Calibro 35 salute their jazz inspirations with new Jazzploitation EP

Italy's brilliant Calibro 35 update soundtrack classics by Miles Davis and Piero Umiliani  for their great new jazz-inspired EP out October 18. 

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Cinematic funk heroes Calibro 35 present their new EP ‘Jazzploitation’: a journey in the world of jazz and rare groove. Listen to the first single ‘Lunedì Cinema’, out today on digital platforms via Record Kicks.

Italian cinematic funk legends Calibro 35 are always in search of new territories to venture into. Their new journey is called ‘Jazzploitation’: a new EP paying tribute to jazz-funk, rare groove and psychedelic cinematic-jazz, to be released October 18th on digital platforms via Record Kicks and now available for pre-order right here: https://recordkicks.lnk.to/jazzploitation. 

None of the members of Calibro 35 consider themselves jazz musicians, but over the years jazz has often and significantly inspired them. ‘Jazzploitation’ is not a “jazz record” but an “inspired by jazz” EP in which Calibro 35 pay homage to some of their favuorite musicians; from Bob James to Lalo Schifrin, to Miles Davis and Idris Muhammad.

The first single taken from the EP is a cover of RAI TV’s legendary ‘Lunedì Cinema (Monday Movie)’ theme, a jazzy disco-funk mover composed by Italian renowned singer-songwriter Lucio Dalla, which features the scat singing of Sicilian artist Marco Castello (Nu Genea, Erlend Oye). The new single ‘Lunedì Cinema’ is out today on all digital platforms and on November 17th also on ltd edition clear 7” vinyl with a snazzy CTI-inspired label design. Pre-orders for the 7” are now available via Bandcamp right here.

The EP also includes ‘Chaser’, a groovy jazz-funk stormer composed by Piero Umiliani, who originally recorded it for the soundtrack of 1975’s erotic-noir movie ‘The Body’ directed by Luigi Scattini, as well as ‘Nautilus’ by the jazz keyboardist Bob James and ‘Ascenseur pour l’échafaud (Generique)’ by Miles Davis taken from Lous Malle’s film. Four jazz-funk numbers which further attest to the impressive musicianship that Calibro 35 has demonstrated over the past decade. Listen to "Lunedi Cinema" below.