ALBUM BY ROVI ( PIERO UMILIANI ) – DIALOGO
“Music with a modern yet discreet sound.”
This was how Piero Umiliani himself described Piano Fender Blues, an album entirely recorded using two electric pianos (the iconic Fender Rhodes, of course, and a Wurlitzer), along with bass, acoustic piano, drums, and percussion.
It stands as yet another curious detour for the Florentine composer, one that ventures beyond his better-known realms of jazz, film soundtracks, and more avant-garde experimentation.
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As its title candidly suggests, Piano Fender Blues is a straightforward and unpretentious work. The melancholic tone of the American electric piano pairs effortlessly with a lighter, more relaxed repertoire—what one might nostalgically refer to as easy listening.
It’s an album that fits neatly into Umiliani’s more carefree and accessible catalog, alongside titles like Atmospheres, Fischiando in Beat, or Motivi Allegri e Distensivi—a testament to the composer’s extraordinary versatility.
Originally released in 1975 under the pseudonym Rovi, Piano Fender Blues combines refined instrumental technique with a sound that unmistakably reflects its era.
It enriches the vast library of production music—those so-called “library records”—that made Umiliani just as legendary as his ventures into jazz and cinema.
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