JAZZ REVIEWS 2000/2007

"...When you hear it on the subtly-simmering 'For Heaven's Sake' you know you're in the presence of a master improviser."
Brian Blain,
Jazz UK magazine review, February/March 2007 issue

D'Aiello's weighty, behind-the-beat sound shows how a poetic imagination can rekindle a long-gone style without nostalgia ……
John Fordham,

Friday March 16, 2007 The Guardian, Four stars review
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,2034830,00.html#article_continue

"His solos tell a story. Their lines unfold with a natural flow, especially on the ballads 'For Heaven's Sake' and 'Portrait of Jenny'."
Jack Massarick,

Evening Standard, 2/2/07. Four stars review

" Relaxed, unhurried but imbued with intense warmth tinged with poignancy, D'Aiello's tenor sound thus prioritises the expression of sentiment rather than the demonstration of instrumental facility...” “...He showcases one of the most attractive and affecting tenor sounds in contemporary jazz. Recommended."
Chris Parker,

Jazz CD review, Vortex, March 2007
http://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/cd-reviews/sintetico.html

Il nous presente un musicien parvenu a' la maturite'.Si le musicien n'a rien perdu de sa generosite', de son lyrisme, son langage a aacquis de l'assurance, et son discours est equilibre' dans la construction et dans l'usage des differe'rents registres
qui fondent sa maniere...........

Paris, Jazzhot magazine , April 2007

.....D'Aiello has a highly dramatic manner of playing and a willingness to take risks which can make it seem as if he is overstretching himself; thus when he launched into Ellington's In a Sentimental Mood in the second set he placed himself on the critical block. The result was a breathtaking performance in which he displayed a stunning range of expression, infallible control over the instrument and a true feeling for the melody itself. He is a restless attacking player who uses not only the full, extended, range of the instrument but also a much wider dynamic variety than many other saxophonists. Linked with a technique that allows him to play at scorching speed and accuracy, the result was jazz of outstanding colour and excitement.......
Paul Medley, The Oxford Times

Live at The Spin in Oxford 8th march 2007
http://www.theoxfordtimes.net/whatson/thisweek
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Italian saxophonist Renato D'Aiello oozes class.
When he plays quietly the effect is like hearing an
old friend kindly giving you some much - needed advice.......
James Griffith

The Guardian, Nottingham, march 2003

Ian Carr
Jazz writer and critic says of him

“Renato is a superlative saxophonist with a passionate and poetic soul.
He has all the virtues - a beautiful sense of time and pacing
and a technique which effortlessly projects
his brilliantly flowing ideas.

'D'Aiello couples a domineering get-out-of-my-way
sound with bounce and spontaneity, but he is
also capable of considerable tenderness'...
The man is such a walking music box……
John Fordham

The Guardian, January 8, 2002

Renato D'Aiello plays the saxophone with authority and swagger.
Listening to him reminds me of the reason I was driven to play jazz in the first place.
Phil Lee, London's master of jazz guitar, top session player

...he caresses the notes with a warmth that ........
Jack Massarik

Evening Standards 12 Jan.2004

“ Renato was also a ballad master, creating sinewy,sensual solos,
squeezing passion from every note.”
Chris Lee

Manchester evening news

“There’s this fine musician’s beautiful,lyrical and intense
saxophone playing with people he really digs.”
Brain Blain
Jazz UK

“Damon also introduced his “secret weapon”
in Italian tenor-saxophonist "Renato d’Aiello.”
Alan Joyce

Bonnington Theatre ,Damon Brown 5et live on D.Brown 2000 UK tour

Dave Gelly’s
Liner notes for “INTRODUCING R.D’AIELLO” SPJ CD 570

“With saxophone players ,the first thing you notice is the sound because
no two are ever exactly alike. And the word “sound”doesn’t just mean tone,
it includes other things,such as articulation,getting from one note to the next,and shading,loud to soft and back again.
Renato D’Aiello has a“ great sound.”

Keith Shadwick
Jazzwise’s December 2001 rewiew of
“Introducing RENATO D’AIELLO” SPJ CD 570

“If this session was a late-50s Blue note release it would now
be regarded as a classic. As it is, you have to peel away
decades of stylistic ennui to penetrate its considerable worth.”