Various Artists
Boom!: Italian Jazz Soundtracks At Their Finest (1959-1969)
Decca/Cam Sugar, 2022

Boom !: Italian Jazz Soundtracks At Their Finest (1959-1969) collects the best of Italian Jazz Soundtracks.

 
Boom !: Italian Jazz Soundtracks At Their Finest (1959-1969) is a double album of great historical and musical interest. It collects some of the best Italian “jazz” soundtracks recorded in the decade between 1959 and 1969. The 33 tracks features musicians such as Gianni Basso, Oscar Valdambrini, Nunzio Rotondo, Enrico Rava, Chet Baker, Gato Barbieri and many others, with classy arrangements (Ennio Morricone, Luis Bacalov, Piero Umiliani…).

It is a record of great beauty that takes us back to the 60s of the Italian economic boom, through beautifully composed, arranged and performed music. From “Notte in Algeria” (an obvious counterfeit of “A Night In Tunisia”) to “Dea di un sogno” for trumpet and organ, listening to Boom !: Italian Jazz Soundtracks At Their Finest (1959-1969) is a pleasant journey in a glorious past of great musical and artistic value.
(EM)