gerardo iacoucci: simbolismo psichedelico

Gerardo Iacoucci attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston and, later, founded the Scuola Popolare di Musica di Testaccio in Rome, but he is mainly remembered as an excellent jazz pianist. During his long career, the musician born in Veroli, Italy, explored -- with great dedication and talent -- various different music genres and recorded many libraries, many of which qualify as small masterpieces. One of the most famous is Simbolismo Psichedelico, originally released in 1970 by the small Deneb label (home of other heavyweights such as Alessandro Alessandroni, Amedeo Tommasi, Stefano Torossi, and Daniela Casa), and also pressed in France by the St Germain des Prés label with the title Symbolisme Psychédélique. These 11 tracks tirelessly explore the boundaries of an "expressive urge," which is the signature style of a master like Iacoucci. The disturbing atmospheres of "Fantasmi Lunari," the avant-garde drive of "Ipnosi" and "Inibizioni" (two short sketches at the end of the album), and the free mood of "Psicopatologia" are just a few among the best and most essential moments of this gem. There are no limits or fears in Simbolismo Psichedelico -- this is an incredible, and truly hallucinatory, sensory experience. Edition of 300 copies; first-ever reissue; remastered sound.