Sonor Music Editions Italy レコード& CD

Review: This is a crucial reissue of another much sought after record by the revered Alessandro Alessandroni. Originally released in a few hundred copies on the cult Sermi imprint in February 1968, it features famous vocals from his wife that cane best described as scat over Italian Library music beats. Jazz styles, bouncy breaks groovy pop, lounge moods, big bossa tunes and much more all feature along the most absorbing of musical trips. This is a true landmark of the genre and one of many classics from this wizard.

Review: The real diggers out there will know this Italian library music soundtrack is a super hard to find album and another one often considered a Holy Grail by those in the know. Better known as the FARFALLA album (which means The Butterfly and is a nod to the fantastic artwork) it is a widescreen jazz opus taking in easy listening, gazing out of a window fare as well as more complex and challenging Psychedelia, with scat vocals and lounge grooves also featuring. It first came in 1971 on SR Records but has been almost impossible to find since. Do not miss.

Review: Alessandro Alessandroni was an Italian composer and bandleader well known for his distinctive whistling style and a lifetime's worth of achievements. In 1972 he recorded Open Air Parade with Giovanni Tommaso, a wonderful curio of psychedelic obscurity with a library music flavour. It's bright and joyous, but also shot through with a heady transcendence and a kind of regalia - quite the unique combination rendered in exquisite clarity on this reissue from Sonor Music. If you enjoy the luxurious big band adventures of Italian greats like Ennio Morricone and Piero Umiliani, then Open Air Parade is sure to be of great interest.

Review: Sonor Music here present the complete and previously unreleased soundtrack of 1976's Italian erotic comedy cult La Professoressa Di Scienze Naturali, which was directed by Michele Massimo Tarantini. With Italian sexy symbol Lilli Carati and filming done in the beautiful Ischia island, it's an incredible film with a score to match. Filled with cinematic sounds, library music and flirtations with funk, jazz and soul, it's in part funky, occasionally break-y, and always hugely erotic. This majestic downtempo soundtrack will bring spice to any listing session and features artwork designed by John Henriksson.

Review: During the 1970s, composer and multi-instrumentalist Alessandro Alessandroni and Giovanni Tommaso were two of the most prolific contributors to SR Records, an Italian library music label whose releases are now sought after by collectors worldwide. Their 1972 joint album "Open Air Parade" has long been one of the imprint's most hard-to-find sets, with copies regularly changing hands online for four figure sums. As this reissue proves, it remains an entertaining and hugely enjoyable set that giddily flits between psychedelic rock, quirky soundtrack style compositions, cheeky jazz-funk and the kind of whistle-laden kitsch cuts that you could imagine providing backing music to a saucy Italian sex comedy.

Review: If you are a lover of many different forms of jazz then this record will surely appeal to you. It runs the gamut from super classy and stylish lodge sounds to epic jazz-funk that will get you up on your feet. The groovy vibes throughout are utterly undeniable and the whole record has a real air of cool. For all those reasons this is a real gold standard from the Italian Library genre thanks tot he superb collaborative powers of Italian music giants Alessandro Alessandroni and Rino De Filippi. This is a first ever reissue of the record and one to cop asap.