LA QUARTA VITTIMA

Italian project ZUFFANTI is the creative vehicle of composer and musician Fabio Zuffanti, a name that will be recognized by just about anyone with more than a passing interest in Italian progressive rock. He has been involved in more than a dozen different bands and projects over the years, and the total number of albums he has participated on makes out a fairly impressive list. "La Quarta Vittima" is the fifth album he has issued as a solo artist, although the first where he has chosen to use only his surname as the artist moniker. It was released through AMS/BTF at the start of 2014.

As long as you don't mind Italian language vocals, Zuffanti's fifth solo album "La Quarta Vittima" comes across as one of the must have albums of 2014. A taste for symphonic progressive rock is needed to be able to enjoy this CD, as that is the core foundation of this production, and you'll need a soft spot for recordings of this kind that include a bit of variety and then especially the inclusion of jazz rock and jazz-oriented passages. If this sounds intriguing as a whole, chances are high that you'll love this album. Highly recommended, obviously.