Nova (Italian band)

Nova was an Italian progressive rock band that was formed in 1975 from members of the bands Osanna and Cervello. Based in London for most of their career, they released four albums that were influenced by the 1970s jazz fusion styles of bands such as Mahavishnu Orchestra, Weather Report, and Return to Forever.[1]

Nova
OriginNaples, Italy
GenresProgressive rock, jazz rock
Years active1975–1978
LabelsArista
Associated actsOsanna, Cervello, New Trolls Atomic System, Genesis, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Brand X, Atomic Rooster
Past membersElio D'Anna
Danilo Rustici
Corrado Rustici
Luciano Milanese
Franco "Dede" Lo Previte
Renato Rosset
Percy Jones
Narada Michael Walden
Phil Collins
Morris Pert
Zakir Hussain
Barry Johnson
Ric Parnell

History

The band was formed when the founder members of Osanna, Elio D'Anna (saxophone and flute) and Danilo Rustici (guitar) were joined by Danilos’ 17-year-old brother, Corrado Rustici (guitar and vocals) from Cervello. They were joined by Luciano Milanese (bass) and Dede Lo Previte (drums) from Circus 2000.[2]

Their first album, Blink was released in 1976 and has a strong English progressive rock influence. It became the only recording by the band to be released in Italy. Following the departure and return to Italy of three band members, D'Anna and Corrado formed a new line-up with New Trolls Atomic System keyboardist, Renato Rosset. Having started out with a strong progressive influence, the band now started to move towards a jazz-fusion sound. The second album, Vimana, was recorded with a number of distinguished guest musicians, including Mahavishnu Orchestra drummer Narada Michael Walden, Genesis/Brand X drummer Phil Collins and Brand X bass player Percy Jones.

The band completed their line-up with two new members; Barry Johnson on bass and vocals and former Atomic Rooster and Ibis drummer, Ric Parnell. They went on to record Wings of Love in 1977. The band moved to the USA for their final album Sun City, which was released in 1978. Following this recording, D'Anna returned to Italy where he became a producer. Rustici also went on to a successful career as a musician and producer, collaborating with many famous artists such as Zucchero and Whitney Houston.[3] Johnson went on to join Lenny White's group Twennynine, while Parnell featured in the 1984 film This is Spinal Tap.

Discography

See also

References
  1. "Nova - Jazz Rock/fusion, Italy". www.progarchives.com. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  2. "Nova". www.italianprog.com. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  3. Corrado Rustici's official site
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