Monday, December 15, 2008

Romano Mussolini - "Mirage" (1974)





Jazz pianist Romano Mussolini was the son of that Italian dictator, and this is a nice rhodes jazz album from 1974 with some funky moments. And you know how much I love that 70s bauhaus font on the cover.

People keep asking me for this album in comments, and I've had a rip for about four or five years from Soulseek, where I used to 'live" in pre-music blog days.

I had expected the album to pop up again on the blogosphere, but it's seemingly not around anymore ... at some stage it's been at My Favourite Sound, Quimsy's Mumbo Jumbo and Funkydisposition, but the age of this download makes me pretty sure it's not from you guys. Anyway, I'll throw it into the comments at your blogs as well.

I hope to sometime find a higher bitrate version myself, but this still sounds fine. The tracks "Mirage" and "Blues for Alexandria" are snagged from comps and are in 320kbps, the rest is at 128.

** Also check the comments for more Mussolini on the rhodes, and more Italian funky jazz from the Sergio Fanni Quintet, courtesy of Ish.

Enjoy!

TRACKLIST 

01 The Twitch
02 Omaggio a Oscar Peterson
03 Sweet Elisabeth
04 Hong Kong
05 Mirage
06 Blues for Alexandra
07 Rachel's Lullaby

 MUSICIANS

romano mussolini - electric piano
glauco masetti - saxaphone
emilio soanna - trumpet
piero montanari - electric bass
roberto spizzichino - drums
tulio de piscopo - percussion

 PRODUCTION DETAILS 

PDU Jazz A-6018 (Italy) 1974



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34 comments:

  1. NewkDecember 15, 2008 at 6:10 AM

    Thanks! I used to be completely fascinated with Romano's story and his music.

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  2. johnvDecember 15, 2008 at 11:20 AM

    Great sounds, thanks as always Simon!

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  3. ishDecember 15, 2008 at 12:59 PM

    http://rapidshare.com/files/136895502/CAROSELLO.rar.html

    this link contains Soft and Swing by Musolini. (Sorry, really hard to get around that name. Kinda creeping me out. Not his fault who his father is. Yikes.) Anyway, 1979: Cicci Santucci - trumpet
    Roberto Zappulla - drums
    Maurizio Lazzaretti - drums
    Wilfred Copello - percussions
    Lono Ranieri - electric bass
    Romano Mussolini - Fender piano;
    320 kbps, not my rip.
    (DL also includes Sergio Fanni quintet, Hard Suite, 1975)

    thanks simon, will check this one out.

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  4. Art SimonDecember 15, 2008 at 2:49 PM

    Thanks Simon, and thanks Ish! I hadn't heard of Romano Mussolini before. I'm groovin' on Sergio Fanni's "drive waltz"

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  5. MFS Equipe ♪December 16, 2008 at 12:06 AM

    Celo have the vinyl record, but is a lazy man....
    Best
    Pier

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  6. Simon666December 16, 2008 at 2:11 AM

    Wow ish, two great albums, big thanks!

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  7. cheebaDecember 16, 2008 at 6:33 AM

    Wow. Seriously wicked LP here Simon. Hope I can track it down or find a flac/wav somewhere cuz this is chock full of dope samples - especially "Hong Kong" and "Mirage." Good thing they cut off Benito's balls AFTER he fathered Romano!

    Love the Italian jazz you put up at NER, never seem to have enough of it.

    Ish, thanks for the other link, too! Sounds like it'll be just as satisying...

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  8. TCDecember 16, 2008 at 8:59 AM

    Thanks Simon. Liking the track 'Mirage' in particular.

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  9. makumaDecember 16, 2008 at 1:16 PM

    Thanks Simon! Here's some more Italian jazz from platingbear

    http://jazzzin.blogspot.com/search/label/italian%20jazz

    Make sure you check Quintetto Lo Grecco!

    Also not to be missed is Schema Sextet on

    http://myfavvouritesound.blogspot.com/2008/11/schema-sextet-look-out.html

    courtesy of Rob and Jazzypier

    Cheers

    Makuma

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    1. Solar BearsDecember 29, 2013 at 4:35 AM

      Not happen to have two albums of Quintetto Lo Greco, that you can not imagine how long it took finding them.

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  10. fritz the catDecember 16, 2008 at 10:26 PM

    Thanks. Never been much of a fan, he plays too many standards and too much blues for my liking, but there are a couple of tasty numbers in there. I like the Fanni ish posted though (no pun intended)

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  11. Gianni aka Cesare BarbettaDecember 17, 2008 at 6:31 PM

    I like Romano music style.
    thank you Simon, and thank you Ish!

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  12. ArkadinDecember 18, 2008 at 8:24 AM

    Romano Mussolini also recorded soundtracks with Roberto Pregadio for the nowadays so-called cult movies Kriminal and Satanik.

    From dusty:

    "An amazing little soundtrack that's every bit as groovy as its cover -- a great blend of 60s mod and Italian jazz, all in support of the skeleton-costumed master thief Kriminal! This CD represents the first full length presentation of the film's soundtrack -- a long-overdue masterpiece that steps off the jazzier modes used in Italian films of the early 60s, touched by some of the more dynamic production and arrangement styles that were creeping in later in the decade -- all served up over short, sweet tracks that dance with delight and drama throughout! There's even a bit of the British and American spy modes of the time creeping into the mix -- no doubt a way of highlighting the "international crime" reputation of lead character Kriminal."

    Interested?

    http://www.mediafire.com/file/dzzi5dndund/Kriminal.rar

    http://www.mediafire.com/file/mzug2nmjm2i/Satanik.rar

    Cheers!

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  13. JTFDecember 18, 2008 at 2:52 PM

    Makes you wonder what Hitler's kid might have been like on vibes. Ok, maybe not! Thanks!

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  14. Simon666December 20, 2008 at 2:18 AM

    Arkadin! I wrote a post thanking you for this, but .... for some reason it's not here ... anyway THANKS, I've made your and Ishs' contributions in to a new post above this one

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  15. JazzaficionadoDecember 20, 2008 at 9:36 PM

    grazie mille

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  16. Citizen KaneDecember 27, 2008 at 6:40 AM

    Thanks for all the info and links, I've been digging Kriminal for a few months now and it's nice to see more from him.

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  17. StegnerFanDecember 27, 2008 at 5:45 PM

    Wasn't expecting that name next to a solid jazz record... my fault for being narrow minded... intriuging and thanks Simon.

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  18. AnonymousDecember 29, 2008 at 1:04 AM

    Muchas gracias esto es realmente bueno ,saludos.

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  19. E-mileDecember 31, 2008 at 1:06 PM

    today I'm reading this musican's name in a book by Nino Filasto...
    -the book is better than the music-
    comparising apples with tangerins,
    I know...
    peace, E-mile

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  20. purple_CrayonsDecember 31, 2008 at 7:24 PM

    fwow. mirage is FUNKY. thanks for sharing!

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  21. rhythmJanuary 1, 2009 at 12:58 AM

    Thanks for the great music...I'm lovin your blog!

    BTW, Ghostfinger, I want to check out your blog, but its private, can I get an invite?

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  22. IR e L a IXIJanuary 27, 2009 at 3:19 PM

    amazing post!

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  23. IR e L a IXIJanuary 27, 2009 at 3:31 PM

    hehe something i can talk about in my poli science class.

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  24. ej23August 9, 2009 at 1:19 AM

    The fact that it is Mossolini's son is a gimmick in it self, but once you get over that you realize it really is a great album!!

    Thanks

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  25. MACApril 12, 2010 at 10:36 AM

    THANKS! Mirage is a classic... great stuff..

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  26. mmbhMay 9, 2010 at 12:35 PM

    Thank you. Had to grab this super groovy album. You do a fine job of compiling and sharing your music Simon and I am very impressed and very grateful.

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  27. Simon666May 9, 2010 at 3:04 PM

    thanks mmbh and everyone else for your comments :)

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  28. Sun ZooDecember 31, 2014 at 2:38 AM

    I'd almost forgotten how much I enjoyed your posts Simon...this one was particularly stellar...thanks again and best wishes for the coming year.

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  29. Simon666January 5, 2015 at 4:38 PM

    thanks sun zoo, all the best to you too :)

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  30. WytseMay 15, 2016 at 6:21 PM

    Nice vibe, thanks Simon!

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  31. Simon666May 17, 2016 at 1:53 AM

    Glad you're enjoying it Wytse, thanks for all the comments :)

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  32. gr8daneMay 5, 2017 at 6:49 AM

    Thanks very much.

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  33. AnonymousJanuary 14, 2018 at 7:15 AM

    thanks for this !

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