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Come è profondo il mare
Lucio Dalla · 1977
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Duración4:36
ÁlbumCome è profondo il mare
Año1977
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The story behind
The song *Corso Buenos Aires* emerges from a key moment in the career of Lucio Dalla, specifically during the creation of his seventh studio album, Come è profondo il mare, released in 1977. This work marked a turning point because it was the first time Dalla took full authorship of his compositions, both lyrics and music, inaugurating his phase as a singer-songwriter. The recording took place in two different locations: the RCA studios in Rome, with Maurizio Montanesi as sound engineer, and the Stone Castle Studios in Carimate, where Ezio De Rosa was in charge. The album was produced by Alessandro Colombini and Renzo Cremonini.
Lucio Dalla, born in Bologna in 1943 and died in Montreux in 2012, was a prominent figure in the Italian music scene, with a career spanning almost 50 years. His musical training initially leaned towards jazz, and he worked as a clarinetist and saxophonist, in addition to occasionally playing keyboards. His artistic proposal evolved through various stages, from beat sound to rhythmic and musical experimentation, culminating in singer-songwriter music, even exploring territories close to Italian lyricism and melody. His beginnings were in a jazz group in Rome, where he shared space with figures like Fabrizio Zampa and Massimo Catalano, with the support of maestro Carlo Loffredo. In his performances, Dalla often incorporated scat-style vocal improvisations, a technique also explored by Adriano Celentano in the 60s and 70s. Influenced by the vocal style of James Brown, Dalla cultivated a use of the voice that was often dissonant and rough, with a jazzy tendency to embellish melodic lines with unexpected variations. It was Gino Paoli who encouraged him to consider a solo career. The duration of *Corso Buenos Aires* is 4 minutes and 36 seconds.