Henghel Gualdi - NOW - CLE 21022

Henghel Gualdi was born in S Martino in Rio (Reggio Emilia) in July 1924.
Musically active since 1948, he was one of the few clarinetists of Italian jazz, with Glauco Masetti and Aurelio Ciarallo, the only two that can be remembered more than him, at least until the Seventies, when it appears Gianluigi Trovesi and, subsequently, Eugenio Colombo.

For many fans, Gualdi is "only" a light musician, nevertheless his historic meeting with jazz musicians such as William Righi, Roberto Nicolosi, Giampiero Boneschi, Romano Mussolini and Gil Cuppini, just to name a few.
Also, I would remember that he has given memorable concerts with iternational stras as Sidney Bechet, Bill Coleman, Albert Nicholas, Jean-Luc Ponty, Stephane Grappelli, Teddy Wilson, Lionel Hampton and Louis Armstrong.

If this were not enough, then you must listen to this record, to understand who is really Henghel Gualdi, who was born in the USA would be appointed "King of Swing" while, he was born in Italy, unfortunately, was almost forgotten ...

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Credits:

NOW
Label: CAROSELLO
Catalog#: CLE 21022
Format: LP
Country: Italy

Recorded at “Cap Studio”,
Milan on 1976

Henghel Gualdi (cl, ten sax),
Emilio Soana (tp), Otello Cervi (trne),
Giorgio Baiocco (bar sax on #A3, B1),
Sergio Rigon (bar sax on #A1, A2, B2),
Mauro Malavasi (flgh), Ettore Righello (p on #A1, A2, A3, B1, B2),
Mario Rusca (p on #A4, B3, B4), Annibale Modoni (vib),
Carlo Milano (bass), Giancarlo Pillot (drums), Ettore Ballotta (arr).


Tracklisting:


Side A

A1) Sweet Georgia Brown - 3'28"
A2) Body and Soul - 6'35"
A3) Just One of Those Things - 3'07"
A4) Sob - 4'00"



Side B

B1) There's A Small Hotel - 2'40"
B2) Stella By Starlight - 3'45"
B3) Laura - 7'20"
B4) Homage - 3'56"

Eraldo Volonté Quartet - SAFARI - CLE 21021

Should be unnecessary to mention Eraldo Volonté, given its continued and constant presence on the development of Italian jazz, but unfortunately it's not so, since he is still "unknown" to most of you.

Eraldo Volonté is a veteran of italian jazz: he is one of those characters that are always seen wherever there is good jazz to play or listen to.

With a difference from many pioneers, however, Volonté has never lost even a shred of his enthusiasm, even if he has been playing professionally for more than a quarter of a century and like almost all of is colleagues, in Italy, has had to adapt and be part of an infinite number of bands playing all types of music.

His enthusiasm has kept him young, alive, very alert towards all that happens around him, and it has allowed him to continuously perfect himself, and to refresh his own stile : so much so that today this Milanese saxophone player can easily boast to still be one of the top musicians - that is one of the most modern, and most up to date - of italian jazz.

Among his important records, milestones in the maturity of the Italian jazz, I like to remember, in addition to this "My Point of View" (1963) with Renato Sellani, Giorgio Azzolini e Lionello Bionda, "Jazz [now] in Italy" (1966) with Dino Piana, Franco D'Andrea, Giovanni Tommaso and Franco Tonani and the best "Free and Loose" (1968) with Oscar Valdambrini, still Piana and Azzolini, and Franco Manzecchi.

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Credits:

SAFARI
Label: CAROSELLO

Catalog#: CLE 21021

Format: LP

Country: Italy
Recorded at Cap Studio, Milan on 1975

Eraldo Volonté (ten sax, soprano sax)

Guido Manusardi (p., p. fender), Dodo Goya (bass on # A1/A2/B1),

Stefano Cerri (el. bass on #B1/B2), Giancarlo Pillot (drums),

Roberto Haliffi (perc), Mara Moris (voice on #A2).

Sax was overlapped five times by E. Volonté on #A2)

Tracklisting:

Side A

A1) Shout - 14'52"

A2) Safari (dedicated to Duke Ellington) - 5'25"

Side B

B1) African Fever - 12'32"
B2) Spontaneus - 9'20"

Giorgio Azzolini - The Scicluna Street - CLE 21020

Giorgio Azzolini is known to have been part of the historic Basso & Valdambrini Quintet, who have brought the validity of the Italian jazz in the world.

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Actually, you could "simply" define the bassist of all modern Italian jazz, for his constant presence and unusual musical vitality.

Giorgio Azzolini has gone through, in different configurations, from trio to big band, the whole history of jazz played in this country.

Between the historical musicians, he is one of the ones that best will be renewed, and has participated to grow Italian jazz, and carry him, finally, away from the emulation of American jazz.

Among his most important recordings I like to remember, apart this, "Tribute to Someone," with Franco Ambrosetti, Gato Barbieri and Dino Piana among others, "Crucial Moment" with Enrico Rava and Franco D'Andrea and "Giorgio Azzolini Big Band", recorded in 1971 for the DIRE Records.

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Credits:

The Scicluna Street

Label: CAROSELLO

Catalog#: CLE 21020

Format: LP

Country: Italy

Recorded at "Studio 7",

Milan on 1976

Giorgio Azzolini (bass),

Giancarlo Barigozzi (ten sax, soprano sax), Sergio Fanni (flgh),

Tullio De Piscopo (drums, perc), Sante Palumbo (p., el. p),

Franco D'Andrea (p on #A1, B1), Giancarlo Pillot (drums on #A2)

Tracklisting:

Side A

A1) The Scicluna Street - 5'15"

A2) Colori - 5'50"

A3) Bankok - 5'46"

Side B

B1) Spanish Portrait - 8'33"

B2) Blues Deflection - 10'15"

Gianni Basso - HIT - CLE 21016

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Gianni Basso can be unequivocally regarded as one of the most significant historical figures of Italian jazz.

His music shows how to play in the tradition, without ignoring the force of the evolution of jazz, and without rejecting the most advanced experiences free, as evidenced by the music of this LP, recorded at Milan on June 1975.

Listen "Bloom" and "LA VALLE DELL’AMORE," the two tracks of Bruno Tommaso present in both LPs, or "HECTOR’S HOUSE", a Ian Carr theme so loved him, and then tell me if this giant of jazz hasn’t reinvented everything, from avant-garde to the mainstream.

Another example of his great music is documented on "JAZZ A CONFRONTO 3", recorded in Rome two years before, available now at HORO Records blog.

Born in Asti in '31, his professional activity began in Belgium in 1946, with the militancy within the Raoul Falsan Big Band, where he distinguished as clarinetist and tenor sax.

At the same time as playing with different musicians in Europe and U.S., especially in Germany and Austria.In '50 Basso leaves the Falsan Orchestra and returns in Italy, where he founded along with Oscar Valdambrini, the prestigious "Basso-Valdambrini Quintet", a very special combo, leader of italian jazz for many years .

Mr GB with Oscar Valdambrini and Giorgio Azzolini

During his long and varied career, Gianni Basso has collaborated with extraordinary artists, the most representative of the jazz of all time, from Billie Holiday to Lionel Hampton, Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz, Joe Venuti, Art Farmer, Johnny Griffin, Zoot Sims, Buddy Colette, beyond to having an intense record activity, both as leader and as a sideman.

Of particular importance is the militancy located in some of the most prestigious international orchestras: as the big bands of Maynard Ferguson, Kenny Clarke / Boland Francis, Thad Jones, Lalo Schifrin and more.
In the late '70s he founded the band Saxes Machine and subsequently fronted the Gianni Basso Big Band.

In his later years, he played with some of the rising stars of jazz, as Fabrizio Bosso and Andrea Pozza, recording his unique music for Philology, by Paolo Piangiarelli.

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Credits:

Label: CAROSELLO

Catalog#: CLE 21016

Format: LP

Country: Italy

Recorded: 1975, June 7th

Gianni Basso (tenor sax),
Renato Sellani (p), Dodo Goya (bass),
Tullio De Piscopo (drums), Giancarlo Pillot (drums added in #B4)

Tracklisting:


Side A

A1) La Valle Dell’Amore – 7’19”
A2) Easy Living – 5’03”
A3) Hector’s House – 7’53”

Side B

B1) Secret Love – 4’21”
B2) Hit – 5’34”
B3) My One and Only Love – 4’13”
B4) Bloom – 5’59”