Artist

GIALMA 3

1976
Giulio Camarca (guitar)
Aldo Sperti (bass)
Mauricio J.Chiappeta (drums)

1979-1980
Riccardo Zegna (keyboards)
Aldo Sperti (bass)
Giancarlo Pillot (drums, percussion)

since 1982
Pillot replaced by:
Claudio Endimione (drums, percussion)
Piero Cotto (vocals)

A Turin trio whose name derives from the initials of the three original members, Gialma 3 played jazz with brazilian influences, very far from most the groups mentioned in this website.
In the second album the line-up changed, with the entrance of the former Corte dei Miracoli keyboardist Riccardo Zegna, though the musical style remains the same as their first album, with instrumental-only compositions and large use of piano and upright bass.
While their first two albums are similar, the third one saw the entrance of a new drummer and the singer Piero Cotto from Piero e i Cottonfields, with a musical style closer to this artist's own releases.

Around 1990 the original line-up reunited with the name Gialma for an album with the same title as their second LP.
Original guitarist Camarca released in the 70's a bossa-styled album entitled Samba do amigo (American Records AMRLP 001) under the name Giulio Camarca & Trinidad.

All the Gialma 3 albums are rather scarce, though not particularly expensive. No foreign issues exist.

Thanks to Paolo Manca, Giada Ragoni and John Elvis Gualtieri for information and pictures