Ennio Morricone: Psichedico Jazzistico, CD

With his peerless versatility and productivity, Ennio Morricone is one of the most famous and influential composers of the 20th century. Drawing from an extraordinary range of musical styles, his 500 film scores have accompanied every conceivable movie genre. Atonal and melodic, playful and intense, futuristic and camp, 'Psichedelico Jazzistico' concentrates on the acid invention of the composer's most magical and ambitious period in the late sixties and early seventies. This album represents a beautiful and surrealistic snapshot of an artist at the height of his powers.

Morricone's innovative soundscapes for Sergio Leone's spaghetti westerns established his reputation and he would soon become one of the composers most coveted and sought after by film makers from all over the world. He created an extremely original style based on wordless vocals, unorthodox instrumental combinations, aggressive rhythms and quasi-experimental sounds. Mixing the most diverse musical languages, from jazz to classical music, and rock to electronic music.

This breathtaking eclecticism is the feature of Morricone's elegant soundtracks for the aerobatic 'Forza G' and the artily erotic 'Metti Una Sera A Cena' (One Evening At Dinner) and his evocative scores for Dario Argento's stylized thrillers, 'The Bird With The Crystal Plumage' and 'Four Flies On Grey Velvet'.