Event '76

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Event '76 is the seventh album of the Jazz fusion band Area, and the second live album. It was recorded in Milan's Università Statale in 1976, though released in 1979. Ares Tavolazzi and Giulio Capiozzo are noticeably absent, as when this album was recorded, they had temporarely left the band, only to return a few months later. This album is noticeable for featuring Steve Lacy on saxophone and Paul Litton on percussion, and it's also noticeable for featuring a lenghty version of "Caos IIa Parte", which was split between the two sides of the LP due to time reasons. The live version of "Caos IIa Parte" was more improvised than the studio piece: each musician was given a sheet of paper in which there was written a word ("sex", "irony", "violence") and he had to interpretate it for three minutes, then change sheet of paper. Each musician had a different sheet of paper. The title track is a variation of the song "SCUM" from the album "Maledetti (Maudits)". An aftershow interview with Tofani, Fariselli and Stratos was released as a bonus track on some editions of "Maledetti (Maudits)". This was the last album featuring Paolo Tofani (he left the band in late 1977), and Demetrio Stratos, who died some months after the release of this album.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Caos IIa parte" – 20:15

Side two

1. "Caos IIa parte" – 9:18
2. "Event '76" – 9:27

Personnel

• Patrizio Fariselli – prepared piano
• Steve Lacy – soprano sax
• Paul Litton – percussions
• Demetrio Stratos – vocals
• Paolo Tofani – guitar, Tcherapnin synthesizer