Venegoni & Co

The Profile

Venegoni & Co is an Italian progressive jazz-rock group led by Milanese multi-instrumentalist Gigi Venegoni; their 1979 album Sarabanda was released on Cramps Records.

Sarabanda (1979) was released on Gianni Sassi's Cramps Records. Gigi Venegoni had played within Arti e Mestieri prior to forming Venegoni & Co. The Sarabanda album is described as progressive jazz-rock with Mediterranean and folk influences; the released personnel on the album includes Ludovico Einaudi (keyboards, piano) and Beppe Sciuto (credited in the review).

The available review celebrates Venegoni & Co's 1979 Sarabanda as a Mediterranean-tinged progressive jazz-rock album. It highlights careful arrangements, a cohesive band sound and evocative instrumental textures. The review links the work to Italian prog contemporaries and early world-music directions.