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The Dutch jazz outfit I Compani — whose early lineup included bandleader Bo van de Graaf (soprano and tenor saxophone), Frank Nielander (alto sax), Wouter van Bemmel (trumpet, tuba), Jeroen Doomernik (trumpet), Jeroen Goldsteen (piano), Carel van Rijn (bass), and Fred van Duynhoven (drums) — received initial recognition in 1985, …

Famed for his influenced use director Federico Fellini, Nino Rota was probably one of the most prolific and acclaimed film composers of his era, with a summary of soundtrack credits which range from La Dolce Vita to Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet to Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather. Given birth …