|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CD
|
|
BCR 100CD
|
2000 release. Superb Italian jazz compilation featuring the greatest composers of the '70s from Piccioni to Trovajoli and many more. Released for the Loungissima Series of the cult label Black Cat, this CD is a must for all jazz lovers. Features Nico Fidenco, Orchestra Willy Brezza, Luis Bacalov, Piero Piccioni, Roberto Pregadio, Stefano Torossi, Armando Trovajoli, A. Lattuada, Alessandro Alessandroni, Lydia MacDonald.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
CD
|
|
BCR 101CD
|
Warehouse find, original stock from 2000. Italian soundtracks from the late '60s to mid-70s are practically a genre to themselves and have long been a treasure trove for those who seek unique jazzy psychedelic beats. In the early '90s, both the retro-exotica crowd and the rare groove DJs re-discovered Italian soundtrack music thus giving it a big boost in popularity. The Black Cat label responded to this renewed interest with its Loungissima series that re-packaged a variety of Italian soundtracks in attractive vinyl LP collections. The Psych Jazzy Beat of I Marc 4, features the music of one of the top recording quartets of Italian soundtracks, I Marc 4. The members of this quartet all came from a jazz background and originally grouped together in the mid-60s with the purpose of supporting various high-profile vocalists. In the late '60s they moved on to being soundtrack composers whose instrumental works would then be collected and released on LPs. Psychedelic rock, soul jazz, brassy Herb Alpert style numbers, spacey exotic lounge music, goofy country funk, proto-progressive rock are the easily recognizable genres coexisting in this retrospective of one of the most hidden treasures of the Italian psych-jazz scene. 24 tracks smasher, compiled by DJ and TV producer Alessandro Casella for his label Black Cat for the Loungissima series, this is a retrospective on the I Marc 4 rangin' from 1970 to 1976, and also containing an interactive rom-track with the interview to Maurizio Majorana from the magazine Il Giaguaro. Original copies originally out in year 2000 and hard to find ever since.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
CD
|
|
BCR 110CD
|
Warehouse find, original stock from 2000. First issue in the Maestro Series from Black Cat Records, this retrospective dedicated to one of the main names among the great Italian movie soundtrack composers, Piero Piccioni, covers his stunning career form his exotica recordings of the early sixties to the big-band beat of Camille 2000 (with an unreleased track from the movie soundtrack). The compilation includes an unreleased vocal track that Shawn Robinson (who, along with Lydia Mac Donald, was the composer's vocalist of choice) performed for a Bossa Nova Suite and many others unissued-before tracks from the Maestro's incredible repertoire, to create a tribute that could be comparable to the legacy that Piero Piccioni left. 14 tracks retrospective, compiled by Italian DJ/TV producer Alessandro Casella for his Black Cat label for the "Maestro" series, on one of the most prolific and representative soundtrack composers of the '70s Italian jazz scene.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
LP
|
|
BCR 111LP
|
2014 release; warehouse find of last copies. Female: A Musical Journey into the World of Women. This project was born of a very simple idea; to create a sonic journey into the world of women. By selecting songs from film music by the great Ennio Morricone Black Cat Records seek to give an unusual soundtrack, not inspired by a film but instead by the muse of all muses: The Women. Whose sounds could better describe this world of music than Ennio Morricone's? Who better than the maestro can really describe all the highlights of a day, a season, or a woman's life? From the most dramatic moments to the happiest, the most sensual, seductive, sensitive and tough ones at the same time. Morricone's emotional strength manages to convey strong vibrations with very few notes, just like the surreptitious glance from a woman in love that flashes between two people. When you listen to the song "Poetry Of A Woman" you can feel this vibe. The sensuality of the music of "Scena d'Amore" from the movie Crescete e Moltiplicatevi is striking. It evokes a mood quite independent of the scene in the movie; indeed, it gives your imagination the freedom to dream of sexy and sophisticated pictures. Edda Dell'Orso's voice is the second great personality of this record. On each track her presence (which is in almost all of them) leads you into this mood, almost whispering: in the sea, in bed, in the disco, at a cocktail party or on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Thus, through these notes, you will be taken by the hand into this journey with eros, passion, love, tragedy, and fantasy.
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
7"
|
|
BCR 45003EP
|
2013 release. The backing band to the most admired composers of the '70s, from Ennio Morricone to Piero Umiliani, I Marc 4 had a unique "Italian soundtrack" style. I Marc 4 recorded several albums on their Nelson label between 1970 and 1976, featuring Antonello Vannucchi's incredible use of his Hammond C3, Roberto Podio's kicking rhythm section, and the legendary Maurizio Maiorana on bass, not to forget the real soul of the band, their guitar player, Carlo Pes. This series of limited 7"s in company sleeves, selects six hyper-groovy tunes off that repertoire. Edition of 333 (hand-numbered).
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
7"
|
|
BCR 45001EP
|
2013 release. The backing band to the most admired composers of the '70s, from Ennio Morricone to Piero Umiliani, I Marc 4 had a unique "Italian soundtrack" style. I Marc 4 recorded several albums on their Nelson label between 1970 and 1976, featuring Antonello Vannucchi's incredible use of his Hammond C3, Roberto Podio's kicking rhythm section, and the legendary Maurizio Maiorana on bass, not to forget the real soul of the band, their guitar player, Carlo Pes. This series of limited 7"s in company sleeves, selects six hyper-groovy tunes off that repertoire. Edition of 333 (hand-numbered).
|
|
|
Artist |
Title |
Format |
Label |
Catalog # |
|
|
7"
|
|
BCR 45002EP
|
2013 release. The backing band to the most admired composers of the '70s, from Ennio Morricone to Piero Umiliani, I Marc 4 had a unique "Italian soundtrack" style. I Marc 4 recorded several albums on their Nelson label between 1970 and 1976, featuring Antonello Vannucchi's incredible use of his Hammond C3, Roberto Podio's kicking rhythm section, and the legendary Maurizio Maiorana on bass, not to forget the real soul of the band, their guitar player, Carlo Pes. This series of limited 7"s in company sleeves, selects six hyper-groovy tunes off that repertoire. Edition of 333 (hand-numbered).
|