Giorgio Farina – Discocross (1978, LP, Italy)

Tracklist:
A Farina's Suite 14:57
B1 Tawawa's 5:52
B2 Suite Slide Return 10:05

Musicians:
Bass – Fabio Pignatelli
Drums – Agostino Marangolo
Guitar – Massimo Morante
Guitar [Electric] – Ivan Basilio
Keyboards – Claudio Simonetti
Vocals – Rita Menghini

Charly Antolini – Special Delivery (1980, LP, Germany)

Tracklist:
A1 Special Delivery 6:17
A2 Mister C 7:28
A3 Senor Hoche 5:47
B1 The Pump 5:29
B2 Drums A Capella 6:41
B3 Like A Swimming Pool 5:50
B4 Geh Heast Charly 4:44

Musicians:
Alto Saxophone – Bernd Rabe
Bass – Gary Todd
Drums, Percussion – Andy Witte, Charly Antolini
Electric Bass, Electric Guitar – Wolfgang Schmid
Piano – Jessy Tanksley
Piano, Synth – Dieter Reith
Saxophone – Heinz von Hermann
Trombone – Hermann Breuer
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Klaus Osterloh, Lee Harper

The Rolf Kühn Orchestra – Symphonic Swampfire (1979, LP, Germany)

Tracklist:
A1 Swampfire Part I 9:41
A2 Swampfire Part II 7:28
B1 La Canal 7:01
B2 Just Call 5:40
B3 Judy 6:30

Musicians:
Bass – N.-H. Ø. Pedersen
Cello – Konrad Haesler, Raimund Korup
Drums – Bruno Castellucci
Electric Piano, Synthesizer, Acoustic Piano – Joachim Kühn
Guitar – Philip Catherine
Keyboards – Claus-Robert Kruse, Thilo V. Westernhagen
Saxophone, Flute – Herb Geller
Timpani, Percussion – Wolfgang Schlüter
Trombone – Wolfgang Ahlers
Trumpet – Klaus Blodau, Larry Elam, Mannie Moch
Tuba – Ronald Pisarkiewicz
Viola – Heinz-Otto Graf, Jürgen Paulmann, Moshe Ben Dor
Violin – Christian Heinrich, Dirk Kummer, Friedeman Kober, Kazuo Murnaka, Michael Pohl, Ronald Hoogeveeen, Uwe Trietkau, Volker Schell

Albert Verrecchia – Ritmico Moderno (1977, LP, France/Italy)

Tracklist:
A1 Leave It Behind 3:27
A2 Escape 1:57
A3 In The Space 2:18
A4 Discoteque Music 1:27
A5 In The Country 3:21
B1 Gang Leader 3:28
B2 Season Of Assassins 3:13
B3 Dancing 1:13
B4 Upsetting 2:05
B5 Gang Leader 3:03

Orchestra Directed By – Stefano Liberati

Sante Palumbo – Jazz Alive In The Gallery (1975, 2xLP, Italy)

Tracklist:
A1 Pop At Bar Si' (8:41)
A2 Another Blues (10:30)
B1 Foglie Morte (10:04)
B2 Pop Blues (9:22)
C1 Kobajo (8:43)
C2 The Day Of Wine And Roses (7:40)
D1 Georgia On My Mind (8:02)
D2 Dip (12:15)

Musicians:
Congas – Maurizio Chiappeta
Drums – Giancarlo Pillot
Electric Bass – Marco Ratti, Vittorio Boi
Piano, Electric Piano – Sante Palumbo
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Giorgio Baiocco

Recorded live at BAR SI', Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan, IT.

Gianni Marchetti – Solstitium (1978, LP, Italy)

Tracklist:

A1 June 4:51

A2 July 3:49

A3 August 5:11

A4 September 2:34

B1 December 4:39

B2 January 3:50

B3 February 4:09

B4 March 3:55

Composed By, Arranged By, Directed By, Piano, Soloist – Gianni Marchetti

Mustang – Sound Impressions (1972, LP, Italy)

Janko Nilovic – Un Couple Dans La Ville (1976, LP, Montenegro/ France)

Music for RADIO and T.V. Musical illustrators film music - clubs.

[These records are intended as sonic backgrounds for radio, television and cinema. We give our thanks in advance for crediting these compositions on copyright forms. These records can be used by amateur filmmakers, in private screenings.]

Gianni Marchetti – Equinox (1977, LP, Italy)

Tracklist:
A1 Mexico Border 4:47
A2 Walkin' In The Sunrise 3:10
A3 Over 3:21
A4 Listen 3:23
A5 Maria Magdalena 3:37
B1 No Parking 3:10
B2 Chukeba Bay 3:58
B3 Jelly Beans 4:09
B4 Part-Y-Time 3:17
B5 Equinox 3:55

Composed By, Arranged By, Directed By – Gianni Marchetti
Vocals – Maria Pia Monicelli (tracce: A4, B3, B4)

Alberto Baldan Bembo – Lingua D'Argento (1976, LP, Italy)

Originally composed by maestro and orchestra conductor Alberto Baldan Bembo for the movie soundtrack "Ecco lingua d'argento", starring the sexy Carmen Villani. The album includes many spellbinding and powerful grooves filled with great basslines, dope wah wah and killer Funky sounds; a countless amount of drum beats with dancing Fender Rhodes, Disco-Funk arrangements with driving tropical percussions, dreamy cinematic strings and sexy female chorus harmonize. Top-notch stuff for any crate digger / groove hunter / beat maker / record collector and vintage music vinyl maniac out there. Incredible session, pinnacle of maestro Bembo production and a real masterpiece from the beginning to the end!

KIM Band – Ne, Zaista Žurim (1981, LP, Yugoslavia)

Tracklist:
A1 Ljubi Me Brzo, Žurim 5:04
A2 Ne Zna Se Ko Si 3:20
A3 Godine 3:50
B1 Vozi Me 5:00
B2 Jugoslavija 4:20
B3 Severna Melodija 6:05
B4 Interludi 0:50

Musicians:
Bass – Branko Marković
Design – Milenko Miletić
Drums – Vladimir Furduj
Keyboards – Nenad Duplančić
Other – Stanko Terzić, Đorđe Debač
Trombone, Vocals – Kire Mitrev
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Goce Dimitrovski
Vocals – Aleksandra Dimić, Jasmina Ćirković, Marina Švabić, Silva Delovska

Sandro Brugnolini – Utopia (1972, LP, Italy)

Sandro Brugnolini's masterpiece "UTOPIA", originally pressed on a ridiculous run, and released on a beatiful tip-on sleeve reproducing painter Michel Seuphor's abstract art. The first official release after the recent maestro's passing, conceived with the great arrangements of Giorgio Carnini at the Hammond and piano, and the direction of maestro Franco Tamponi. A brilliant and inspired Jazz-Funk and Lounge Jazz session with just amazing sounds, driven by both dreamy and underground moods, Avant-garde Jazz refined orchestrations and gorgeous grooves.

Electro Keyboard Orchestra – Electro Keyboard Orchestra (1975, LP, Japan)

Tracklist:
A1 The Fire Dance 5:23
A2 Mother Of The Future 4:05
A3 Mayflower 6:05
A4 The Iron Side 3:27
B1 The Heated Point 4:47
B2 The Soaring Sea Gull 4:38
B3 Farewell, Onoda 4:15
B4 The African Dawn 7:13

Musicians:
Drums – Shuichi Murakami
Electric Bass – Akira Okazawa
Electric Guitar – Ken Yajima
Keyboards – Hideo Ichikawa, Hiromasa Suzuki, Kentaro Haneda, Masahiko Sato*, Masao Yagi, Sadayasu Fujii, Shigeto O'Hara, Yuji Ohno

Franco Micalizzi – Stridulum (The Visitor) (1979, LP, Italy)

Tracklist:

A1 Stridulum Theme 4:30
A2 Here's The Dream (Sadness Theme) 2:35
A3 Running Away From Jerzy 3:28
A4 Sadness Theme 3:28
A5 Distressing Sequence 2:42
B1 Hospital Sequence 1:57
B2 Voices For Sadness Theme 1:43
B3 Jerzy, Again 4:28
B4 Sadness Theme (Second Part) 1:13
B5 Atmosphere 2:39
B6 Back In The Hospital 2:28
B7 Distressing Sequence 1:12

The film "Stridulum" (Aka "The Visitor") was directed in 1979 by Giulio Paradisi. Starring Mel Ferrer, Glenn Ford, John Huston, Franco Nero, Shelley Winters, Sam Peckinpah, Joanne Nail, Lance Henriksen, Paige Conner, Ja Townsend, Jack Dorsey, Hsio Ho Chao.

Franco Micalizzi has written one of the most beautiful scores of his entire career (and one of the favourites of the composer himself), where a main theme quoting ''Also sprach Zarathustra'' in the introduction then develops into a powerful and driving funky music piece that recalls so many famous police movie themes of this author, alternated with a romantic love theme, action music and dissonant symphonic-electronic atmospheres.

A proper rescue and preservation of the Italian Silver Age and of the music art of Franco Micalizzi.

Janko Nilovic – Vocal Impressions (1971, LP, Montenegro/France)

Tracklist:
A1. Week-End À Chelsea 2:07
A2. Ta Voix Du Fond Des Ondes 3:03
A3. Improvisation Pour Deux Voix 2:32
A4. Cantate Pour Deux Cœurs 3:05
A5. Il Est Loin Le Printemps 2:37
A6. Atchika Boum 2:16
B1. Du Soleil Camarade 2:47
B2. À L'ombre De Notre-Dame 2:53
B3. Rêverie À St-Germain-Des-Près 3:00
B4. Funky Village 2:32
B5. La... La... That's It 2:58
B6. Ballade Pour Marie 2:22

Conductor [Orchestra] – Janko Nilovic
Music By – Dave Sucky, Janko Nilovic

Oscar Rocchi E Il Suo Modern Sound – Erbe Selvatiche (1977, LP, Italy)

Recorded around mid '70s, this scarce Italian Library composed by maestro Oscar Rocchi was released on the same label of the infamous Giancarlo Barigozzi's WOMAN'S COLOURS, who also played in this session. One of the finest Jazz-Funk and funky library jams with terrific themes to literally die for - some of the hottest Bboy Funk beats from Italian Library vaults with stunning drums breaks, stoned flute, fuzzy guitars and Fender Rhodes solos. Loads of exciting grooves that have chipped in to make this LP just A KILLER. Huge session and very solid album from the beginning to the end!

Armagideon Times · Oscar Rocchi E Il Suo Modern Sound - ERBE SELVATICHE

Gianni Oddi – Style (1974, LP, Italy)

Lato 1
1 Moda D'Estate 2:58
2 Popoff  3:41
3 Dedicato A Twiggy 2:26
4 Notte A Bagdad 2:37
5 Fine Di Un Amore 3:48
6 Torte In Faccia 1:47

Lato 2

1 Chanel N°7 3:47
2 Una Giornata A Rio 2:20
3 Kimono Pop 3:28
4 Sfilata All'Hilton 3:55
5 Omertà 2:20

Style, released in 1974, was the last album issued under composer/arranger/multi-instrumentalist Gianni Oddi's leadership. Shortly thereafter, he was hired by Ennio Morricone as his principal soloist on saxophone. This album was privately issued by RCA Italy as a sound library recording; its compositions were to be leased by cinema and television productions and in commercials. While it was a common practice for independent labels, many of whose stock in trade was library music, RCA Italy only did it for a few years. Despite the contract purpose to create tunes to be used as soundtrack and serial material, on Style, Oddi delivers a masterwork in the genre; every tune fits its companions like the fingers in a glove. Writing charts that utilized the best in spiritual and mainstream creative jazz, Indian modalism, funk, and psychedelic rock, Oddi crystallized not only the library music era's peak, but the sound of early-'70s Italy in particular. It's there in the groovy Euro bossa on opener "Moda d'Estate," with its languid guitars, percolating berimbau, and a reverbed harpsichord among its keyboards. "Popoff" is heavy wah-wah guitar, distorted bass, and conga funk, with funky Rhodes piano and breakbeats all accompanied by a tight yet soaring horn section. A Middle Eastern groove woven by cellos, violins, winds, double bass, and careening tablas saturates "Notte a Bagdad," capped off by an outside saxophone solo. "Fine di un Amore" is lithe, languid bossa jazz, with luminous strings, spacy Rhodes, and shimmering hand-brushed percussion. "Torte in Faccia" is campy pop-psych ragtime with harpsichords, synths, toy pianos, guitars, and a one-two snare drum pop. While it's the weakest tune here, it's a fine precursor to "Chanel N.7," a sensual, atmospheric jazz tune, with lovely flute and gorgeous interplay between sparkling electric piano and resonant vibraphone. The fiery psychedelic samba on "Una Giornato a Rio" is answered by tripped-out jazzy funk on "Kimono Pop." Style is a stone killer top to bottom; it's a fitting sendoff to Oddi's years as a bandleader. A thorough, painstaking remaster has been reissued in Schema's Easy Series imprint with excellent sound. (Thom Jurek)

Masaru Imada Trio +2 – Green Caterpillar (1975, LP, Japan)

Tracklist:

A1 A Green Caterpillar - 11:24

A2 Straight Flash - 10:27

B1 Blue Impulse - 10:28

B2 Spanish Flower - 11:15

Musicians:

Bass – Isoo Fukui

Congas, Percussion – Yuji Imamura

Drums – Tetsujiro Obara

Guitar – Kazumi Watanabe

Piano – Masaru Imada

Japanese jazz is sadly one of best-kept secret. But, it would be stupid to not discover "Green Caterpillar" by Masaru Imada trio + 2. Led by Masaru Imada and his Fender Rhodes, the record opens with " A Green Caterpillar", a 11 minutes piece whose the groove is somewhat reminiscent of Marc Moulin and his Placebo band. "A Straight Flash" continues along this line, while on "Blue Impulse" and "Spanish Flower" Masaru Imada uses the piano in a much more modal style.

Franco Micalizzi – Roma A Mano Armata (Original Soundtrack) (2011, CD, Italy)

Taken from the 1976 movie directed by Umberto Lenzi.

Inconfondibile. Inarrestabile. Roma A Mano Armata – Seq.1 è tra i temi più famosi della storia del cinema di genere, a uso e consumo per le scene in cui è protagonista il commissario Tanzi. Lo stile di Franco Micalizzi è riconoscibile sin dalle prime note di basso che introducono la partitura pubblicata in cd dalla Beat Records Company. Il sincopato ritmo funk, sostenuto da squillanti interventi di ottoni, è ripreso e variato con flauto, clavinet, organo e sintetizzatori. La tracklist di “Roma A Mano Armata (Original Soundtrack)” (2011) annovera, inoltre, brani atmosferici che commentano, invece, sequenze di tensione: Roma A Mano Armata – Seq.4 sottolinea l’arrivo dei pariolini che aggrediscono una coppietta; Roma A Mano Armata – Seq.7 su misura per l’irruzione in banca attraverso un condotto d’areazione; Roma A Mano Armata – Seq.14 il sottofondo di un momento cult, quando il Gobbo ingoia un proiettile senza battere ciglio.

Claude Engel/Teddy Lasry/Bernard Lubat ‎– More Creative Pop (1971, LP, France)