Gianni Basso
Appearance
Gianni Basso, (24 May 1931 in Asti, Italy-17 August 2009), was a renowned Italian Jazz tenor saxophonist influenced by Stan Getz. He started his career shortly after World War II, at first as a clarinetist, then switching to the saxophone in the Belgian Raoul Falsan's Big Band.
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[1]
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References
External links
- http://ajazzlistenersthoughts.blogspot.de/2012/07/a-saxophone-giant-you-probably-never.html
- http://www.allmusic.com/artist/gianni-basso-mn0000948077/biography