| Fellini 712 | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band |
| Cover: | Fellini 712.jpg |
| Released: | 1969 |
| Recorded: | December 2 & 3, 1968 |
| Studio: | Lindström Studios, Cologne, Germany |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 33:48 |
| Label: | MPS MPS 15 220 |
| Producer: | Gigi Campi |
| Chronology: | Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band |
| Prev Title: | Latin Kaleidoscope |
| Prev Year: | 1968 |
| Next Title: | Volcano |
| Next Year: | 1969 |
Fellini 712 is an album by the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band featuring performances recorded in Germany in 1969 and released on the MPS label.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.[6] On All About Jazz, Douglas Payne said "Boland's Fellini 712 suite is an ambitious, slightly more avant-garde take on Latin themes that is a testament to Boland's substantial abilities as a writer and arranger. This suite, named for Italian director Federico Fellini and a reference to Rome's 712-kilometre distance from the French border, was the result of an invitation for the band to perform in Rome during 1968. Boland was inspired by the band's "dolce vita" Roman holiday and named his three movements after their hotel, the location of the studio where they performed and a café popular among musicians and artists. During this suite, it's as if the band coalesces before your ears into one brilliant entity, each individual providing light and shadow to the collective whole. It is the magic Boland works in his pieces, but it's brought alive by the enthusiastic playing of the band members".[7]
All compositions by Francy Boland.