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A (certainly not exhaustive) tour of the extraordinary Neapolitan music heritage.
Toni Servillo e Fausto Mesolella - Anema e core
Avion Travel, or Piccola Orchestra Avion Travel, were (technically they haven't disbanded but I tend to believe their story is now over) a great Italian band; one of the best musical realities of our country, period!
Born in Caserta but adopted by Naples, I remember them in the Vesuwave melting pot (some of you may remember them as winners of Sanremo).
Exquisite musicians, from the drummer Alberto D'Anna (a well-known name in Naples, featured on countless albums, who left us in 2015) to the saxophonist Peppe D'Argenzio. Even though the most recognized names are those of singer Peppe Servillo (brother of Toni Servillo) and Ferruccio Spinetti (whose work with Petra Mengoni under the moniker "Musica Nuda" was extraordinary).
But here I want to remember the guitarist Fausto Mesolella.
Mesolella was an extraordinary talent: a great guitarist but also a sought-after songwriter (for Nada, for Mannoia, for Gianmaria Testa and many others) and also composed film scores (“2 euro l’ora,” “Lascia Perdere Johnny,” the first ones that come to mind).
Fausto Mesolella left us three years ago.
At the very least, look for the CD "Dago Red" with Raiz.