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Massimo Urbani Quintet

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Format: CD

Cat No: RR1233382

Release Date:  24 November 2023

Label:  Red Records

Packaging Type:  Digipak

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  8054154650330

Genres:  Jazz  Bebop  

  • Description

    Celebratory release of previously unreleased live performance by the late great Italian alto saxophonist Massimo Urbani (8 May 1957 - 24 June 1993), marking the 30th anniversary of his premature death at just 36 years of age.

    A child prodigy who went on to play with the biggest names on the Italian jazz scene, and international stars such as Chet Baker, Massimo was a disciple of bebop and Charlie Parker, but also influenced by the likes of Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Phil Woods, and Art Pepper. Hailed as a deity like figure among Italian musicians and fans, Massimo has the same eminence of respects and popularity as the late Tubby Hays does here in the UK.

    "Urbani's senseless death robbed Europe of a player whose records are a flawed testament to a bopper of enormous guts and facility." - The Penguin Guide

    Massimo Urbani: alto saxophone

    Pietro Tonolo: tenor saxophone

    Riccard Zegne: piano

    Luciano Milanese: bass

    Gianni Cazzola: drums

    Recorded by Gianni Grassilli, Bologna, Italy, December 15, 1981

    Produced by Marco Pennisi

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. I'll Remember April
      • 2. Blue Train
      • 3. Blue 'n' Boogie
      • 4. Recorda Me
      • 5. Snappin' Out