Massimo Urbani

The Profile

Italian alto saxophonist born in Rome, celebrated for virtuosic playing and strong influences from Charlie Parker, John Coltrane and Albert Ayler. Prominent on Italian jazz records of the 1980s; died in 1993.

Played alto sax; praised for technical virtuosity and passionate, Parker/Coltrane/Ayler-influenced style. Key albums discussed in reviews: Dedications (1980) and Easy To Love (recorded January 1987). Collaborators mentioned in reviews include Luigi Bonafede, Furio Di Castri, Paolo Pellegatti, Luca Flores and Roberto Gatto.

Two DeBaser reviews celebrate Massimo Urbani as a virtuosic Italian alto saxophonist heavily influenced by Parker, Coltrane and Ayler. The pieces highlight the albums Dedications (1980) and Easy To Love (1987), praise his quartet members, and note that he died young (1993).