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