Black and Blue - 10 italian Music postcard, in Blues flavor, from 1946 to 1977

TRACKSLIST:

l. Blues del Dom – 3:26

Nino Culasso (tp), Pietro Cottiglieri (cl), Jesùs Pia (tenor s), Eraldo Romanoni (p), Giuseppe 

Barenghi (g), Ubaldo Beduschi (bass), Claudio Gambarelli (drm), Roberto Nicolosi (arr)

Milano, February 13, 1946

From 78rpm Odeon H18158, “Jazzisti Italiani” series

2. Black and Blue – 2:45

Roman New Orleans Jazz Band: Giovanni Borghi (tp), Luciano Fineschi (trne), Marcello Riccio 

(cl), Ivan Vandor (tenor s), Giorgio Zinzi (p), Bruno Perris (g), Carlo Loffredo (bass), Peppino 

D’Intino (drm)

Milano, January 13, 1953

From LP Columbia 33QPX 8017, “Italian Jazz of the Roaring 50’s”

3. Blues all’Alba – 5:46

Eraldo Volonté (tenor s), Giorgio Gaslini (p), Alceo Guatelli (bass), Ettore Ulivelli (drm)

Milano, 1960

From “La Notte” OST, EP Voce del Padrone 7EMQ 189

4. P.N. Blues – 2:46

Sergio Fanni (tp), Eraldo Volonté (tenor sax, bar. sax), Ettore Righello (p), Giorgio Buratti 

(bass), Gil Cuppini (drm)

Milano, April 19, 1960

From EP Cetra EPD 38, “Jazz in Italy n.3” series

5. Thinkin’ Blues – 4:28

Chet Baker (tp), Piero Umiliani (p., arr), Big Band

Roma, March 1962

From “Smog” OST, LP RCA PML 10320

6. Echoes Of Harlem – 3:26

Bruno Canfora with Radio Rai Big Band: Cicci Santucci, Nino Culasso (tp), Marcello Rosa

(trne), Baldo Maestri (soprano sax), Beppe Carrieri (tenor sax)

Roma, July 12, 1977

From “Tribute To Ellington”, CD Twilight Music / Via Asiago 10 TWI CD AS 05 21

7. Una Tromba e un Blues – 5:10

Oscar Valdambrini (tp), Dino Piana (trne), Glauco Masetti (alto s), Eraldo Volonté (tenor sax), 

Giancarlo Barigozzi (bar. sax), Piero Umiliani (p., arr), Giorgio Azzolini (bass), Lionello Bionda 

(drm)

Milano, March 1966

From “JAZZ DALL’ITALIA n.2 : Big Band Blues”, LP Omicron LPM 007

8. Donna Lu – 2:36

Oscar Valdambrini (tp), Gianni Basso (tenor s), Dino Piana (trne), Renato Sellani (p), Giorgio 

Azzolini (bass), Lionello Bionda (drm)

Milano, January 10, 1967

From “Exciting 6”, LP GTA Records JA 603

9. Circeo – 2:51

Same as #4

10. Blues For Alexandra – 5:20

Romano Mussolini (fender p), Piero Montanari (el. bass), Roberto Spizzichino (drm), Tullio De 

Piscopo (perc.)

Roma 1974

From “Mirage”, LP PDU Pld.A 6018

11. It Don't Mean A Thing – 2:33

Mario Schiano (voc), Cicci Santucci (tp, flgh), Maurizio Giammarco (tenor, soprano sax), 

Antonello Vannucchi (p), Giorgio Rosciglione (bass), Gegè Munari (drm)

Roma, March 1999

From “My Funny Valentine”, CD SPLASC(H) CDH 697