"• This new album by Alessandro Scala connects itself to the fertile and alluring scene of contemporary hardbop in Italy. Through original compositions and intense dialogue with trumpeter Fabrizio Bosso and trombonist Roberto Rossi, • Alessandro consciously builds a sparse and sometimes lyrical • language, enhanced by the rhythm section provided by Nico Menci, Paolo Ghetti and Stefano Paolini. The result is vivid and bright. - Paolo Fresu"