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Smooth Elevator: Walking through the Suburbs of Rome Late at Night

By Ludovico Granvassu
August 22, 2025
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In the midst of Italian bassist Danilo Gallo's busy release schedule, Moving Target stands out. Released on the Norwegian label Losen Records, the album showcases Smooth Elevator, the trio Gallo co-leads with guitarist Will Bernard and drummer Gioele Pagliaccia since 2011.

Together, they fuse a downtown New York edge with an unmistakably Italian cinematic flair—captured perfectly in the aptly titled "Walking through the Suburbs of Rome Late at Night."

Contact Ludovico Granvassu on All About Jazz.
I'm the Editor-in-Chief of All About Jazz Italia, host of Mondo Jazz on Radio Free Brooklyn and was once visited by Frank Zappa's ghost.... he was funny too.

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