Release Date: 24 November 2023
Label: Red Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8054154650330
Release Date: 24 November 2023
Label: Red Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8054154650330
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
Art Pepper
Joe Henderson
Johnny Dyani
Woody Shaw Quintet
Victor Lewis Quintet
Ronnie Mathews
Fred Hersch, Steve La Spina, Jeff Hirshfield & Jerry Bergonzi
Bobby Watson Quartet
Brandon Sanders
Glen Manby & John Gibbon Trio
Various Artists
Miles Davis Quintet
Louis Hayes
James Chadwick Trio
Charles Mingus
Various Artists