AMERICA GIOVANE

At the end of the ‘60s in Italy - but also abroad, especially in France and England - a
very particular trend began to spread, that one known as ‘Library music’ or ‘sonorization’:
as suggested by its name, those were real music libraries intended for the accompaniment
of audiovisual productions such as television programs, advertisements,
documentaries and films. Since they were created in total artistic freedom condition,
they are often difficult if not impossible to catalog, as they’re not anchored to a specific
musical genre; this freedom also allowed the authors to compose, sometimes in the
most complete anonymity, experimental and avant-garde music, capable of anticipating
the sounds that only many years later would have been widespread on a larger
scale.
Remigio Ducros, pianist and composer, author of about 20 library music LP’s, with
“America Giovane” (Young America) produces a heterogeneous compendium of musical
genres coming from the United States, that could perfectly fit as an accompaniment
to the ‘60s/70s hippie gatherings and events. Country (Country Feeling, On the
West Road), funk (Black Not Coloured), blues (Ride On, Village Blues, State of Harlem),
soul/r&b (Black Congregation), southern rock (Rock - H), psychedelic-tinged
prog (The New Phylosophy), hard rock (Hendrix Memento, Campus Sit In), plus three
songs for solo armonica (Week-end Down Town, Sunday in Central Park) and flute
(Lonesome Voice).
“America Giovane” is part of a reissues series, made in collaboration with Edizioni
Leonardi (Milan, Italy), of extremely rare library music LP’s published between late
‘60s and early ‘70s, most of which have never been released again until today, and that
are finally made available again for collectors and sonorization music lovers.
First official reissue ever, on 180gr. black vinyl.

TRACKLIST:
Side A:
1.Country Feeling
2.Black Not Coloured
3.Ride On
4.Hendrix Memento
5.Week-end Down Town
6.Sunday in Central Park
7.On the West Road
Side B:
8.Village Blues
9.Black Congregation
10.The New Phylosophy
11.Campus Sit In
12.Rock - H
13.Lonesome Voice
14.The State of Harlem