Gianni Basso Quartet - Gianni Basso In Bari - You're My Everything (2003)

In Italy, the tenor saxophonist Gianni Basso has a similar status to the trumpeter Dusko Goykovich here; they are also comparable because both have repeatedly worked with the same classics of American jazz. It is thanks to the tireless enthusiasm of the producer York von Prittwitz that the original voices of Italian mainstream jazz can also be heard here. In Bari he recorded the current Basso quartet and captured a great moment. In his warm-sounding, completely naturally swinging playing, Gianni Basso combines the elegance of a Stan Getz with the committed lyricism of a Ben Webster. The program of originals and standards is precisely tailored to this musical ideal, and his accompanists could not be better chosen. Guido Di Leone's guitar combines the single-line sophistication of a Jim Hall with a slightly metallic attack that has not been heard since Tiny Grimes. Bassist Giuseppe Bassi plays wonderfully rooted, similar to a Pierre Michelot four-to-the-bar, and is a virtuoso but never intrusive soloist; and Salvatore Tranchini's drumming - especially the brushwork - gives this springy beat a light-footed grace - che allegria! [what joy!] Modern mainstream can be so convincing, so heartfelt and touching when the great originals cultivate it. ~ Thomas Fitterling, www.rondomagazin.de. [Translated from German] 

YVP Music, YVP3107, 2003
Recorded 9th April, 2002 at Studio Sorriso, Bari, Italy 

Musicians:
Gianni Basso - Tenor Saxophone
Guido Di Leone - Guitar
Giuseppe Bassi - Double Bass
Salvatore Tranchini - Drums

Tracks:
01. You're My Everything {Harry Warren, Mort Dixon} (4:03)
02. My Old Friend {Gianni Basso} (6:47)
03. It's You Or No One {Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne} (5:20)
04. Blues For Pietro {Gianni Basso} (4:21)
05. Minton's Mood {Guido Di Leone} (5:15)
06. Thinking Of You {Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar} (6:22)
07. Somebody Loves Me {George Gershwin} (6:10)
08. My Foolish Heart {Victor Young} (8:21)
09. Mister G.B. {Gianni Basso} (3:56)
10. Marizio "Nunez" Caldura {Guido Di Leone} (5:17)
11. Swinging Blues {Gianni Basso} (5:56) 

Total Time: 61:53 

Credits:
Producer - Gianni Basso, Guido Di Leone, Giuseppe Bassi
Executive Producer, Liner Notes - York von Prittwitz
Sound Engineer - Tommy Cavalieri
Graphic Design - Tonio Del Vecchio 

Renato Sellani, Gianni Basso - Á La France 2 (2002)

Romantically...from Italy
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From Philology home, the second chapter of "A' La France", the album dedicated to French music by these two sensational figures of our jazz. A repertoire, largely linked to songs, which enhances the balladeur skills of our most famous tenor sax in the world and the magical and sublime work of a pianist-poet like the "rediscovered" Sellani. [Translated from Italian] 

Philology Records, W 207.2, 2002
Recorded 7th May, 2001 at Mu Rec Studio, Milano, Italy 

Musicians:
Gianni Basso - Tenor Saxophone, Vocals (#12)
Renato Sellani - Piano 

Tracks:
01. Dans Mon Île {Henri Salvador} (4:21)
02. J'Ai Deux Amours {Josephine Baker} (4:17)
03. Elle Était Si Jolie {Alain Barrière} (4:11)
04. Watch What Happens {Michel Legrand} (5:11)
05. Douce France {Charles Trenet} (6:06)
06. Infiniment {Bruno Coquatrix} (4:38)
07. Vous Qui Passe Sans Me Voir {Charles Trenet} (4:59)
08. J'Attendrai {Tino Ross, Charles Trenet} (5:23)
09. Le Soir {Charles Trenet} (4:35)
10. L'Été Du 42 {Michel Legrand} (6:39)
11. Pres De St. Germain {Gianni Basso, Renato Sellani} (3:30)
12. Bedelia {Bernard Michel, Maurice Pon} (1:46) 

Total Time: 55:43 

Credits:
Producer, Executive-Producer - Paolo Piangiarelli
Recording Engineer - Paolo Falascone
Mastering Engineer - Fabio Alfonsi
Graphics - danilosantinelli@libero.it
Photography - Luciano Rossetti, Carlo Pieroni
Liner Notes - Vittorio Franchini 

Pres De St. Germain

Fabrizio Bosso - Bosso Meets Gianni Basso Quintet - 'S Wonderful (2006)

Rising trumpeter/flügelhornist Fabrizio Bosso meets veteran tenor saxophonist Gianni Basso for this solid studio recording that focuses mostly on standards from the Great American Songbook. With pianist Andrea Pozza, bassist Luciano Milanese, and drummer Stefano Bagnoli providing terrific support, the session opens with an extended treatment of "What Is This Thing Called Love?" that cooks, followed by a soothing midtempo setting of "Witchcraft." Bosso's feature (on muted trumpet) is a swinging take of "If I Were a Bell," while the big-toned Basso is showcased in "Oh! What It Seemed to Be," a neglected gem popular with crooners of the 1940s that isn't heard very often on a jazz date. "Candy," another oldie that has fallen out of favor, is revived in swinging fashion, with Bosso switching to flügelhorn and Basso recalling the greats of his instrument with a fine solo. Recommended. ~ by Ken Dryden, AMG. 

Philology Records, W 350.2, 2007
Recorded 6th January, 2006 in Bergamo, Italy 

Musicians:
Fabrizio Bosso - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Gianni Basso - Tenor Saxophone
Andrea Pozza - Piano
Luciano Milanese - Bass
Stefano Bagnoli - Drums

Tracks:
01. What Is This Thing Called Love? {Cole Porter} (10:00)
02. Witchcraft {Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh} (4:47)
03. Quo Vadis Samba [Take 1] {Duško Gojković} (6:15)
04. On A Slow Boat To China {Frank Loesser} (6:24)
05. If I Were A Bell {Frank Loesser} (6:08)
06. With A Song In My Heart {Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers} (4:45)
07. 'S Wonderful {George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin} (5:45)
08. Candy {Mack David, Alex Kramer} (6:54)
09. Oh, What It Seemed To Be {Bennie Benjamin} (4:52)
10. Quo Vadis Samba [Take 2] {Duško Gojković} (6:15) 

Total Time: 62:09 

Credits:
Producer, Liner Notes - Paolo Piangiarelli
Engineer - Paolo Filippi
Graphic Design - www.danilosantinelli.it
Photography - Luciano Rossetti 

'S Wonderful