Pino Daniele: a vinyl reissue of “Nero a mezzo” is coming soon
The release of a new vinyl edition of “Nero a mezzo” by Pino Daniele has been announced for November 22nd.
The third studio album of the great singer-songwriter who passed away on January 4, 2015 will be available in a re-release for which, as stated in a press release, “a high-resolution digital transfer from the original analogue tapes was used as the source which guaranteed sound quality perfect for an album considered a true masterpiece of Italian music”.
In addition to the improvements from a sound point of view, the new release of the album originally released in 1980 will arrive in a new package with a replica of the original cover: hardback case with adhesive sticker applied to the cellophane of the seal showing barcode, numbering and legal wording and 180g vinyl contained in an anti-static bag.
About “Nero a mezzo”, created together with the contributions of James Senese (sax), Agostino Marangolo (drums), Rosario Jermano (percussion), Gigi De Rienzo (bass), Ernesto Vitolo (keyboards) together with other guests such as Enzo Avitabile, Aldo Mercurio, Mauro Spina and Karl Potter, on the official website dedicated to the late musician we read a text by Pino Daniele which reads:
“The title ‘Nero a mezzo’, linked to a musical concept, was also inspired by a beautiful book that came out in the 70s, ‘Nero Di Puglia’ which is the story of a black man who was born in the south, a little like the story of my friend James Senese, needless to say that for me the most beautiful piece is ‘Quanno Chiove’, one of my first love songs… ‘tanto l’aria s’adda cagna’! There was a great desire to change things and music helped us a lot.”