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Italian songs?

#1 Post by caab » Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:54 am

Hello! I'm looking for Italian or Italian-themed swing songs, WWII era or earlier. No Louis Prima, unless it's his New Orleans Gang. ;)
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#2 Post by phantom dancer » Mon Apr 30, 2012 6:06 am

Google for Pippo Barzizza, Angelini, Alberto Rabiagliati, Trio Lescano, L'EIAR Orchestra Moderna - there was lots of good Italian swing in the late 30s - early 40s
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#3 Post by anton » Tue May 01, 2012 6:17 am

Check out user "tenorbanjo4" on YouTube
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Re: Italian songs?

#4 Post by Haydn » Mon May 07, 2012 5:13 am

caab wrote:Hello! I'm looking for Italian or Italian-themed swing songs, WWII era or earlier. No Louis Prima, unless it's his New Orleans Gang. ;)
This is the best source that I've found for vintage Italian jazz and swing -

http://www.rivierajazz.it/catalogodischi.html

Sound quality is very poor unfortunately.

Alternatively, there are versions of the Italian song 'O Sole Mio' by Will Bradley and Wingy Manone that might fit the bill?
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#5 Post by Haydn » Wed May 09, 2012 4:03 am

Probably too late now for the original request, but there are swingin' old recordings of Besame Mucho and Corrine Corrina by Wingy Manone and others
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#6 Post by flyingcamel » Sat May 26, 2012 8:05 pm

Tracks 1,2,3,10,12:

http://www.amazon.com/Italian-Cafe-Putu ... B00099IJ7S
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#7 Post by kitkat » Mon Jun 04, 2012 7:30 pm

I think there're 4 discs that each go by a million names (they must be small runs no one can figure out how to describe), but the artist that they seem to be summed up under is:

Gorni Kramer

And they often go by names like "Jazz in the 30's" or "Jazz in Italy" or "Jazz in the 30's and 40's in Italy" and such.

I think they're more the kind of thing that floats around illegal MP3 traders than on Amazon.com as CDs for sale, but there you go!

Most of them kind of remind me of gypsy jazz, but not quite, often w/ accordion, and have really unusual names but are often just covers of American songs. Largely instrumental, so I guess you can't exactly tell they're Italian.
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#8 Post by char_aznable » Wed Jun 27, 2012 7:50 am

You can also search for "Natalino Otto".
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#9 Post by char_aznable » Wed Jun 27, 2012 7:54 am

kitkat wrote: Gorni Kramer
I'm italian, and I can tell you that Gorni Kramer (Francesco Kramer Gorni) was an italian big band director, and author. He was very famous, in Italy, and he, with Natalino Otto, introduced the swing music in Italy before WWII, despite fascist law against this kind of music, under the label "FONIT".

I don't like very much "italian swing"... but if you need information about it, I think I can help! :)

Also Lelio Luttazzi (in the after WWII era) was a good example of "italian swing".
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