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Franco Ambrosetti
Franco Ambrosetti (born 10 December 1941) is a jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and composer. He was born in Lugano, Switzerland; his father, Flavio, was a saxophonist who once played opposite Charlie Parker. at Google Books He has recorded several albums for Enja Records, and worked professionally with his father in a group which also included George Gruntz. Ambrosetti has classical piano training and is also a self-taught trumpeter. Ambrosetti has worked with se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lugano, Switzerland
Lugano (, , ; lmo, label= Ticinese, Lugan ) is a city and municipality in Switzerland, part of the Lugano District in the canton of Ticino. It is the largest city of both Ticino and the Italian-speaking southern Switzerland. Lugano has a population () of , and an urban agglomeration of over 150,000. It is the ninth largest Swiss city. The city lies on Lake Lugano, at its largest width, and, together with the adjacent town of Paradiso, occupies the entire bay of Lugano. The territory of the municipality encompasses a much larger region on both sides of the lake, with numerous isolated villages. The region of Lugano is surrounded by the Lugano Prealps, the latter extending on most of the Sottoceneri region, the southernmost part of Ticino and Switzerland. Both western and eastern parts of the municipality share an international border with Italy. Described as a market town since 984, Lugano was the object of continuous disputes between the Dukes of Como and Milan until it be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Close Encounter (album)
''Close Encounter'' is an album by the Swiss trumpeter/flugelhornist and composer Franco Ambrosetti which was recorded in 1978 and released on the Enja label the following year. Reception The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "The sometimes episodic repertoire is quite obscure and generally hard bop-oriented. Everyone plays well on this lesser-known but enjoyable effort". Track listing All compositions by Franco Ambrosetti, except where noted. # "Close Encounter" – 8:22 # "Napoleon Blown Apart" (Flavio Ambrosetti) – 5:39 # "Sad Story of a Photographer (Someday My Prints Will Come)" — 8:12 # "Morning Song of a Spring Flower" (George Gruntz) – 14:29 # "Rumba Organistica" (Joachim Kühn) – 6:02 Personnel *Franco Ambrosetti – flugelhorn, trumpet *Bennie Wallace – tenor saxophone *George Gruntz – piano *Mike Richmond Mike Richmond may refer to: * Mike Richmond (musician) (born 1948), American jazz bassist * Mike Richmond (speed skater) (born 1960) {{Hndis, Richm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Farao
Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 200 since the mid 20th century. In the English language it is translated as Anthony, and has some female derivatives: Antonia, Antónia, Antonieta, Antonietta, and Antonella'. It also has some male derivatives, such as Anthonio, Antón, Antò, Antonis, Antoñito, Antonino, Antonello, Tonio, Tono, Toño, Toñín, Tonino, Nantonio, Ninni, Totò, Tó, Tonini, Tony, Toni, Toninho, Toñito, and Tõnis. The Portuguese equivalent is António ( Portuguese orthography) or Antônio (Brazilian Portuguese). In old Portuguese the form Antão was also used, not just to differentiate between older and younger but also between more and less important. In G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mina (Italian Singer)
Mina Anna Maria Mazzini (born 25 March 1940) or Mina Anna Quaini (for the Swiss civil registry), known mononymously as Mina, is an Italian-Swiss singer and actress. She was a staple of television variety shows and a dominant figure in Italian pop music from the 1960s to the mid-1970s, known for her three-octave vocal range, the agility of her soprano voice, and her image as an emancipated woman. In performance, Mina combined several modern styles with traditional Italian melodies and swing music, which made her the most versatile pop singer in Italian music. Mina dominated the country's charts for 15 years and reached an unsurpassed level of popularity. She has scored 79 albums and 71 singles on the Italian charts. Mina's TV appearances in 1959 were the first for a female rock and roll singer in Italy. Her loud syncopated singing earned her the nickname "Queen of Screamers". The public also labeled her the "Tigress of Cremona" for her wild gestures and body shakes. When ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mock-Lo-Motion
''Mock-Lo-Motion'' is a live album by pianist and composer George Gruntz's Trio with special guest trumpeter Franco Ambrosetti which was recorded in Germany in 1995 and released on the TCB label.Discogs album entry accessed June 28, 2018 accessed June 28, 2018 Reception The review by Scott Yanow stated "Gruntz has an original piano style within the modern mainstream of jazz, with his own fresh chord ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serious Fun (George Gruntz Album)
''Serious Fun'' is a live album by pianist and composer George Gruntz which was recorded in Switzerland in 1989 and released on the Enja label the following year.Enja Records main series discography accessed June 28, 2018 accessed June 28, 2018 Reception The review by Scott Yanow stated "George Gruntz is best known as the leader and arranger of his Concert Jazz Band so this trio date is a real rarity. Gruntz's piano playing, although very much in ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Prize (album)
''First Prize'' is an album by pianist and composer George Gruntz's Concert Jazz Band, which was recorded in Switzerland in 1989 and released onEnja Records.Enja Records main series discography accessed June 28, 2018 accessed June 28, 2018 Reception The review by stated "This is a particularly fun outing ... both com ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Light Breeze
''Light Breeze'' is an album by the flugelhornist and composer Franco Ambrosetti which was recorded in 1997 and released on the Enja label the following year. Reception In JazzTimes, Patricia Myers stated "The pure tone and graceful fluency of Franco Ambrosetti’s flugelhorn is absolutely enthralling throughout this diverse collection".Myers, PJazzTimes Reviewaccessed June 26, 2018 Track listing All compositions by Franco Ambrosetti except where noted # "Versace" (Daniel Humair) – 6:33 # "Silli's Nest (Interlude 1)" – 1:31 # "Deborah" (Gian Luca Ambrosetti) – 9:02 # "Culture and Sensitivity (Interlude 2)" (John Abercrombie) – 1:43 # "Contempo Latinsky" – 7:13 # "Elegia (Interlude 3)" (Antonio Faraò) – 1:08 # " My Foolish Heart" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) – 7:25 # "Virtuosismo (Interlude 4)" (Miroslav Vitous) – 1:20 # "One for the Kids" (George Gruntz) – 6:01 # "Percussion Dreams (Interlude 5)" (Billy Drummond) – 2:14 # "Giant Steps" (John Coltrane) – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live At The Blue Note (Franco Ambrosetti Album)
''Live at the Blue Note'' is a live album by the flugelhornist Franco Ambrosetti which was recorded in New York in 1992 and released on the Enja label the following year.Enja Records main series discography accessed June 26, 2018 accessed June 26, 2018 Reception The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow called it a "Lively club date" and stated "Ambrosetti has long been able to hold his own with Americans ... The music is hard bop, and Ambrosetti comes up with fresh ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music For Symphony And Jazz Band
''Music for Symphony and Jazz Band'' is an album by the trumpeter/flugelhornist and composer Franco Ambrosetti which was recorded in 1990 and released on the Enja label the following year.Enja Records main series discography accessed June 25, 2018 accessed June 25, 2018 Reception The review by Scott Yanow stated "This CD is a classic, one of the all-time best examples of third stream music (a combination of jazz and classical m ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Movies Too
''Movies Too'' is an album by the flugelhornist Franco Ambrosetti which was recorded in 1988 and released on the Enja label.Enja Records main series discography accessed June 22, 2018 accessed June 22, 2018 The album includes music from '''', '' Jennifer'', '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Movies (Franco Ambrosetti Album)
''Movies'' is an album by the flugelhornist and composer Franco Ambrosetti which was recorded in 1986 and released on the Enja label the following year.Enja Records main series discography accessed June 22, 2018 accessed June 22, 2018 The album includes music from '''', '' yellow Submarine'', '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
