This was an Italiian trio, formed by musicians from Voghera, namely Piero Cairo (keyboards, vocals), Ezio Cristiani (vocals, guitar, flute) and Tino Negri (vocals, bass).They released a single album in 1972 on Rare Records, a division of the French Barclay, that had an office in Milan.All compositions are written by Cairo and two more persons under the names of G.Bertero and V.Buonassisi, while the sound engineer was Gianluigi Pezzera, who performed later under the Le Groupe X moniker. The album features also guest performances by Roberto Ferracin on organ and Sergio Chiesa on drums.Named ''Carta d'identità n°1: mi chiamo Piero'' (''Identity card: my name is Piero'') and considering Cairo's deep involvement in the compositions, there is a strong possibility the album to have an autobiographical character, divided in 12 short pieces. Sound wise this is somewhere between soft Symphonic Rock and typical period Singer/Songwriter styling with some Library Music injections.The music is heavily based on keyboards and acoustic instruments, having an slight folky environment, flavored by discreet Classical and Fusion influences. Harpsichord, piano, organ and synthesizer appear occasionally and co-exist next to the acoustic guitars and flutes to produce soft, emotional music with limited instrumental parts but some very good singing lines. Line-up / Musicians Piero CAIRO/keyboards,vocals Ezio CRISTIANI/vocals,guitar,flute Tino NEGRI/vocals,bass Roberto FERRACIN/organ Sergio CHIESA/drums Discography(Album)
Mi Chiamo Piero 1972
1.Mi Chiamo Piero 2.Il Cavallo Cingolato 3.Prima Che Sia Qui La Notte 4.Orizzonte Che Vai 5.Tutto Passa Tra La Gente 6.Io Non So Il Tuo Nome 7.Una Cosa Da Niente 8.Un Filo D'Erba 9.Cento Lire Di Musica 10.Rugiada Gelata 11.Un Uomo Se Ne Va 12.Ma Lui Non C'Era
