UN TASSINARO A NEW YORK / UNA BOTTA DI VITA

Piero Piccioni (Turin, December 6, 1921 - Rome, July 23, 2004) was the author of hun- dreds of soundtracks for cinema and television. He composed the lovely music for “A Taxi Driver in New York”, followed by “The Taxi-Driver” in 1983. At that time Cinevox Records had released an LP (MDF 33/182) containing twelve tracks selected by the au- thor (35:29 minutes). In addition releasing this soundtrack for the first time on CD, we were also able to access the original recording session where we discovered an addi- tional 64 minutes of previously unreleased music (movie versions and alternate takes) that give this sparkling OST almost nearly 100 minutes of material in stereo. Stylish romantic and nostalgic music alternates with passionate jazz pieces, blues and funk in pure Piccioni style. For listening purposes only, the composer also included original pieces from other films such as “The Seduction of Mimi” and “Strange Occasion.” TASTE OF LIFE (aka A BLAST OF LIFE) Original Title “Una Botta di Vita”.
We are pleased to release for the first time ever the OST by the late Manuel De Sica (for whom we have already released the OSTs from “The Crimes of the Black Cat” (original title “Sette scialli di seta gialla”) and “Cemetery Man” (original title “Dellamorte Del- lamore”). Maestro De Sica gave us his consent to include his short OST from “A Blast of Life” (aka “Una botta di vita”) with that of Maestro Piccioni. We also discovered that various themes from “A Taxi Driver in New York” were re-used to the recording, which makes this pairing just perfect. We have used every note originally recorded in stereo (about 34:19 minutes) from this very elegant single-issue soundtrack. A recur- ring main score in samba emerges that is reprised in slower versions using different instruments. This double CD is for the fans of Alberto Sordi, Piero Piccioni and Ma- nuel De Sica, with a total time of 133:55 minutes.

CD 1 UN TASSINARO A NEW YORK
The original album
01. Tales From Manhattan 2:14
02. Easy Jazz In New York 3:27
03. Message To A Star 3:14
04. Bolero Italiano 2:47
05. X Mas Tales From Central Park 2:21
06. Agitato Furioso 3:20
07. Night Time Skyline 3:06
08. Holiday For Piano 2:46
09. Happy Couple 2:08
10. Miami Runaway 2:55
11. American Strings 3:11
12. Easy Jazz 3:31

Film Versions And Alternates
13. Tales From Manhattan (Base Senza Sordine) 1:52
14. Message To A Star (Archi Senza Piano) 3:35
15. Message To A Star (Sax E Archi Con Sordina) 3:17
16. Easy Jazz In New York (Fiati Jazz) 3:42
17. American Strings (New York Archi) 1:17
18. Tales From Manhattan (Violini Con Sordine) 2:09
19. X Mas Tales From Central Park (Valzer Con Sordine) 2:17
20. Tales From Manhattan (Tema Sax E Ritmiche) 2:49
21. Un Tassinaro A New York (Suspence Suite) 3:13
22. Tales From Manhattan (Violini Con Sordine) 1:53
23. Tales From Manhattan (Tema Optional D) 3:09

CD 2 UN TASSINARO A NEW YORK
Film versions and alternates (cont.)
01. Night Time Skyline (Intro) 0:52
02. Tales From Manhattan (Archi Slow) 2:13
03. Night Time Skyline (M 2 Arrangiamento) 3:47
04. Tales From Manhattan (Titoli Combo) 3:47
05. Easy Jazz In New York (Fiati 2A Versione) 2:51
06. Un Tassinaro A New York (Fear Suite) 2:41
07. Night Time Skyline (Montaggio Fiati) 3:42
08. Tales From Manhattan (Tema Con Sax E Tromba) 2:55
09. Night Time Skyline (M 2 Arrangiamento B) 3:05
10. Un Tassinaro A New York (Mafia Menace) 1:49
11. Un Tassinaro A New York (Tarantella) 2:27
12. Un Tassinaro A New York (Cocktail Lounge) 1:55
13. Tales From Manhattan (Archi Con Sordine) 2:14

UNA BOTTA DI VITA
14. Una Botta Di Vita (Titoli) 2:38
15. Una Botta Di Vita (Romantic Sax) 1:32
16. Una Botta Di Vita (Côte D’azur) 0:33
17. Una Botta Di Vita (Happy Swing) 1:54
18. Una Botta Di Vita (Nostalgicamente) 1:46
19. Una Botta Di Vita (Elegante) 1:05
20. Una Botta Di Vita (Romantico Flicorno) 1:31
21. Una Botta Di Vita (Discoteca Notturna) 3:04
22. Una Botta Di Vita (Romantico Trombone) 1:30
23. Una Botta Di Vita (Terrore) 0:20
24. Una Botta Di Vita (Romantico Flicorno – Vrs. Lunga) 2:39
25. Una Botta Di Vita (Valzer) 1:54
26. Una Botta Di Vita (Rock’n’roll) 3:55
27. Una Botta Di Vita (Finale) 2:35