - drums

Produced in collaboration with Pisa Jazz
Recorded at Jambona Lab (Pisa) on May 15-17, 2021 by Antonio Castiello and Aldo De Sanctis
Mixed by Dan Kinzelman at Casaverde (Foligno)
Mastered by Marco Zangirolami

Ghost Horse is a project of Hobby Horse 

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