Perigeo

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Perigeo
Origin Rome, Italy
Genres Jazz, jazz-rock, jazz fusion, progressive rock
Years active1971 (1971)–1977 (1977)
1980 (1980)–1982 (1982)
Labels RCA
Past membersGiovanni Tommaso
Danilo Rea
Agostino Marangolo
Maurizio Giammarco
Carlo Pennisi
Franco D'Andrea
Bruno Biriaco
Claudio Fasoli

Perigeo are an Italian progressive rock group that released a group of albums for RCA Italiana in the 1970s. Several of the members went on to have long careers in jazz. [1]

Contents

The group had subsequent editions under the names New Perigeo and Perigeo Special. [1]

Members

Perigeo
New Perigeo

Discography

Perigeo

Perigeo Special

New Perigeo

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