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Massimo Urbani

Musician

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).

For:Jazz listeners, fans of alto saxophone, followers of Italian jazz and Parker/Coltrane-influenced styles.

 MASSIMO LIVES!

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 With "Easy to Love" (a name taken from the eponymous song by Cole Porter present in the album), an album by der man de Roma Massimo Urbani and recorded at the AT Sonic studios in Rome in January of 1987, you are faced with a truly beautiful album, not only in the discography of the Roman saxophonist, but also in general in the Italian Jazz scene.

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