Piero Piccioni - Maestro Series Vol. 1 - Piero Piccioni Part I (2001)

Warehouse find, original stock from 2000. First issue in the Maestro Series from Black Cat Records, this retrospective dedicated to one of the main names among the great Italian movie soundtrack composers, Piero Piccioni, covers his stunning career form his exotica recordings of the early sixties to the big-band beat of Camille 2000 (with an unreleased track from the movie soundtrack). The compilation includes an unreleased vocal track that Shawn Robinson (who, along with Lydia Mac Donald, was the composer's vocalist of choice) performed for a Bossa Nova Suite and many others unissued-before tracks from the Maestro's incredible repertoire, to create a tribute that could be comparable to the legacy that Piero Piccioni left. 14 tracks retrospective, compiled by Italian DJ/TV producer Alessandro Casella for his Black Cat label for the "Maestro" series, on one of the most prolific and representative soundtrack composers of the '70s Italian jazz scene.