Gianni Basso, (24 May 1931[1] – 17 August 2009),[2] was an Italian jazz tenor saxophonist, who was influenced by Stan Getz.[1]
He was born in Asti, Italy.[1] He started his career shortly after World War II, at first as a clarinetist, then switching to the saxophone in the Belgian Raoul Faisant's Big Band. Basso worked with a number of touring American jazz musicians, including Chet Baker, Buddy Collette, Slide Hampton, Maynard Ferguson, Phil Woods and Gerry Mulligan.[1]
Quote
editTranquilli, non muoio, vado solo a suonare da un'altra parte. (Stay calm, I'm not going to die, I'm just going to play somewhere else)
— G. Basso[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 189. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ "Gianni Basso". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ Il grande libro del rock (e non solo): musica per tutti i giorni dell'anno, p. 605, at Google Books
External links
edit- a jazz listener's thoughts: A Saxophone Giant You Probably Never Heard: Gianni Basso
- Gianni Basso | Biography & History
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