Released 1969 Length 33:48 Release date 1969 Label MPS Records | Recorded December 2 & 3, 1968 Fellini 712
(1969) Volcano
(1969) Producer Gigi Campi Genre Jazz | |
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Studio Lindström Studios, Cologne, Germany Artists Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band, Francy Boland Similar Francy Boland albums, Jazz albums | ||
Fellini 712 is an album by the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band featuring performances recorded in Germany in 1969 and released on the MPS label.
Contents
Reception
AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars. On All About Jazz, Douglas Payne said "Boland's Fellini 712 suite is an ambitious, slightly more avant-garde take on Latin themes that is a testament to Boland's substantial abilities as a writer and arranger. This suite, named for Italian director Federico Fellini and a reference to Rome's 712-kilometre distance from the French border, was the result of an invitation for the band to perform in Rome during 1968. Boland was inspired by the band's "dolce vita" Roman holiday and named his three movements after their hotel, the location of the studio where they performed and a café popular among musicians and artists. During this suite, it's as if the band coalesces before your ears into one brilliant entity, each individual providing light and shadow to the collective whole. It is the magic Boland works in his pieces, but it's brought alive by the enthusiastic playing of the band members".
Track listing
All compositions by Francy Boland.
- "1st Movement: Villa Radieuse" - 11:36
- "2nd Movement: Tween Dusk and Dawn in Via Urbania" - 6:52
- "3rd Movement: Rosati at Popolo Square" - 15:20
Personnel
Songs
11st Movement: Villa Radieuse11:40
22nd Movement: Tween Dusk and Dawn in Via Urbana6:57
33rd Movement: At Popolo Square15:20