CD review: Elton Dean Quartet – On Italian Roads: Live In Milan 1979 – 2022: Video, CD cover

Recorded 25th February 1979, Teatro Cristallo, Milan, Italy. Previously unreleased. Stereophonic sound. Elton Dean – saxophones Keith Tippett – piano Harry Miller – double bass Louis Moholo-Moholo – drums All tracks composed by Elton Dean.

First official release for what many fans consider to be the ‘ultimate’ lineup of Elton’s Quartet. Extensive liner notes by Riccardo Bergerone and Roberto Ottoviano.

Booklet includes dozens of previously unseen images of the quartet by Sergio Balletti and Carlo Verri. Original event organised by Riccardo Bergerone. Very special thanks to: Marino Dean, Roberto Ottoviano, Sergio Balletti, Carlo Verri, Aymeric Leroy. Executve producer: Riccardo Bergerone.

Restored and produced by Matt Parker for British Progressive Jazz. 2022 British Progressive Jazz.

1. Oasis (Live) (20:36)
2. Fara (Live) (11:22)
3. Dede-Bup-Bup (Live) (4:38)
4. That’s for Cha (Live) (11:21)
5. Seven for Lee (Live) (12:53)

Elton Dean – saxophones
Keith Tippett – piano
Harry Miller – double bass
Louis Moholo-Moholo – drums

Recorded at Teatro Cristallo, Milan, Italy, February 25, 1979