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Dire FO series
Catalogue Number Recorded on Published on Artist Title features notes cover
FO 333 1968 1968 Renato Sellani 1/Jazz Piano piano solo, plus Bruno Lauzi (vocals) on one or more tracks
the 1977 issue was remixed, and vocals by Bruno Lauzi were removed
reissued on 1977 with same title, same catalogue number, different art cover and not-gatefold laminated sleeve
1977 reissue:
FO 334 september 1967 1968 Flavio Ambrosetti 2/Jazz Stars Flavio Ambrosetti (alto s), Franco Ambrosetti (tp), George Gruntz (p), Guy Pedersen (bass), Gilbert "Bibi" Rovère (bass), Daniel Humair (drums) reissued on 1977 with same title, same catalogue number, different art cover and not-gatefold laminated sleeve
1977 reissue:
FO 335 1969 (Bucarest) 1969 Guido Manusardi 3/Sound Guido Manusardi (p), H.Schell (tp), Dan Mindrila (ten.s), Nicolae Farcas (tb), Johnny Raducanu (b), Vasile Macky Ganea (d) reissued on 1977 with same title, same catalogue number, different art cover and not-gatefold laminated sleeve
1977 reissue:
FO 336 1967/1968 1970 Maurizio Lama 4/La musica di Maurizio Lama (arr., p, org), Enrico Rava (tp), Giancarlo Barigozzi (ten.s), Alberto Corvini (tp), Ivo Meletti (g), Gianni Zilioli (org), Giorgio Azzolini (b), Carlo Milano (b), Marco Ratti (b), J.F. Jenny-Clark (b), Giancarlo Pillot (d), Aldo Romano (d) reissued on 1977 with same title, same catalogue number, different art cover and not-gatefold laminated sleeve
FO 337 1969 1970 Renata Mauro 5/Ballads Renata Mauro (vocal), Renato Sellani (p), Iller Pattaccini (arr.), string section reissued on 1977 with same title, same catalogue number, different art cover and not-gatefold laminated sleeve
FO 338 1970 1971 Cerri Franco 6/Quartet Franco Cerri (g), Angelo Arienti (g), Giorgio Azzolini Bass), Tullio De Piscopo (drums) reissued on 1977 with same title, same catalogue number, different art cover and not-gatefold laminated sleeve
FO 339 1971 1971 Giorgio Azzolini 7/Big Band Glauco Masetti (alto s, sop. s), Giancarlo Barigozzi (alto s, sop.s, bar.s, fl) Gianni Bedori (fl), Gianni Basso (ten.s), Eraldo Volontè (ten.s), Sergio Rigon (bar.s, fl), Emilio Soana (tp), Oscar Valdambrini (tp), Giuliano Bernicchi (tp), Nicola Castriotta (tb), Giancarlo Romani (tb), Franco D'Andrea (p), Giorgio Azzolini (b), Pierre Favre (d), Bruno De Filippi (sitar on Bangkok) reissued on 1977 with same title, same catalogue number, different art cover and not-gatefold laminated sleeve 1977 reissue:
FO 340 1971 1971 Giancarlo Barigozzi 8/Jazz Quartet Giancarlo Barigozzi (ten.s, sop.s), Oscar Rocchi (p), Carlo Milano (b), Giancarlo Pillot (d) reissued on 1977 with same title, same catalogue number, different art cover and not-gatefold laminated sleeve 1977 reissue:
FO 341 (january) 1972 1972 Gordon Beck/Ron Mathewson/Daniel Humair 9/Trio - European Rhythm Machine Gordon Beck (p), Ron Mathewson (b), Daniel Humair (d) reissued on 1977 with same title, same catalogue number, different art cover and not-gatefold laminated sleeve
1977 reissue:
FO 342 june 1971 (Rome) 1972 Cicci Santucci & Enzo Scoppa 10/On the underground road Cicci Santucci (tp), Enzo Scoppa (ten.s), Joel Vandroogenbroeck (org), Franco D'Andrea (p, el.p), Bruno Tommaso (b), Roberto Podio, Gegè Munari and Bruno Biriaco (d, perc) reissued on 1977 with same title, same catalogue number, different art cover and not-gatefold laminated sleeve
1977 reissue:
FO 343 september-november 1972 1973 Franco Ambrosetti 11/The Jazz Live Situation Franco Ambrosetti (tp), Klaus Koning (p), Peter Frei (b), Peter Schmidlin (d) reissued on 1977 with same title, same catalogue number, different art cover and not-gatefold laminated sleeve 1977 reissue:
FO 344 march 31, 1976 1977 Cesare Poggi Piano Ragtime gf piano solo
FO 345 1976 1976 Alberto Rota Uomo - 16 Ballads composte da Alberto Rota 2 LPs, gf Giorgio Baiocco, Sante Palumbo, Sergio Farina, Marco Ratti, Tullio De Piscopo
FO 346 1977 1977 Tito Fontana Orchestra Film Music single sleeve Sante Palumbo (p), Bruno De Filippi (harm), Paola Orlandi (vocal), others
FO 347 1977 1977 Franco Cerri Un suo modo di dire single sleeve Franco Cerri (g), Bunnie Foy (voc), Stefano Cerri (b)
FO 348 december 14, 1974 1977 Mario Rusca Joyette single sleeve piano solo
FO 349 1977 1977 Claudio Fasoli & Franco D'Andrea Jazz Duo single sleeve, w.insert Claudio Fasoli (sop.s, ten.s, alto s on "Ortwein 15"), Franco D'Andrea (p)
FO 350 may 18, 1978 1978 Sante Palumbo Jazz Promotion single sleeve Sante Palumbo (p, el.p, synth), Guerrino Allifranchini (cl, alto s), Stefano Cerri (el.b), Tullio De Piscopo (d)
FO 351 1978 Zbigniew Namyslowski 1.2.3.4. single sleeve Zbigniew Namyslowski (alto s, sopranino), Slawomir Kulpowicz (p, el.p), Pawel Jarzebski (b, el.b), Janusz Stefanski (d)
FO 352
La Barbera Pat The wizard gf
FO 353
Johnson Bruce Sea serpent gf
FO 354 79 Cerri Franco Introducing Dado Moroni gf piano trio w.Julius Farmer/Tullio De Piscopo
FO 355 79 Ambrosetti Franco And Don Sebesky gf S.Palumbo/Azzolini/G.Gruntz/E.Daniels/R.Carter/others
FO 356
Daniels Eddie Demoiselle

FO 357
Poggi Cesare Ragtime and Rags
Cesare Poggi (p), Ronnie Jackson (b), Tullio De Piscopo (d)
FO 358
Claudio Fasoli The meeting
Claudio Fasoli, Pat LaBarbera, Luigi Bonafede (p), others
FO 359
Samuels Dave One step ahead

FO 360 81 Manusardi Guido Immagini visive/Allo Studio 7 gf piano trio w.F.DiCastri/G.Cazzola
FO 361
Cerri Franco/Enrico Intra Omaggio a Bill Evans gf
FO 362 1981 Zeppegno Ettore Good Time Flat Blues, Stomps & Others recorded 1978 piano solo
FO 363
Moroni Dado Bluesology

FO 364
Milan Jazz Quartet Oasis gf
FO 365 1983 Pieranunzi Enrico/Ronnie Cuber Inconsequence
Enrico Pieranunzi (p), Ronnie Cuber, Enzo Pietropaoli (b), Alfredo Golino (d)
FO 366 1983 Rota Alberto Pagine gf Sante Palumbo (p), Hugo Heredia (fl), Alfredo Golino (d), Mino Fabiano (el.b), Lucio Fabbri (violin)
FO 367 1984 Manusardi Guido Dialogo con me stesso gf solo piano
FO 368
Jazz Live Trio Galatea

FO 369 1984 Michal Urbaniak Recital
Michal Urbaniak (violin), Adrik Sendecki (p)
FO 370 rec.june 21, 1983 Milan Jazz Quartet Travellin' gf Rudi Mugliardi (tb, tuba), Carlo Bagnoli (bar.s), Augusto Mancinelli (g), Attilio Zanchi (b, cello), Carlo Sola (d, perc)
FO 371
Fanni/Sellani/Moriconi Sweet Ale
Sergio Fanni (tp), Renato Sellani (p), Massimo Moriconi (b)
FO 372
Cerri Franco Today! gf
FO 373 1985 Banjo Clan Mediterranean Jazz Feeling gf Egidio Colombo, Aldo Aroasio, Roberto G.Colombo, Francesco Montano, Marco Battelli
FO 374 85 Cerri Franco/Enrico Intra From Milan to Frankfurt/Main gf sextet w.Hugo Heredia/Martin Dietrich/Marco Vaggi/Gil Cuppini
FO 375
VV.AA. Jazz Performances - Musiche di Tito Fontana gf anthology (?)
FO 376
Waldron Mal/Femi Bellomo Since you've gone gf
FO 377 july-sept.1985
Bruno Lauzi Back to Jazz gf Bruno Lauzi (vocal), Franco Cerri (g), Paolo Conte (vibes), Alfredo Golino (d), Rodolfo Rudi Migliardi (tb), Dado Moroni (p), Sante Palumbo (p, synth), Giancarlo Pillot (d), Marco Ratti (b), Renato Sellani (p), Emilio Soana (tp), Luigi Tognoli (ten.s)
FO 378
Manuel De Sica Con Alma gf Christian De Sica (vocal), Oscar Valdambrini (tp), Alberto Corvini (tp), Mario Verzella (tp), Doriano Beltrame (tp), Cicci Santucci (tp), Franco Piana (tp), Dino Piana (tb), Mario Midana (tb), Giancarlo Beccatini (tb), Gennaro Baldini (tb), Baldo Maestri, Enrico Pieranunzi, others
FO 379
Gianni Basso Ballads
Gianni Basso, Sante Palumbo, Luciano Milanese, Giancarlo Pillot
FO 380
Guido Manusardi & Hugo Heredia Children Dance gf
FO 381 1987 Dado Moroni Sound Sound Sound
Dado Moroni, Sante Palumbo
FO 382
Tullio De Piscopo Presenta Lalla Morini gf Lalla Morini (vocal), Tullio De Piscopo (d), Luigi Tognoli (ten.s), Renato Sellani (p), Massimo Moriconi (b)
FO 383 1988 Adrienne West & Dado Moroni Time will tell
Adrienne West (vocal), Dado Moroni (p)
FO 384
Alfredo Golino First Flight gf Franco Ambrosetti
FO 385 1989 VV.AA. Jazz Contest '88 gf Elio Amato Jazz Trio, Marco Tamburini Quintet
FO 386 1990 Franco Cerri Di jazz in jazz - 1945/1990 2 LPs, gf anthology 1958-1990
FO 387 1990 Sante Palumbo Inno - Temi e Ballate di Alberto Rota
Sante Palumbo, Giulio Visibelli, others
FO 388 1991 Enrico Intra The Blues gf Enrico Intra (p), Ferdinando Arnò (keyboards), Gianluigi Trovesi (bass cl, alto sax), Flavio Boltro (tp, flgh), Marco Vaggi (bass), Paolo Pellegatti (drums), Franco Tangari (eng horn)
FO 389 1991 Cesare Poggi Interpreta Fats Waller gf piano solo
FO 390 1991 Michael Michael Sings Americana gf

Dire 100 series
Catalogue Number Recorded on Published on Artist Title notes features cover
FO 101
1985 Piero Pusone & Sante Palumbo Movie Stars Top Ten Ladies gf
FO 102
1985 Bruno De Filippi Harmonica

FO 103
1985 Gianni Coscia L'altra fisarmonica gf Gil Cuppini, Fred Ferrari, S.Gibellini, others
FO 104
1985 Gigi Cifarelli Coca & Rhum
Gigi Cifarelli (g), Emanuele Cisi (ts), others

Dire Arte
Catalogue Number Recorded on Published on Artist Title notes features cover
FO 201
1983 Gisella Giovenco - Tito Fontana Suoni e Colori gf Sante Palumbo (p), Luigi Tognoli (ten.s)
FO 202
1983 Karol Wojtyla Concerto per la pace

FO 203

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FO 204

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FO 205
1987 Sante Palumbo George Gershwin raccontato da Sante Palumbo
piano solo
FO 206
1987 Raimondo Campisi Musiche Russe per Pianoforte
piano solo: Scrjabin, Prokofieff, Kabalewsky, Rahmaninoff



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