Enrico Granafei’s It’s Hard To Say Goodbye is a masterful blend of skillful musicianship and heartfelt expression. Granafei, a virtuoso on the chromatic harmonica and guitar, delivers a rich and masterful performance of the mostly original selections, on vocals as well. The production is buoyed by a top-notch ensemble that creates a beautifully layered soundscape […]
Enrico Granafei’s It’s Hard To Say Goodbye is a masterful blend of skillful musicianship and heartfelt expression. Granafei, a virtuoso on the chromatic harmonica and guitar, delivers a rich and masterful performance of the mostly original selections, on vocals as well. The production is buoyed by a top-notch ensemble that creates a beautifully layered soundscape ranging from tender ballads to vibrant, swinging numbers. The talent includes the great Mike Longo on piano, Claudio Roditi on flugelhorn, Amina Figarova on piano, keyboards and Fender Rhodes, Takashi Otsuka, Greg Jones and Christian Fabian on bass, with Gordon Lane, Sylvia Cuenca and Richie Morales on drums. The collection showcases the artistry of Granafei and his collaborators quite well in this thoroughly pleasing recording.
