Max Raffeng - Around The World (2025) [Hi-Res]

Around The World is a collection of previously unreleased recordings by the mysterious Max Raffeng, a moniker almost always used by composer Maria Augusta Bruni. As was often the case in Italy at the time with composer credits, Bruni's name served as a screen for her husband, the eclectic composer Fabio Borgazzi, better known professionally as Fabio Fabor, who in all likelihood was the actual writer of these striking melodies.

Featuring jazz- and easy-listening-inspired tracks infused with the typical lounge, pop, and beat vibes that were so popular at the time, this album is the ideal soundtrack for an imaginary journey into the affluence and optimism of the Italian Sixties.

The spinet, vibraphone, and particularly the violin, take center stage in solos, elegantly rising above a sophisticated instrumental layer woven by double bass, electric guitar, and celesta. To top it all off, rudimentary but evocative first-generation electronic drums add extra charm to the mix.

Around The World takes listeners from gypsy swing and French jazz manouche, to Eastern European melodies, and even touches of Latin and Mexican flavors. And paradoxically, all these diverse sounds never actually left the Fonoroma studios where they were recorded.

Tracklist:
1-1 Max Raffeng - Tequila Sprint [1:55]
1-2 Max Raffeng - Western Beat [2:05]
1-3 Max Raffeng - Easy Swing [2:13]
1-4 Max Raffeng - Flor De Sombras [2:08]
1-5 Max Raffeng - Violin In The Jungle [2:25]
1-6 Max Raffeng - Sveltissimo [2:52]
1-7 Max Raffeng - Little Prince [2:50]
1-8 Max Raffeng - Luna Park [2:33]
1-9 Max Raffeng - Belleville Mistery [2:08]
1-10 Max Raffeng - Gipsy Game [2:25]
1-11 Max Raffeng - Rhapsody In Jazz [3:17]
1-12 Max Raffeng - Russian Jazz Dance [2:13]
1-13 Max Raffeng - Romantic Rendezvous [4:26]
1-14 Max Raffeng - Dusk By The Sea [2:31]