"Mattanza" 1976 was the second album by Napoli Centrale and confirmed the paths started with the previous album, but with more evident and complex sound constructions, and is also noted as a workbench intended as an open project, a modus operandi, the latter, typical of the '70s that also involved many bands of the time, the album was recorded with the help of many well-known session men. The album is largely instrumental, various changes of tempos, frequent phrasings between piano and sax, sustained rhythm sections,heavy funky grooves, and free-jazz citations, with James Senese's sax leading the dance. There is also a piece of spiritual avant-jazz "Forse sto capenno".
James Senese - vocals, tenor saxophone, woodwind, soprano saxophone, flute, cymbals, tenor saxophone, percussion. Giuseppe Guarnera - Fender electricpiano, acoustic piano, M x R, backing vocals. Kevin Bullen - bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals. Franco Del Prete - bass drums, drums, Chinese cymbals, Dutch cymbals, Sardinian jar, bell, backing vocals. Marvin - boogaloo, drums, backing vocals. Agostino Marangolo, Bruni Biriaco - drums.
Simme lute e simme venute. Sotoo a' suttana.. Sotto e 'n coppa. O' nonno mio. Sangue misto. Forse sto capenno. Chi fa l'arte e chi s' accatta.
