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Sam Paglia

Sam, a.k.a. Samuele Pagliarani, (* 1971 in Cesenatico) is a composer, lyricist, Hammond organist, singer, pianist and keyboardist.

In 1996 he founded the Sam Paglia Trio, and as an instrument he chose the Hammond organ. In 1998 B-movie heroes was released on the Bolognese label Irma Records, his first album of original songs made as a fake soundtrack of an imaginary film. Also for Irma Records in 2000 comes out Nightclubtropez, a disco with influences of bossanova and soul jazz dedicated to the dance music of the Italian nights between the sixties and seventies. Sam is the first young organist to reproduce live certain sounds of 30 years earlier.

In 2003 the third album Killer cha cha cha was released for the Cinedelic record, more on the soul jazz and funk side. Sam met in a single and unrepeatable evening Piero Umiliani to play together the master's hits brought back to the fore by the lounge movement, classics such as Gassman Blues (from I soliti ignoti) and "Mah na mah na". The recording activity intensified that of live music and the composition of music for advertising jingles, television documentaries and auteur films and short films. In addition to playing all over Italy, the trio plays in festivals and clubs in Austria, Spain, Croatia, Bosnia, England, Switzerland.

Subsequent records are The Rare Sam Paglia from 2005, Electric Happiness from 2009, The Last Organ Party from 2012 and Funkenya from 2015. Sam collaborated with the Milanese director Max Croci for whom he composed various music for short films and television documentaries. Since 2005, he has been working as a composer for the Flipper Music publishing house specializing in television and film sound systems. In February 2018, his first album entirely sung in Italian was released, Canzoni a Tradimento, a tribute to the songwriting between Bruno Lauzi, Paolo Conte and Enzo Jannacci. In 2018 and 2019 he wrote two collections of short stories entitled "I diari della Taunus".

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B-Movie Heroes Irma IRMA 492978-2	Sam Paglia, Hammond organ, piano, clavinet, vocals Chicco 'Cocktail' Montefiori, sax Enrico Farnedi, trumpet Castantina Brigliadari, flute Francesco Fuzz, guitar Francesco Fuzz, guitar Roby Dusi, guitar Zoil Aloisi, bass Christian Capiozzo, drums Simo Paglia, drums Chicco 'Mr.' Canducci, drums Luca Torri, drums Stefano Gori, percussion Alessandra Muccini, vocals
Night Club Tropez Irma IRMA 497706-2	Sam Paglia, Hammond organ, clavinet, Fender Rhodes, synthesizer, vocals Valentino Bianchi, tenor sax Enrico Farnedi, trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn, organ, Egyptian violin, bass Marco Vienna, guitar Antonio Granebtieri, guitar Andrea Costa, violin Fulvia Barioni, viola Gionata Costa, cello Gabriele Medri, double bass Luca Turatti, double bass Fabio Nobile, percussion Simo Paglia, drums Cecilia Angelini, vocals
Killer Chachacha Cinedelic Records CHCD 0031	Sam Paglia, organ, keyboards Alex Scala, tenor sax Enrico Farnedi, trumpet Roberto Dusi, guitar Matteo Severini, bass Gabriele Medri, doulble bass Chicco 'Mr.' Canducci, drums Simo Paglia, drums Christian Capiozzo, percussion Sandra Cartolari, vocals
Hammond Boogaloo Primrose Music PRCD 156 recorded in Cesenatico/Italy	Sam Paglia, organ
Electric Happiness Dejavu DJV1000029	Sam Paglia, Hammond C-3 organ, piano, clavinet, synthesizers, percussion Alex Scala, tenor sax Federico 'Cocktail' Montefiori, tenor sax, baritone sax, bass clarinet Enrico 'Rico' Farnedi, trumpet Samuele Garofari, trumpet Massi Amadori, guitar Marco Vienna, guitar Bob Dusi, guitar, percussion Massimo Giovanardi, guitar Luciano Titi, accordion Mauro 'Musso' Mussoni, bass Simo Paglia, drums, percussion Sandra Cartolari, vocals
The Rare Sam Paglia Hipclub Records HIPCLUB 0003-2	Sam Paglia, Hammond C-3 organ, piano, keyboards Alex Scala, tenor sax Federico 'Cocktail' Montefiori, tenor sax Simo Paglia, guitar, bass, drums, percussion Max Giovanardi, guitar Bob Dusi, guitar Mauro 'Musso' Mussoni, bass Matteo Severini, bass Doktor Zoil, bass
The Growl! no label	Bob Dusi, guitar Sam Paglia, Hammond organ Michele Iaia, drums
Lost In Lounge no label	Sam Paglia, Hammond C-3 organ, synthesizer Alex Scala, sax, flute Bob Dusi, guitar Christian "Mr." Canducci, drums Simo Paglia, percussion Sandra Cartolari, vocals
Hammond Unique Sound Primrose Music PRCD 250	Sam Paglia, Hammond C-3 organ, synthesizer Alessandro Scala, tenor sax Enrico Farnedi, trumpet, flugelhorn Peppe Conte, guitar, bass Michele Iaia, drums

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