Carlo 'Jack' Ponissi from the Italian band 'Sormorock' sends the following
setlist to BtP
Cerdes (Outside the Gates of)
(longer than usual, with sax
and organ solos)
Shine on Brightly
Fires (Which Burnt Brightly)
Homburg
Bringing Home the Bacon
(two sax solos, no trades)
On The Sand
In the Corner of my Mind
(new composition, very well
received)
Pandora's Box
Wizard Man
She Wandered Through The Garden Fence
Repent Walpurgis
(Slidin' On The Sand arrangement but
with drum solo on the ending)
M Back
McGreggor
Weisselklenzenacht
A Salty Dog
A Whiter Shade of Pale
(with "mermaid" verse and soprano sax
solo)
As Strong As Samson
("Neruda" version but with new ending)
Conquistador
The lineup was the same that has now been together for almost two years and
that features on the album
Slidin' On The Sand (which is finally up
on iTunes, and can be found
here)
Alberto Bodini - vocals
Carlo "Jack" Ponissi - Hammond organ
Cristina Ramat - piano and additional vocals
Marko Barbieri - bass guitar
Lorenzo Brunetti - drums
Alfredo Ponissi - saxes and flute
The venue was quite unusual: the Charlie Bird, a very popular pub/restaurant
in the centre of Turin, is actually the only place in the town were I can
order "the usual" and expect to get exactly what I want, the hours spent
there with Lorenzo and others friends since 2010 are countless and it's
actually the place were the "SormoRock" name was chosen back in 2011. It's
actually a jazz club dedicated to Charlie "Bird" parker where it's usual to
find, always on the early Sunday night, pro jazz trios, it was then very
strange for a rock band to play there and we didn't really know what to
expect from the audience. The place was full as expected and the reaction we
got from the listeners was eventually very enthusiastic, notwithstanding
some technical problems at the very beginning of the set. I'm afraid the
evening wasn't recorded this time, however there were many cellphones in
action so I wouldn't be surprised to see something pop up on YouTube sooner
or later.
Next gig is in less than a month, May 16 at Corner House Rock Pub, again
here in Turin, a more "regular" venue for a rock band, possibly with a few
guests.