Etna "Etna" 1975 Italy jazz fusion
Having the distinction of releasing three albums under three different names but without changing their personnel, this quartet from Sicily includes the brothers Agostino and Antonio Marangolo (drums and keyboards, respectively), their cousin Carlo Pennisi on guitar, and Elio Volpini on bass and sax. Based in Rome, they played under the name Fle On The Honey and then Flea, having released two good albums ("Flea on the Honey" in 1971 and "Topi o Uomini" in 1972) in the hard progressive rock vein. Following the release of "Topi o Uomini," bassist Elio Volpini left the band to join his keyboard-playing brother Enzi in L'Uovo Di Colombo. He was replaced in Flea briefly by Fabio Pignatelli, who later left to join Cherry and Goblin. Flea then broke up for a short time.
In 1975 the original four members reunited and changed their name to Etna. Their only eponymous album represents a major shift in musical style to Jazz Rock. The style emphasizes melodic jazz rock, similar to NOVA and IL Baricentro, as opposed to the lightning fast style of some of the Fusion bands of the day.
The group then broke up for the last time. Elio Volpini played with many musicians on stage and in the studio. Agostino Marangolo joined Gobk and was later involved in New Perigeo and later in the new version of Napoli Centrale. Antonio Marangalo had a successful career as a session musician and released a solo album "Duo" in 1987. Carlo Pennisi played briefly in Libra, Mediteranneo, Gonlin, and New Perigeo. The Marangolo brothers and cousin Carlo Pennisi played together again on Agostino's 2001 solo album "Day By Day," which is supposed to be similar to Weather Report in style..
Bass – Elio Volpini
Clarinet – Antonio Marangolo
Drums – Agostino Marangolo
Guitar – Carlo Pennisi
Keyboards – Antonio Marangolo
Mandolin – Carlo Pennisi
Percussion – Agostino Marangolo
Producer – Mario & Giosy Capuano