New Il Giaguaro magazine!!

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IL Giaguaro No. 3 in English and Italian

After a long, blistering summer here in Rome the new issue of "Il Giaguaro"
is ready to sit in the palms of those gorgeous hands of yours. Issue No. 3
brings you more riveting stories your way. Believe us when we say that this
issue is so hot that it'll feel like summer until 2001!
So, what's so special about issue No.3? Certainly, the interview with
Adelina Tattilo, editor(ess) of Playmen magazine by Guido Laudani, will
engage all as we glimpse into the life and works of the editor of Italy's
most popular men's entertainment magazine. Adelina Tattio describes the
revolutionary sexual changes that took place in Italy and in which Playmen
had a fundamental role. We pay homage and our deepest respects to the late
Oliver Reed who's interview by Michael Pergolani from the vaults of Playmen
which shows the real, uncut Oliver. Meanwhile Luigi Cozzi introduces us to
the world of special effects with an interview with three-time Oscar winner,
Carlo Rambaldi, dating back to 1970. In our "Maestro's Corner" we bring you
another Italian soundtrack superstar: An exclusive interview with Piero
Piccioni by Il Giaguaro's own Alessandro Casella.
Claudio Fuiano continues his TV Cult series with an in-depth exploration of
Patrick McGoohan's masterpiece THE PRISONER. Eva Cocco sheds light on
perhaps the most exemplary and brilliant Italian designer, Bruno Munari in
Il Giaguaro's Italian Design series. Electronic music: how did it evolve in
the Italian music scene? Mauro Sabbione, electronic sound composer and
experimenter, answers this and other questions in an exclusive interview by
Luca "Luke" Cirillo and Maurizio "Erman" Mansueti. The Virgin Flight
Giveaway gives "Il Giaguaro" readers the chance to become part of the real
Jet Set: this time we fly to Berlin!! (Sorry only for those who live within
Europe). And as always Il Giaguaro includes, in every issue, a collectors'
45 of the most hip shakin' grooves for your next party. This issue's 45
contains four freakout tunes by Maestro Armando Trovajoli, accompanied by
the allegiant MARC 4. Plus: record reviews of some of the newest easy
listening releases finish off this explosive issue of everyone's favorite
modern entertainment magazine (scream it kids!!) IL GIAGUARO!
That's all for now. Don't forget, we love you and your comments so feel free
to write us and tell us what you think of Issue Numero 3.

Still available:
Il Giaguaro N°0 - Il Giaguaro 7"Club "Ennio Morricone il Lounge"
Il Giaguaro N°1 - Il Giaguaro 7"Club "Piero Piccioni il Lounge"
Il Giaguaro N°2 - Il Giaguaro 7"Club "Piero Umiliani il Lounge"
Black Cat Rec.:
Loungissima; Italian Lounge Beat Party Vol. 1 BCR 0100
Loungissima; The Psych-Jazzy-Beat of...IMARC 4 BCR 0101

Il Giaguaro & Black Cat Records
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00176, Roma, Italy
Tel 0039/06/27800193
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Music releases available from Il Giaguaro:

FUMO DI LONDRA  OST- Black Cat Records BCR 0102 CD & DLP
MUSIC COMPOSED, ARRANGED AND CONDUCTED BY
PIERO PICCIONI

The Myth Of "Fumo di Londra"

In 1966 Beat music was at it's peak. Everywhere young people were going
crazy for wild rhythms broadcast over radio station and TV airways, not to
mention live shows in venues crowded with long-haired hippies and
enthusiasts dressed so far out that the revival-clone Austin Powers would be
ashamed.  It was a musical and cultural earthquake of Biblical proportions
that laid waste to the respectable prototype of the 1950's, the heyday of
the square.  London, of course, was the matrix of the action. It is into
this technicolor house of hairpieces and mini skirts, false eyelashes,
ascots and ruffled shirts that Mr. Dante Fontana lands. An expert in Italian
Antiquities, Fontana is steeped in the mythology of Lords and Ladies, the
Queen, the changing guards and City Gents: all those oh so English
traditions!
However Mr. Dante Fontana finds himself a bit late to realize his fantasy of
becoming an English Gentleman. After buying a Bowler and Smoke of London
suit, he encounters a city already invaded by the new Beat Generation, and
thus the Italian dreamer embarks on a journey into dimensions where
strangeness and extremes travel at maximum velocity.  So rises "Fumo Di
Londra," the historic first film directed by Alberto Sordi in 1966, in which
each frame emanates magic.
Without doubt, much of this particular magic derives from the enchanting
soundtrack of Piero Piccioni. Piccioni collaborated many times with Alberto
Sordi, writing many themes that were to became Sordi's trademarks, for
example "Marcia di Esculapio" from the movie "Il Medico della Mutua" and
"Rugido Do Leao" from "Finché cé guerra, ce speranza"  (which was used later
for a series called "TV Storia di un Italiano").  Piccioni, author of more
than 300 scores for the cinema, creates for "Fumo di Londra" a combination
of songs that illuminate the tensions and turns of the film itself. Sweet,
romantic motifs pleasantly alternate with the driving excitement of the beat
tracks.  It is between and into the spaces of these two musical realms that
the Italian traveller navigates his voyage of discovery. One of the film's
three main themes, "You Never Told Me" is a love theme that Piccioni uses as
a travel companion to Fontana throughout the movie. Displaying aggressive
arrangements from Ennio Morricone, the piece is first introduced in the
opening credits by vocalist Julie Rodgers (a special guest in "Fumo di
Londra," who, by the way, auditioned for John Barry's 007 Bond theme, "You
Only Live Twice,"  which was eventually sung by Nancy Sinatra). The theme
"Richmond Bridge" perfectly constructs the background for the lovers'
gathering on the Richmond city bridge. The third thematic gem, "Mr. Dante
Fontana,"  is a sparkling rhythmic motif that moves between shake and swing
with a female chorus suggestive of the London girls which so incite the
fantasies of Mr. Dante Fontana. Alternating between Lydia MacDonald's ironic
calls "Mr. Dante Fontaaanaa. . ." and the bewitched responses of Albertone
"Chi mi chiama? Chi mi chiama?,"  it is the ideal music to complement the
fantastic lure of the scene for Mr. Fontana during his Carnaby Street
shopping spree.
The Lounge side of "Fumo di Londra" boasts such exemplary pieces as "Babylon
I'm Coming" and "Drag Beat" that paint the backdrop to the discotheque party
scene. Unfortunately, the film's party scene also includes a brief
particularly beat version of "You Never Told Me,"  with Lydia MacDonald
dubbing actress Fiona Lewis, the young beat aristocrat, missing from the
original studio soundtrack tapes. According to Piero Piccione himself, this
track was recorded live with a local beat group directly onto 35mm.
Discographically, "Fumo di Londra"  appears on the Parade label in 1966  (on
which the songs  "You Never Told Me" and  "Richmond Bridge" are performed by
Lydia MacDonald instead of Julie Rodgers, who performs the film versions.
The first CD release is by Point in 1994 packaged together with the
soundtrack to "Un Italiano in America", while in Japan in 1996 it was
released on double-CD by Avanz. This edition in 2000 (offering the striking
original cover!) is an homage to the great Alberto Sordi and to the timeless
music of Maestro Piero Piccione. Furthermore, aside from making available
all the original tracks in the original order they appeared in the 1966
pressing, we have provided unreleased tracks available herein for the first
time. "Fumo di Londra" and it's music are truly cult; it is an album that
will without doubt transport you into and beyond the dimensions of lounge.

Sonorissima Vol.1
The Italian Library Music Party
AA.VV BRC 0103
Happening Hammond Groove; Guitar Beat; Fender-Rhodes Piano, combine the
arrangement with a Soul packed Brass section are  just the ingredients to
make  this a  tasty mouth watering  new Black Cat Sampler. Full of groovy
shakers to get you dancing! Fresh picked  from the bountiful  Italian
Musical Library fields. Behind those dancable tracks we discover prestigous
names of Italian Jazz Music and Soundtracks.  Alessandro Alessandroni
exemplifies musical genius, with his appealing sexy sitar bits with help
from English hipsters, The Pawnshop
 Eraldo Volonté sign other two tracks in 1968, from the catalog of a
"Edizioni Club" two dynamite crowd pleasers in the pure style of Soul Beat.
Ivan Basilio e i Sergowa, illustrate to  us the instrumental guitar groove
of the late 60's remenesant of the Moody Blues strings sounds.
Moving on to Joy Unlimited, this well-known German progressive band released
only one library music album on the Italian label, "DeVega" and several lp
on Basf lable.
 Here we have four selections from the LP,"Instrumental Impressions." from
1972
Please feel free to dance at anytime while listening to this compilation,
compliments of Black Cat Records!

Coming Next:
"Jazzissima"
The Italian Library Jazz Series Vol .1
BCR 0104 CD/DLP

Music by Enzo Scoppa
Arranged by Cicci Santucci

Cicci Santucci and Enzo Scoppa are the two names behind the most significant
Jazz ever produced in Italy. Santucci on trombone and Scoppa with the tenor
sax created a dramatically dark and frenzied atmosphere that is, at the same
time, surprisingly elegant. In this Double-LP and CD are gathered their most
incisive works from 1971, recorded for Aldo Sinesio's historic Fly Records
label: "Looking Around" and "Mondo Operaio." In addition to making these
works accessible on vinyl, Black Cat Records now prints them on CD for the
first time, as it kicks off its new series: Jazzissima. Jazz and background
music form the theme of this new series, and the forcefully elegant Jazz in
this record is guaranteed to capture the attention it deserves. Furthermore,
a fascinating interview with Cicci Santucci by Alessandro Casella compose
informative and in-depth liner notes truly reminiscent of Jazz record covers
from times past. Santucci permits us to enter the heart of a phenomena in
which Italy remains without peers: Library Music. He recalls his extensive
experiences in the world of soundtracks as well as his encounters with some
of the most well-known Jazz artists on the international scene. All of this,
together with unpublished photographs and superb sound quality render this
production a must for anyone possessed of a passion for Jazz.
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