{"product_id":"various-nicola-conte-presents-viaggio-lp","title":"Various – Nicola Conte Presents Viaggio LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLP version. Blue Note\/Schema\/Far Out Recordings artist shares a new compilation of golden age Italian library music. Following his acclaimed five-part \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eViagem\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e compilation series celebrating Brazil's forgotten bossa nova and samba jazz, Far Out, Blue Note and Schema recording artist and international DJ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicola Conte\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e turns his curatorial attention homeward with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eViaggio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, an extraordinary exploration of Italy's library music renaissance 1970-79. The 12-track compilation spotlights the remarkable creative explosion that occurred during the seventies: when some of the greatest yet most historically overlooked composers, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmedeo Tommasi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlessandro Alessandroni\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMax Rocci\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, were composing and recording huge amounts of original music for film and television libraries. Unlike commercial releases designed for mass consumption, library music was created specifically to accompany images on screen. This meant creative freedom for composers who imagined scenarios, feelings and worlds to soundtrack. Pressed in limited quantities, these recordings were distributed only to internal circles of music supervisors, journalists, and television professionals -- making them virtually invisible to the general public for decades. At the heart of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eViaggio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e stands Amedeo Tommasi, the sophisticated jazz pianist who emerged in 1960 backing international stars like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eChet Baker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBobby Jaspar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJacques Pelzer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Tommasi was among Italy's earliest artists to introduce Black US modal jazz influences, and when traditional recording opportunities dwindled, he pivoted to soundtrack and library music, helping define a distinctly Italian sound that bridged experimental jazz with the emerging possibilities afforded by developments in synthesizer and recording technologies. The compilation features rare gems from small label outputs, namely the Cenacolo and Rotary label catalogs. Tommasi's contemporaries include the great Alessandro Alessandroni and his vocalist wife \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eGiulia De Mutiis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eKema\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eStefano Torrosi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (under the alias \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eFarlocco\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e -- meaning fake\/phony), and Belgian composer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoël Vandroogenbroeck\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The recordings capture the technological evolution of the era as beguiling synthesis often combines with global influences spanning Brazilian rhythms, jazz-funk explorations, and Middle Eastern scales.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far Out","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48445235953887,"sku":"35831473","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0312\/7630\/2471\/files\/FARO253LP_PROD.jpg?v=1770849451","url":"https:\/\/www.feelitrecordshop.com\/products\/various-nicola-conte-presents-viaggio-lp","provider":"Feel It Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}