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

Tranquilli, 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 189. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  2. ↑ "Gianni Basso". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. ↑ Il grande libro del rock (e non solo): musica per tutti i giorni dell'anno, p. 605, at Google Books
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