Hiding In Plain Sight

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As a relatively unknown player with ideas, guts, maturity and enthusiasm to spare, Govoni makes a bold statement with Hiding In Plain Sight, not just proving that he can hang with the best of... — Downbeat, November 2021 More…

Release Date: 15th Oct 2021
Catalogue No: WCS133
Label: Whaling City Sound
Length: 60 minutes

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November 2021

Paul Nagel: Stories Passed

Work length7:22

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Dino Govoni, Henry Hey, Mike Pope, Jeff "Tain" Watts

Henry Hay: Cobalt

Work length8:07

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Dino Govoni, Henry Hey, Mike Pope, Alex Sipiagin, Jeff "Tain" Watts

Paul Nagel: Falling Ahead

Work length7:29

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Dino Govoni, Henry Hey, Mike Pope, Alex Sipiagin, Jeff "Tain" Watts

Hal Crook: Thinkers Anonymous

Work length7:50

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Dino Govoni, Henry Hey, Mike Pope, Alex Sipiagin, Jeff "Tain" Watts

Paul Nagel: Ask Again

Work length5:13

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Dino Govoni, Henry Hey, Mike Pope, Jeff "Tain" Watts

Henry Hay: Sublimate

Work length5:31

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Dino Govoni, Henry Hey, Mike Pope, Alex Sipiagin, Jeff "Tain" Watts

Paul Nagel: Point Turn

Work length6:04

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Dino Govoni, Henry Hey, Mike Pope, Jeff "Tain" Watts

Mike Pope: Appels to Apples

Work length6:29

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Dino Govoni, Mike Pope, Henry Hey, Jeff "Tain" Watts

Dino Govoni: Edge Walker

Work length6:07

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Dino Govoni, Henry Hey, Mike Pope, Alex Sipiagin, Jeff "Tain" Watts

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Listening to the opening bars of “Stories Passed,” the kick-off track on Dino Govoni’s new recording, "Hiding in Plain Sight," is like rolling the window down on a long empty stretch of highway, with nothing but a cool breeze in your face and open road ahead. Govoni’s first few clear, clarion notes, in that typically bold Govoni style, feels like what freedom might sound like. As the notes wash over you, you can sense the tension melting away as the joy of bebop takes the spotlight. And that’s just the first few notes. There’s more where that came from, much more. Govoni’s new recording, his third for Whaling City Sound and his first in nearly a decade, reflects a broad and beautiful understanding of jazz expression. The recordings here are immensely satisfying, hefty, hearty compositions that run long, and give his listeners a chance to sink into them, and his band members a chance to lean into them. They are comfortable in straight-up tradition, but zesty and endlessly interesting as well, with great accompanying performances. His band—including Henry Hey (piano), Mike Pope (bass), Jeff “Tain" Watts (drums), and Alex Sipiagin (trumpet)—clearly appreciate the chance to explore and enhance the arrangements. Listeners will not be surprised that Govoni, a long-time faculty member at Berklee College of Music, is a highly prized session man, a first call guy that people know will bring tone, versatility, and creativity to everything he touches. If you’re new to Govoni’s sax gifts, "Hiding in Plain Sight" is all you need for proof.

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November 2021

As a relatively unknown player with ideas, guts, maturity and enthusiasm to spare, Govoni makes a bold statement with Hiding In Plain Sight, not just proving that he can hang with the best of the best, but establishing himself as a serious artist who’s just as vital a performer with as much to say as today’s jazz fest headliners and poll winners.

Hiding In Plain Sight

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