Giovanni Tommaso - Vivere A : Tokio Città Del Paradiso

Year : 2015/1972
Label : SONOR/RCA
Serie : Original Cast
Genre : Jazz, Funk/Soul
Style : Music Library, Stage & Screen, Jazz Rock

Giovanni Tommaso is an italian studio bass player, Jazz composer & arranger, who professionaly started in 1957. During the seventies, he was prolific in music library, collaborating to the Sandro Brugnolini & Stefano Torrossi productions and composing several background music for films and TV soundscapes. Giovanni Tommaso also played for various prestigious Jazz Masters such as Chet Baker, Dexter Gordon, Art Farmer or also Sonny Rollins for the Studio Uno show, broadcasted on RAI TV from 1961 to 1966. This rare iconic Italian library file from 1972 (finally reissued by SONOR), was entirely composed by Giovanni Tommaso for an italian documentary focused on the capital city of Japan, where it features uncredited musicians among pianist Antonello Vannucchi, drummer Gegè Munari & guitarist Silvano Chimenti. It includes some typical elements of folk music from Far East, mixed with psychedelic accents and played in the Jazz Rock style. It foreshadows the future sound of the Italian Progressive/Jazz Rock group '70, Perigeo, whose Giovanni was a main member.

Sandro Brugnolini - Underground

Year : 2014/1970
Label : SONOR/Record TV Discografica
Genre : Jazz, Stage & Screen
Style : Jazz Rock, Psychedelic, Avant Garde, Free Rock

"Underground" was recorded at Dirmaphon Studio in Rome featuring the Rai TV session musicians and during the same session as his previous "Overground" in march 1970. This reissue of iconic Sandro Brugnolini record, brings together all tracks released on both RT 104 & RT 16, two LPs recorded for "Musiche Per Commento" serie by the italian music library label RTV (Record TV Discografica). Brugnolini explores psychedelia, afrobeat & rock avant-garde sounds in eleven instrumentals tracks including "Psichefreèlico", "Uauàico", "Africaneìdico" & "Dimàndico" (extracted from RT 16). All tracks composed & conducted by Sandro Brugnolini featuring Silvano Chimenti & Angelo Baroncini (eg), Giovanni Tommaso (eb), Enzo Restuccia (ds), Giorgio Carnini (org, p). 

The Cast Five - Popsound N. 1

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Year : 2014/1971

Label : Sonor Music Editions/Flirt Records
Genre : Jazz, Stage&Screen
Style : Jazz Rock, Soul Jazz, Psychedelic

Out of the darkness thanks to the "Speedball Experience" released in the mid 90's, compilation of obscure pop jazz songs extracted from early 70's italian music library, including "Diatomea" & "Gospel 71". Originally first released on "Flirt" records in 1971, "Popsound N. 1" was finally reissued by the Sonor Music Editions, a label dedicated to the italian library music. It includes psychedelic grooves (Quadrante, Diatomea, Esse 4), Soul Jazz expressions (Rifrazione, Conker) and Heavy Funk sounds (Pacific 2000, Gospel 71). All tracks are performed by a trio of italian composers called "The Cast Five" formed by Ernesto Nicelli, Stellio Subelli & Pasquale Castiglione.