Teasing the Korean Posted October 27, 2023 Report Share Posted October 27, 2023 Anyone familiar with Benito's son Romano? I have long had his score for the 1968 Euro exploitation flick Satanik, in collaboration with Roberto Pregadio. I also recently got his score for La Ragazzola, from 1965. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted October 28, 2023 Report Share Posted October 28, 2023 (edited) He was omnipresent on the Italian scene, and of course his family lineage helped for the tabloid side of the media. In line with my personal tastes in jazz I've been attracted more by his relatively early works when he made an impact on the scene (so am not familiar with his later film scores you mention). But his vinyls are hard to come by and so far I only have his 1957 LP "Romano Mussolini con Nunzio Rotondo e Lilian Terry" on (Italian) RCA LPM 10010. He was considered a force to be reckoned with on the scene and his appearances at various festivals were generally praised in the contemporary jazz press. Edited October 28, 2023 by Big Beat Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted October 28, 2023 Report Share Posted October 28, 2023 Chet Baker, having been told about Benito Mussolini's grisly end, is said to have placed his hand on Romano's shoulder, saying, "Too bad about your Dad, man".😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted October 28, 2023 Report Share Posted October 28, 2023 Which raises the question of what dope delirium Chet was in at that moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted October 28, 2023 Report Share Posted October 28, 2023 39 minutes ago, BillF said: Chet Baker, having been told about Benito Mussolini's grisly end, is said to have placed his hand on Romano's shoulder, saying, "Too bad about your Dad, man".😄 That's hilarious. What are the most well known records that he did? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted October 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2023 4 hours ago, BillF said: Chet Baker, having been told about Benito Mussolini's grisly end, is said to have placed his hand on Romano's shoulder, saying, "Too bad about your Dad, man".😄 Haha! I heard this years ago, but had forgotten! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheorghe Posted October 30, 2023 Report Share Posted October 30, 2023 I don´t have so many Chet Baker albums, the few I have is from the period I saw him live (1978-88), but in my youth a friend had an album which I think had Mussolini on piano, maybe it was titled "Chet is Back" ???? It was in the early 60´s and had a tune with the title "Balatta în forma de Blues", maybe this was Mussolini´s composition, who knows..... It was a nice album, indeed, but I´m not really a collector, so I just listened to it at my former friend´s place..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted October 30, 2023 Report Share Posted October 30, 2023 (edited) Chet is Back has Amedeo Tommasi on piano (who also contributed his own composition Ballata in forma di blues)... fwiw, Mussolini mostly recorded as a leader. Here he can be seen with Baker and Lars Gullin: Edited October 30, 2023 by Niko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheorghe Posted October 30, 2023 Report Share Posted October 30, 2023 oh, this I think I have on video, but the video is two parts, one of it is this one, and the other is from 1987 which I liked more. So, I had thought it is another album. I think it was an album from the early 60´s , maybe on RCA or such a label, it had a double cover I think, and this "Ballatta in Forma de Blues" . It had a colour foto of Chet....., I don´t remember the personnel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted October 30, 2023 Report Share Posted October 30, 2023 53 minutes ago, Gheorghe said: So, I had thought it is another album. I think it was an album from the early 60´s , maybe on RCA or such a label, it had a double cover I think, and this "Ballatta in Forma de Blues" . It had a colour foto of Chet....., I don´t remember the personnel. A check on Discogs might trigger your memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted October 30, 2023 Report Share Posted October 30, 2023 unfortunately Romano seems to have eventually fallen in line with his father's politics, and Romano's daughter Alessandra is an outspoken right wing voice in Italy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adh1907 Posted October 30, 2023 Report Share Posted October 30, 2023 Baker and Gullin seem uninspired on those clips. Shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgcim Posted October 30, 2023 Report Share Posted October 30, 2023 A friend of mine won Prix de Rome in the early 60s and wound up gigging with him all over Europe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.D. Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 I looked up some Youtube selections and was surprised that most seemed to feature him playing Fender Rhodes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheorghe Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 13 hours ago, adh1907 said: Baker and Gullin seem uninspired on those clips. Shame. Interesting. I had the same impression, but must admit that I saw the DVD only one time. Looks like Chet tries to act super cool. I love Chet´s late work in the last 10 years of his live where he really played with a lot of soul and fantastic ideas, but for the 50´s I prefer Miles, he could do that ballad/standard playing much better ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheorghe Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 22 hours ago, Big Beat Steve said: A check on Discogs might trigger your memory. Well, I´m not very familiar with Discogs but with your help I think I found the album. The friend who had bought it, was with me at a festival where after the festival he bought records from each artist who performed on those three days (with the exception of those who didn´t impress him). So he bought that one Chet, one Dexter album, one Max Roach album, Sun Ra of course, Sam Rivers and yeah, the Chet Baker album he had bought had "Star Eyes" and "Well You Needn´t" and so on , that means mostly jazz standards, with the exception of "Balatta" which he laughed off with something "even the title sounds more classic than jazzy...". And now I see that there was another Italian pianist on it, who actually had composed that track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optatio Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 (edited) On 10/30/2023 at 9:38 AM, Gheorghe said: I don´t have so many Chet Baker albums, the few I have is from the period I saw him live (1978-88), but in my youth a friend had an album which I think had Mussolini on piano, maybe it was titled "Chet is Back" ???? It was in the early 60´s and had a tune with the title "Balatta în forma de Blues", maybe this was Mussolini´s composition, who knows..... It was a nice album, indeed, but I´m not really a collector, so I just listened to it at my former friend´s place..... Amedeo Tommasi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amedeo_Tommasi was on piano https://www.discogs.com/de/release/5729703-Chet-Baker-Sextet-Chet-Is-Back Edited October 31, 2023 by optatio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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