Massimo Urbani

Massimo Urbani (8 May 1957 – 24 June 1993) was an Italian jazz alto saxophonist. He played principally in the bebop style.^[1]

Life and career

Urbani was born in Primavalle, Rome on 8 May 1957, the oldest of five brothers.^[2] His first instrument, from 1968, was the clarinet, but he soon switched to the alto saxophone.^[2]

Urbani died of a heroin overdose on 23 June 1993.^[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented that "Urbani's senseless death robbed Europe of a player whose records are a flawed testament to a bopper of enormous guts and facility."^[3]

Discography

• 1974 Jazz a Confronto 13 (Horo)
• 1977 Invitation (Philology
• 1979 360° Aeutopia (Red)
• 1980 Dedications to A.A. & J.C. – Max's Mood (Red)
• 1981 Go Max Go (Philology)
• 1983 Max Leaps In with Tullio De Piscopo, Mike Melillo, Massimo Moriconi)
• 1984 The Urbisaglia Voncert (Philology)
• 1987 Easy to Love (Red)
• 1987 Duets Improvisations for Yardbird with Mike Melillo (Philology)
• 1988 Urlo (Elicona)
• 1990 Out of Nowhere (Splasc)
• 1991 Round About Max with Strings (Sentemo)
• 1993 The Blessing (Red)