A truly remarkable debut, it's 50 years old and you wouldn’t know it. Perhaps a bit raw in certain aspects, somewhat out of focus in some tracks, and the Perigeo factor was still in its embryonic stage, but this album is a real gem: it features genuine tour de force of jazz-rock (Grandangolo, Azimut, 36° parallelo which has that mind-blowing drum solo), an attention to arrangements typical of Perigeo, and some steps outside their usual circle which, albeit limping, remain interesting (Un respiro). It may not be the best by Perigeo, as the three subsequent albums and perhaps even the last one surpass it by far, but I reiterate, such a debut is truly remarkable. 8/10, the myth begins.
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