H A V E N Mimmo Langella

• 1 Remember 04:56
• 2 Oracle 03:59
• 3 New Breed 04:28
• 4 54 05:13
• 5 Lookin' Back 04:32
• 6 Another Circle 04:53
• 7 Come Together 03:29
• Total Runtime 31:30

Info for H A V E N

A little over two years after Wonderful Life, Langella returns to the public with H A V E N. his new musical and recording project, his sixth.

There is a year's work behind this record recorded essentially as a Trio. In September 2022, I started working on the musical notes I had and, within four, five months, the record took shape, I had complete auditions of all the tracks. Then the finishing work and the recording of the final guitars began. Unlike previous works, I tried to draw dreamlike soundscapes through the combination of guitar tracks in which I used more effects than before. This vaguely ambient sonority that pervades the entire record is perhaps the main characteristic of H A V E N, perhaps the most relevant novelty of this incessant musical search.

The record was essentially recorded in the home studios of the musicians involved, those of bassist Aldo Capasso, the two guests Roland Cabezas and Massimo Gargiulo, and leader Mimmo Langella, and was completed on 22 October 2023 in the studios of Artistika Recording with Pasquale De Paola's drumming.

There are also two guests on this record: the German/Spanish musician Roland Cabezas, already present in the two previous records, who contributed the colour of his voice to embellish three tracks including the Beatles' Come Together cover, and Massimo Gargiulo, already present in a track on the record A Kind of Sound and in my first single from 1996 Jonathan the seagull, who played the piano in two tracks.

H A V E N continues the musical journey that began twenty-two years ago with The Other Side, the debut album; the typical elements are all there: the strong melodic component, the improvisation, the full-bodied, chunky sound that together with the hypnotic groove produces an enthralling, enveloping pulse. H A V E N is another musical journey that Langella undertakes together with other musicians in search of a new sound, without barriers of genre and language.

Mimmo Langella, guitar
Tommy De Paola, keyboards
Aldo Capasso, bass
Pasquale De Paola, drums

Mimmo Langella
neapolitan guitarist and composer born in 1968, started to play guitar at age 12. His study experiences include the "Berklee Summer School" at Umbria Jazz Clinics '86, the "Professional Guitar Player Program" of the Guitar Institute of Technology (G.I.T.) of Hollywood where he graduated with honors in 1994, the "Bachelor's Degree in Jazz" and the "Master's Degree in Jazz" of the "San Pietro a Majella" Conservatoire of Naples where he graduated with honors in 2007 and 2009, respectively, and the "Master's Degree in Jazz Guitar" of the "Domenico Cimarosa" Conservatoire of Avellino where he graduated with full marks in 2015. Besides he has attended workshops and has played in session with Scott Henderson, Frank Gambale, Jeff Richman, Don Mock, Norman Brown, Joe Diorio, Ron Eschete, Gary Willis, Steve Bailey, Tim Landers and Jim Hall among others.

He has three solo records to his credit, "The Other Side" (self-produced, '02; Smoothnotes Publishing, 2012), "Funk That Jazz" (self-produced, '08; Smoothnotes Publishing, 2012) featuring Scott Henderson and "Soul Town" (Smoothnotes Publishing – GBMUSIC, 2012), and the tune "Jonathan il gabbiano" published on the "Sotto Tiro" compilation (Southern Groove Records, '96; Smoothnotes Publishing, 2012). He played in various jazz festivals including "Jazz Insieme '95, I Edition" (S. Antonio Abate, NA), "Gezz in Villa 2003, VI Edition" (Torremaggiore, FG), "La Notte Bianca a Napoli 2006", "Marechiaro Jazz Festival 2007, III Edition" (Naples), "I Cortili del jazz, 2007" (Capodimonte Museum, Naples), "Re Ladislao Jazz Festival 2007, II Edition" (Naples), "Pertosa Jazz e Dintorni 2009" (Auletta, SA), "J.A.M. Jazzin' Andria Music Fest 2010" (Andria, BT), "Vico Jazz Festival 2010, X Edition" (Vico Equense, NA), "DiVino Jazz Festival 2011, VIII Edition" (Pompei, NA), "Estate a Napoli 2012. Un mare di idee in città" (Maschio Angioino, Naples) and "Caerula Nox Festival 2013" (Casamassima, BA).

As sideman he worked in the orchestra of the "Dopofestival di Sanremo '98" (RAIUNO), the "Festival di Napoli" 2001 and 2003 editions (RETEQUATTRO), "Ciao 2000" (RAIDUE) and "Io non t'ho mai chiesto niente" (CANALE 5) television shows and in the orchestra of the "Festa di Piedigrotta" 2008 edition; he played in the festival "Ciao 2000" the New Year's Day in Naples taken by RAIUNO with Nino D'Angelo and Lucio Dalla. Besides that he took part in "Scherzi a parte" (ITALIA 1) and played at the ninth edition of the "Premio Città di Recanati" taken by RAIDUE, he also played in the "Taratatà" (RAIUNO), "La vita in diretta" (RAIUNO), "Serata con…" (VIDEOITALIA) and in the 32th edition of "Napoli prima e dopo" (RAIUNO) television shows.

As session man he played on the "Aitanic" soundtrack (Sony Music, 2000), on the CD "Fratelli d'Itano - Nuie Simme Tresc" (R.T.I. Music, '98), on the Marcello Coleman CDs "Rena Nera" (Living Arts, '99), "Naif" (Oiné, '05) that he produced too and on the "Italian Reggae Tribute" compilation (Groove Recording Studio, '06). He also played on the Guido Russo CDs "Music For Images" (EDI Music, '05) and "Spirit Guajira" (Machiavelli Music/Smoothnotes, 2012), on the Vito Ranucci CD "Killing The Classics" (CNI, 2013) and on the Nino D'Angelo DVD and CD "Concerto anni 80... e non solo" (Di.Elle.O., 2015).

He participated in "Core Pazzo", a theater show with Nino D'Angelo directed by Laura Angiulli shown in the first national night at the Mercadante Theater of Naples in December 1996. He wrote the music for "Tintura di Iodice", a Peppe Iodice theater show written by C. Taranto and shown in the first national night at the Sannazaro Theater of Naples in March 1998, and conducted the orchestra and wrote the music for "Semprinzieme", another Peppe Iodice theater show written by Peppe Iodice, Nello Iorio and Lello Marangio and shown in the first national night at the Acacia Theater of Naples in February 2008.

Very active in the educational field, he has been a "GUITAR C.A.P. s.t." and "Hi Guitar School 2003" of Rome teacher, the "Ischia Summer Guitar Workshop 2007" teacher and was Scott Henderson assistant at the clinic given in Naples in 1994.

He’s an "AXE" magazine contributor and columnist.

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