The most famous themes by Morricone, performed as duets by Grégoire Maret and Romain Collin. Featuring Gregory Porter and Cassandra Wilson!In 2020, "Americana" was released, the successful album that brought together harmonica player Grégoire Maret and pianist Romain Collin, in a trio with Bill Frisell. It received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album and garnered nearly ten million streams. This collaboration cemented the friendship between Maret and Collin. Quickly, the two New York-based musicians of French-speaking origin realized that watching films featuring Ennio Morricone's music had been an important part of their respective family lives, and of what had initially drawn them to music. The great man's death in 2020 deeply affected them both and brought out their attraction to his music. Cautiously, they began to consider following this thread and making an album. Thus, they both conducted intensive research on Morricone's work, even contacting his official biographer, Alessandro De Rosa. "Ennio" takes the listener through the complexity of Morricone's multifaceted work and vividly depicts the emotional impact it had on him. It is a journey that reimagines and recounts this immensely important contemporary composer in a way that is both new and authentic.
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