The Cherry Five Release Il Pozzo Dei Giganti

Italian progressive rock band Cherry Five has released an album titled Il Pozzo Dei Giganti inspired by the XXXI canto of Dante’s Inferno. This new version of The Cherry Five features founders Carlo Bordini (drums) and Tony Tartarini (vocals) joined by progressive rock keyboardist Gianluca De Rossi (Taproban), rock guitarist Ludovico Piccinini (Prophilax), and jazz bassist Pino Sallusti.

The album is inspired by various episodes of the Divine Comedy, “Manfredi” (Purgatorio) and “Dentro la cerchia antica” (Paradiso). Tony Tartarini’s lyrics speak of the Giants punished for their pride and doomed for all eternity to regret the sun and their own force; of Prince Manfredi who faces his destiny of death in battle and, after death, entrusts to Dante a letter for his daughter Costanza who is still alive; of a Florence surrounded by the ancient walls and not yet ravaged by civil war. Each episode has its own musical character: the Pozzo dei Giganti pays tribute to the progressive rock suites of the 1970s, primarily Tarkus by Emerson, Lake and Palmer. There are also Gentle Giant and progressive medieval influences.

The Cherry Five was a mysterious group that released an album in 1976. Their LP became a cult album.

Lineup:

Tony Tartarini: vocals
Carlo Bordini: drums and percussion
Pino Sallusti: electric and acoustic bass
Ludovico Piccinini: Guitars
Gianluca De Rossi: keyboards (Hammond C3, Minimoog, Mellotron M400, Hohner Clavinet D6, Fender Rhodes MK II, Yamaha CP 33, Roland JX8P)
The cover artwork is by Daniela Ventrone.

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