Ferdinando Romano Releases “Totem” Featuring Ralph Alessi
Double bassist Ferdinando Romano has just released a new album called Totem, which features the extraordinary trumpet playing of Ralph Alessi. The record marks Romano’s first as a leader and contains eight of his original compositions. Together, his band helps to blur lines and genres.
“Perhaps best described as somewhere between ECM sounds, post-bop and contemporary music, Totem is a journey through my artistic world which has one foot in jazz and one in classical,” he writes. “One thing that ties it all together: a great attention to the importance of melody.”
Hear Romano go into depth on the new album and get a behind-the-scenes look in this trailer:
Totem is available now as a digital download through Bandcamp, iTunes and Amazon.
Totem Track List:
- The Gecko
- Evocation
- Wolf Totem
- Curly
- Sea Crossing Part 1
- Sea Crossing Part 2
- Memories Reprise
- Mirrors
In his time with No Treble, Kevin has met hundreds of amazing bassists and interviewed icons like Jack Casady, Victor Wooten, Les Claypool, Marcus Miller, and more. He's a gigging bassist performing jazz in Northern Virginia and bluegrass with The Plate Scrapers up and down the East Coast. Kevin appreciates all genres of music, from R&B to metal and everything in between. Connect with Kevin on Facebook and check his performance schedule on his website.
