The Sopranos is an American television drama created by David Chase. The series revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads. It also features Tony's family members and Mafia associates in prominent roles and storylines, most notably his wife Carmela (Edie Falco) and cousin and protégé Christopher Moltisanti (Michael Imperioli). A central theme is his professional relationship with his psychiatrist, Dr. Jennifer Melfi (Lorraine Bracco).
… In 1962 Antolini went to live in Stuttgart, Germany where he spent 5 years playing with bassist Peter Witte and pianist Horst Jankowski in the SWR Bigband led by Erwin Lehn. He also played in big bands with Kurt Edelhagen, Peter Herbolzheimer and Max Greger in the NDR Bigband. In 1976 he set up his own band, "Charly Antolini's Jazz Power". … In the 80s he toured Germany, Italy and Denmark with Benny Goodman, as well as with Lionel Hampton, Barbara Dennerlein, Albert Mangelsdorff, Earl Hines, Roy Eldridge, Jimmy Giuffre, Art Farmer, Oliver Nelson, Art Van Damme, Stuff Smith, Baden Powell among others. …
Gama Bomb issue seventh full-length studio album Sea Savage on December 4th, 2020 through Prosthetic Records. Sea Savage was produced by the band’s own lead guitarist Domo Dixon, with the band members recording remotely in Dublin and Newry, Ireland, as well as London and Warsaw throughout the spring and summer of 2020. The album was then mixed and mastered by Zack Ohren in California, using analog 80s equipment. Sea Savage marks the group’s first LP since the departure of longtime drummer Paul Caffrey, with Decapitated / Vader drummer James Stewart now stepping behind the kit. Inspired by Victorian horror and maritime adventures such as Moby Dick (1851, Herman Melville), Sea Savage was presented as a 19th Century play, with Act One and Act Two playing out on side A and side B of the record respectively. The tale follows the crew of the steamer S.S. Gama Bomb as they voyage in search of a real-life Yeti, only to go slowly mad on the high seas. In addition, the album also features songs about 80s and 90s movies.