Marco Polo

by Flavio Giurato

Marco Polo cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1984
  • Label: CGD
  • Country: Italy
  • Length: 45:52
  • Community rating: 3.57/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The Italian cantautore delves into an ambitious conceptual work tracing the historical travels of the famous Venetian explorer. 'Marco Polo' blends traditional singer-songwriter introspection with intricate, sprawling musical arrangements. It showcases Flavio Giurato's distinctive vocal delivery and his commitment to complex, narrative-driven songwriting.

Genres

Descriptors: male-vocals, melodic, narrative, orchestral, acoustic

Tracklist

  1. I punti cardinali (4:10)
  2. Le funi (6:36)
  3. Vela e mare (5:21)
  4. La Provvidenza (2:37)
  5. L'oriente (4:37)
  6. Nel deserto armeno (4:52)
  7. Il gran khan (4:24)
  8. Marco e Monica (6:37)
  9. Marco Polo (6:34)

Credits

  • Roberto Ricci - bass
  • Ray Cooper - cabasa, congas, tambourine, voice actor
  • Piero Tievoli - chorus, chorus [coro cinese], chorus [coro veneziano], classical guitar, electric guitar
  • Eugenio Valentini - chorus [coro cinese], chorus [coro veneziano]
  • Andrea Giacco - chorus [coro veneziano]
  • Benedetto Ferri - chorus [coro veneziano]
  • Beatrix Forstner - cover, voice actor
  • Claudio Lorenzetti - cover

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