Alot of timeless excellent music that is uniquely Italian (and often gets categorized as progressive rock or jazz) came out during the 70's. You may want to check out:
Banco/Garofano Rosso (a soundtrack)
Arti + Mestieri/Giro di Valzer per Domani
Perigeo/Genealogia
Nino Rota and Ennio Morricone might also be good, but the three above recordings are real stand outs from a very rich period. Sounds like a fun project, hope i get a chance to do the same thing.
Banco/Garofano Rosso (a soundtrack)
Arti + Mestieri/Giro di Valzer per Domani
Perigeo/Genealogia
Nino Rota and Ennio Morricone might also be good, but the three above recordings are real stand outs from a very rich period. Sounds like a fun project, hope i get a chance to do the same thing.