BOOM CD

“BOOM! – Italian Jazz Soundtracks at their Finest (1959-1969)” is the new compilation exploring the unique bond between jazz and cinema in Italy during the so-called “Boom”, the unparalleled season of the Dolce Vita, of social transformation and economic growth the country went through in the aftermath of World War II.

From underground jazz clubs located in the basement of trattorie restaurants to the studios of Cinecittà, “BOOM!” is the first compilation of its kind to trace an insight into a time when directors, from auteur films to comedies and B Movies, adopted jazz as a new and hip language for their works narrating the faces of a changing Italy. A country made of both carefree optimism and alienation, but also modernist architecture, suave fashion and some of the finest design pieces ever conceived.

Featuring rare and previously unreleased music from the likes of Ennio Morricone, Piero Umiliani, Piero Piccioni, Luis Bacalov, Armando Trovajoli, Riz Ortolani, Carlo Rustichelli, Marcello Giombini, Luiz Bonfà, Peppino De Luca, Gianni Ferrio, Bruno Nicolai, Aldo Piga, Ivan Vandor, Carlo Savina, Nino Oliviero, Giorgio Zinzi, Marcello Gigante, and soloists of the caliber of Chet Baker, Gato Barbieri, Gegé Munari, Nora Orlandi, Enrico Rava, Nunzio Rotondo, Gianni Basso, and Oscar Valdambrini.

Available on double LP gatefold vinyl, CD digipak and digital boasting 33 cuts, 11 of which previously unreleased and 9 available for the first time ever on vinyl.

Artwork by Luca Barcellona. Compiled by Pierpaolo De Sanctis. Edited by Andrea Fabrizii. Mastered by Velvet Room. Distributed by Decca Records.

Tracklist:

1. Piero Umiliani – Notte in Algeria – I PIACERI PROIBITI
recorded at Fono Roma on 30.05.1963
Sax: Gianni Basso
Trumpet: Oscar Valdambrini
2. Francesco De Masi – Oggi in Africa – ALLA SCOPERTA DELL’AFRICA
recorded at Fono Roma in 1966 
3. Ennio Morricone – Agosto Jazz – LA VOGLIA MATTA
recorded at Fono Roma on 30.03.1962
4. Armando Trovajoli – Jumping – IL VEDOVO
recorded at Fonolux in 1959
5. Nino Oliviero, Bruno Nicolai – Ora di Punta – MONDO CANE No. 2
recorded at Fonolux on 12.04.1963 
6. Riz Ortolani – Il sorpasso (Titoli – ripresa) – IL SORPASSO *
recorded at Fonolux in 1962
7. Marcello Giombini – Notti d’amore a Tokyo – LE DOLCI NOTTI
recorded at International Recording on 28.09.1962 
8. Aldo Piga – Il vedovo bianco – AMORE FACILE *
recorded at International Recording on 28.09.1964
9. Piero Umiliani – Tensione – AUDACE COLPO DEI SOLITI IGNOTI
recorded at Fonolux on 29.10.1959
Trumpet: Chet Baker
10. Gianni Ferrio – Frenesia dell’estate (Titoli) – FRENESIA DELL’ESTATE
recorded at International Recording on 17.01.1964
11. Luiz Bonfá – Coppia in crisi – LE ORE DELL’AMORE
recorded at International Recording on 8.03.1963
Classical Guitar: Luiz Bonfá
12. Piero Piccioni – Your Smile – 3 NOTTI D’AMORE
recorded at International Recording on 26.09.1964
Flute: Gino Marinacci
13. Giuseppe De Luca – Il treno rosa – MILLE PECCATI NESSUNA VIRTU’ *
recorded at International Recording on 22.07.1969
14. Marcello Gigante – Gardenia – SEDIA ELETTRICA
recorded at Dirmaphon on 3.06.1969
Vocals: Nora Orlandi
15. Piero Umiliani – In fondo alla notte – UNA BELLA GRINTA
recorded at Dirmaphon on 2.02.1965
Drums: Gegé Munari
Sax: Gato Barbieri
Trumpet: Enrico Rava
16. Luis Bacalov – La strega in amore (Titoli) – LA STREGA IN AMORE
recorded at RCA in 1966
Vocals: Nora Orlandi
17. Piero Umiliani – 7 monaci d’oro (Titoli) – 7 MONACI D’ORO *
recorded at Fono Roma on 17.03.1966
Choir: I Cantori Moderni di Alessandroni
18. Gianni Ferrio – Il raggio infernale (Titoli) – IL RAGGIO INFERNALE *
recorded at Fono Roma on 23.12.1966
Choir: I Cantori Moderni di Alessandroni
19. Francesco De Masi – Perry Scott Blues – SINFONIA PER DUE SPIE
recorded at Fono Roma on 26.10.1965
20. Caro Rustichelli – Sexy Lucy – ASSICURASI VERGINE
recorded at Fono Roma on 8.03.1967
21. Carlo Rustichelli – Allegre notti – LETTI SBAGLIATI *
recorded at International on 25.03.1965
22. Piero Umiliani – Il Nero – M1 – IL NERO *
recorded at Colangeli Studio on 16.16.1967
Sax: Gato Barbieri
23. Carlo Rustichelli – Night Blues – GLI IMBROGLIONI
recorded at Fono Roma on 5.09.1963
Choir: Quartetto Caravels 
24. Marcello Giombini – Miniswing orientale – NUDO CRUDO E… *
recorded at Colangeli Studio on 22.09.1964 
25. Carlo Savina – Agente 077 – Sfida ai killers (Titoli) – AGENTE 077 SFIDA AI KILLERS *
recorded at International Recording on 22.01.1966
Choir: I 4+4 di Nora Orlandi
26. Aldo Piga – Le notti della violenza (Titoli) – LE NOTTI DELLA VIOLENZA *
recorded at Dirmaphon on 26.04.1965 
27. Ivan Vandor – Gangsters – BERSAGLIO MOBILE
recorded at Fono Roma on 18.07.1967
28. Armando Trovajoli – Giallo Club – CHIAMATE 22-22 TENENTE SHERIDAN *
recorded at Fonolux in 1960
29. Marcello Gigante – Il batticuore – IL MOSTRO DI VENEZIA
recorded at CAM Studio on 25.03.1965
30. Aldo Piga – Concorso per giovani attrici – LETTO DI SABBIA
recorded in 1964
31. Piero Umiliani – Milano Blues (edit) – BIANCO, ROSSO, GIALLO, ROSA
recorded at Fono Roma on 18.11.1964
32. Giorgio Zinzi – Atmosfera di Night – LA COSTANZA DELLA RAGIONE
recorded at Dirmaphon in 1964
33. Piero Piccioni – Dea di un sogno (versione tromba e organo) – UN TENTATIVO SENTIMENTALE
recorded at International Recording on 24.07.1963
Trumpet: Nunzio Rotondo