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http://www.myspace.com/guanopadano
Origine du Groupe : Italia
Style : Alternative Rock , Country , Folk , Smooth Jazz , Instrumental Experimental
Sortie : 2009

Alessandro Steffana released his debut solo album to much acclaim on Important a few years back Since then he has worked as a member of Mark Ribot's Ceramic Dog project as well as Mike Patton's Mondocane.

Guano Padano, assembled by Alessandro Stefana, features guests Alessandro Alessandroni (renowned whisteler of the immortal Ennio Morricone western soundtracks), Gary Lucas (Captain Beefheart/Jeff Buckley guitarist), Chris Speed (clarinet player with Tim Berne, Uri Caine, John Zorn etc.) and, last but not least, the legendary Italian singer Bobby Solo

Guano Padano’s music is a kind of road movie, unfolding between the scorching asphalt of Highway number 4 and the juicy smells of the peasant festivals so common in the Pianura Padana. It’s a dreaming mixture of rock, psychedelia, folk and country, jazz improvisations and Morricone hints. Alessandro "Asso" Stefana and Zeno de Rossi started to work together some years ago while playing in Vinicio Capossela’s band, of which they are still steady members. For this trip they are joined by Danilo Gallo, a double bass player with a dark, meaty, gutsy style, who has shared with Zeno various adventuresmerged in El Gallo Rojo collective, one of the most interesting experiences of Italian underground and independent jazz.

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Tracklist :
01. Guano Padano
02. A Country Concept
03. El Divino
04. Epiphany
05. Bull Buster
06. Ramblin' Man
07. Jack Frost
08. Del Rey
09. Danny Boy
10. Tromp Valley
11. El Divino (alternate version)