Here’s an almost innocent simplicity to Crovella’s playing that avoids the head entirely and goes straight for the heart. Rather than flourish with a lot of superfluous technical display, Crovella instead aims for a more direct conduit to the emotions, beginning with the fanfare of “Birth,” which segues directly into the overt romanticism of “Gianfranco,” the clearer drama of the unresolved “Over the Ocean” and neo-classicism of “Montmartre,”
all in the short space of five minutes.

What’s most remarkable about Pianovagando, in fact, is Crovella’s ability to pack so many musical styles and emotional resonances in an hour, and especially on tracks that are sometimes so short that it seems they’re over before they’ve even begun.

Still, despite the brevity of these miniatures, Crovella manages to make each one feel complete and self-contained, while joining together to create an evocative whole that’s truly greater than the sum of its parts. Those looking for Jarrett’s over expressionism will need to look elsewhere; but for those who enjoy music that targets the heart with honesty and complete directness, Pianovagando will be a tremendously satisfying listen.
(john Kelman/All About Jazz)

Crovella is a master of texture, melody and invention throughout.
“Kawasaki” features Crovella, who demonstrates a Keith Emerson-like classical pianism but without the navel-gazing self-indulgency

We must also mention keyboard wizard Beppe Crovella, who played a large part in the 90¹s revival of progressive rock in Italy, producing and performing with many of the acts on the ‘Vinyl Magic’ new progressive label. His sterling performances throughout this disc on Mellotron, organ, synths and piano add symphonic textures aplenty and he contributes lead lines and solos all over the place. He¹s a very accomplished player indeed. Kawasaki is a breathtaking solo piano showcase for Crovella, and is delightful to listen to. Fans of Patrick Moraz¹s more recent solo piano works will love this.

DUSTCH PROGRESSIVE ROCK PAGE – DAVE SISSONS

There’s an almost innocent simplicity to Crovella’a playing that goes straight to the heart, Crovella aims for a more direct counduit to the emotion.

What’s most remarkable about Pianovagando, in fact, is Crovella’s ability to pack so many musical styles and emotional resonances.

For those who enjoy music that targets the heart with honesty and complete directness, Pianovagando will be a tremendously satisfying listen.

(John Kelman – All About Jazz)

Crovella is a master of texture, melody and invention throughout.
“Kawasaki” features Crovella, who demonstrates a Keith Emerson-like classical pianism but without the navel-gazing self-indulgenc must also mention keyboard wizard Beppe Crovella, who played a large part in the 90¹s revival of progressive rock in Italy, producing and performing with many of the acts on the ‘Vinyl Magic’ new progressive label. His sterling performances throughout this disc on Mellotron, organ, synths and piano add symphonic textures aplenty and he contributes lead lines and solos all over the place. He¹s a very accomplished player indeed. Kawasaki is a breathtaking solo piano showcase for Crovella, and is delightful to listen to. Fans of Patrick Moraz¹s more recent solo piano works will love this.

DUSTCH PROGRESSIVE ROCK PAGE – DAVE SISSONS

hen there are the individual performances of Beppe Crovella whose synth and mellotron work recalls the virtuoso intensity of Chick Correa
Review by Pete Feenstra (GET READY TO ROCK!)

A ceux-ci je réponds d’aller directement rencontrer le pianiste sur “Kawasaki” et de me dire si avec ça, il n’y a pas de quoi tomber amoureux tellement c’est beau de technique, d’inventivité et de sensibilité.

(music waves )

“Kawasaki” es una pieza para improvisación al piano, interpretada por Beppe Crovella con una contundencia percusiva que me recuerda a Chick Corea and Keith Emerson Enrique Farelo – TOMAJAZZ

I adore your solo musical concert in Tokyo…Your approach to music,confronting the piano,is magical,because you combine the lyrical structure with the jazz feeling in the appropriate dose… “Kawasaki” es una pieza para improvisación al piano, interpretada por Beppe
Crovella con una contundencia percusiva que me recuerda a Chick Corea and Keith Emerson
(Enrique Farelo – TOMAJAZZ)

There’s an almost innocent simplicity to Crovella’a playing that goes straight to the heart, Crovella aims for a more direct counduit to the emotion.What’s most remarkable about Pianovagando, in fact, is Crovella’s
ability to pack so many musical styles and emotional resonances. For those who enjoy music that targets the heart with honesty and complete directness, Pianovagando will be a tremendously satisfying listen.

(John Kelman – All About Jazz)

Crovella is a master of texture, melody and invention throughout.
(Dave Sissons – Dutch Progressive Rock Page)

Beppe’s approach to music,confronting the piano,is magical,because he combines the lyrical structure with the jazz feeling in the appropriate dose…
(Lefteris Dimitriou -Greece)

In the individual performances Beppe Crovella recalls the virtuoso intensity of Chick Corea
(Pete Feenstra – GET READY TO ROCK!)

” Beppe Crovella juega con una contundencia percusiva que me recuerda a Chick Corea and Keith Emerson
(Enrique Farelo – TOMAJAZZ)

Quotes on ŒKings Of Clubs¹
A wonderful record, it makes me remember the beautiful nights at Flamingo¹s Club, in the sixties.
( Brian Auger on “Kings of Clubs”)

The spirit of 60¹s smokey clubs is kept alive by the italian grandmaster of the hammond organ. These instuinstrumentals are of Booker T and George Fams level
(Robert Till /Music and Media ­ Europe Top Music Radio Magazine on “Kings of Clubs”)

Beppe is a master of the Hammond Organ, like Jimmy Smith, Lee Michaels andBrian Auger ( Dae Junk Kang ­ Label Manager/ Corea on “Kings of Clubs”

It¹s genial, great, The Hammond Sound is an anthology of the best sounds I know. Very good musicians.
Bravo (Alain Magenot ­ Keyboard Magazine/France on “Kings of Clubs”

It¹s a winner . It communicates and gives fun
( Paolo Bertoni ­ Italian jorunalist on “Kings of Clubs”

This is how Hammond should sound
(jim russ ­ Keyboard Exchange International ­ One of the most qualified Hammond Centre in the world On “Kings of Clubs”)

The organ sounds great
(Al Goff ­ Hammons Centre Specialist on “Kings of Clubs”)

It¹s good to discover someone else playing the Hammond organ, I like the grooves of the Cd very much
(Barbara Dennerlein/Top german Hammond player, on “Kings of Clubs”

An album that will satisfy every hammond lover, Really goos and enyojable
(G. Susanna ­ Fare Musica/italina musical magazine on “Kings of Clubs”)

Nice Grooves
(Chick Corea on “Kings of Clubs”)