ALBERO MOTORE

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"Il Grande Gioco" (1974)
Line-up:
Maurizio Rota (vocals, percussion)
Adriano Martire (keyboards)
Fernando Fera (guitar)
Glauco Borelli (bass, vocals)
Marcello Vento (drums)

A five-piece of very good musicians from Rome, Albero Motore (or Alberomotore as it was sometimes written) were aided and produced by 60's singer-guitarist Ricky Gianco who helped them with a recording deal with the newly born Intingo label. 
Their album had just been issued by the old Car Juke Box label and was soon re-released on the new label.
Il grande gioco seems one of those rock-inspired singer-songwriters' albums so popular in Italy during the 70's, with much more space to the voice than to lead instruments, prog influences are minimal, with honky piano and american-styled guitar licks to the fore, helped by a good voice, and the album is a nice listening though with no particular merits. 
The only relevant tracks are Israele with lyrics on the Palestinian people and the closing Provvisorietà.
After the LP, a single was released a year later, then the group disbanded. Some of the band members played in other artists' albums, with Fernando Fera being the most successful of them as a well known sessionman and film music composer.
Singer Maurizio Rota still has a good solo activity in the Rome area, and also sings in a Beatles-tribute band that includes former Libra and Buon Vecchio Charlie keyboardist Sandro Centofanti.
Marcello Vento has played for a while with Canzoniere del Lazio and Jenny Sorrenti's band and has had a relevant activity in the jazz field and as drum teacher.