PERIGEO — Azimut (review)

PERIGEO — Azimut album cover Album · 1972 · Jazz Related Rock Buy this album from MMA partners
4.5/5 ·
1967/ 1976
My review is based on: BMG Ariola S.p.A. ND 74103

Perigeo is a great Prog Rock/ Fusion band that is a great band for both musical worlds. This first album from 1972, "Azimut" is a great example of Fusion in Rock field because it is the perfect mix between Prog Rock (in symphonic form) and Be-bop... I.e. a musuc similar to Genesis and similars with tons of Jazz arrangiaments. This album is undoubtedly Fusion but it is also 100% Rock.

I do not have a paticular song that stands out in my mind. Probably becvause "Azimut" is an accessible album both in Rock and Jazz field. The sound production is great for 1972 in Italy and for this fact the power and feelòings are in first plan. Also magic is in first plan. But magic is the Jazz part of "Azimut" music. The more Jazz parts are also the more Prog Rock parts, vice versa the more pure Rock parts are close to a form of Proto Jazz metal that is, incredible, a form of contaminated Hard Rock (not at the level of Ian Gillan Band). I read that perigeo is the Italian version of Nucleus. But, true or not, Perigeo is a great band in the vein of tradition of Italian Jazz. And not other.

In definitive "Azinut" is a great example of the contamination of Rock & Jazz (not Jazz & Rock) and an accessible album. But, probably for these fact, a great album.
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