Descrizione
GleAM Records is proud to announce the release of On The Edge, the first album of the Italian saxophone player Mattia Basilico. The album will be available in digital download/streaming and CD from October 16, 2026 distributed by Naxos Music, Galileo Music and Believe.
On The Edge is deeply rooted in the jazz tradition while exploring new expressive possibilities. Moving between memory and transformation, the music reveals the continuing creative vitality of the great composers’ repertoire and the legacy of the masters. The quartet approaches this tradition as a living, fertile source of new forms, directions and musical landscapes. Arranged by the group, the pieces provide an open setting for interaction, where written material makes room for freedom, mutual listening and fresh discoveries in each performance.
Mattia Basilico, Alessio Pagliero, Carlo Bavetta and Bernardo Guerra develop a deep, spontaneous interplay, grounded in a shared musical vision and a common sense of phrasing and musical flow. Each musician contributes a distinctive sound, approach and sensibility. Their interaction gives the album its voice: music shaped by dynamic contrasts, created in the moment and open to risk, continually finding new directions through listening and exchange.
Line up
Mattia Basilico: Tenor Sax
Alessio Pagliero: Piano
Carlo Bavetta: Double Bass
Bernardo Guerra: drums
Track List
01. Song of Praise (J. Coltrane) 09:14
02. Ojos de Rojo (C. Walton) 05:01
03. Teo (T. Monk) 05:34
04. All the Way (J. Van Heusen) 05:50
05. When Will the Blues Leave? (O. Coleman) 06:42
06. Eddie Harris (D. Hazeltine) 06:55
Total Time 39:26
Recording Data
Recorded on 8 October 2025 at Play Studio in Bricherasio, Turin, Italy
Sound engineer: Alberto Macerata
Mixed and mastered by Elia Lasorsa
Cover photograph: Guido Gangi
Booklet photographs: Stella Taveggia
Produced by GleAM Records
Printed in Germany, 2026
EAN 8059018220483
Catalogue Number: AM7047
Printed in Germany 2026
