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Aria Fresca
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Aria Fresca
Current price: $16.99
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Aria Fresca
Current price: $16.99
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Originally released in 1998 and reissued in 2005 as part of
' complete career overview of the Toronto-based
-
group
,
was the quartet's final album with founder and leader
. The album mostly consists of vocal showcases for tenor
, familiar
adapted from various
(mostly Italian) to fit their idiosyncratic and ever-shifting style. All members of
double or triple on their instruments (even
, who plays violin and mandolin in addition to singing), which gives the album a much more varied sound than similar groups can manage. Primary arranger
also gets to stretch out a bit, first with a fully
collaboration with
on
's
from
and next with his composition
an homage to
that features his own accordion playing against
's canny cello counterpoint. A diverse and enjoyable set,
is a worthy capper to the first stage of
's career. ~ Stewart Mason