Napoli's Walls is an album by French clarinetist Louis Sclavis recorded in 2002 and released on the ECM label.[1]

Napoli's Walls
Studio album by Louis Sclavis
Released	2003
Recorded	December 2002
Genre	Jazz
Length	60:03
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Louis Sclavis chronology
Dans la Nuit (2000) Napoli's Walls (2003) African Flashback (2005)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "this record is full of sensual pleasure and an utterly accessible, often deeply moving articulation of a new musical language".[2] In JazzTimes, Aaron Steinberg wrote "If you're curious about Sclavis' work as a leader, a great place to start would be the Frenchman's latest recording, the particularly pungent Napoli's Walls. Between 1987 and 1995, French painter Ernest Pignon-Ernest wandered around the Italian city of Naples, literally applying his artwork to the walls of the city. Pignon-Ernest's scenes depicting suffering and pain in a stark, classical style inspired Sclavis to form a new group and write new music in response. Sclavis has shown a particular talent for putting together remarkable bands tailored to specific projects, and this is no exception".[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Louis Sclavis except as indicated

1. "Colleur de Nuit" – 10:38
2. "Napoli's Walls" – 7:22
3. "Mercè" – 3:03
4. "Kennedy in Napoli" – 6:29
5. "Divinazione Moderna I" – 3:34
6. "Divinazione Moderna II" – 3:35
7. "Guetteur d'Inaperçu" – 8:23
8. "Les Apparences" – 4:39
9. "Porta Segreta" (Vincent Courtois) – 5:07
10. "Il Disegno Smangiato d'Un Uomo" – 7:12

• Recorded at Studios La Buissonne in Pernes-Les-Fontaines, France in December 2002.

Personnel

• Louis Sclavis — clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone
• Médéric Collignon — pocket trumpet, voices, horn, percussion, electronics
• Vincent Courtois — cello, electronics
• Hasse Poulsen — guitar

References