There is a secret behind the cover of «Pastiche», the announced album by Francesco De Gregori releasing on April 12th with an exceptional pianist like Checco Zalone: in the album, the odd pair revisits songs by the same De Gregori, but also by Paolo Conte, Antonello Venditti, and Pino Daniele («Putesse essere allero»).
«Voice and piano» says the subtitle of the album, and the cover of the album is inspired by the quintessential singer-pianist, which, apart from the shade of red, explicitly cites, in the graphics, in the lettering, in the position of the photograph, the celebrated «Carosello Carosone n.2», an album by Renato Carosone released on May 24, 1955, featuring songs like «Pianofortissimo».
At the dawn of his career, in 2006, Zalone received the Carosone Award in Naples, Arena Flegrea. The two stars will present «Pastiche» in concert on June 5th at the Baths of Caracalla