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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 Ambrosetti, 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 several American and European musicians in recordings and at jazz festivals and concerts, including Kenny Clarke, Dexter Gordon, Phil Woods, Cannonball Adderley, Joe Hen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lugano, Switzerland
Lugano ( , , ; ) is a city and municipality within the Lugano District in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It is the largest city in both Ticino and the Italian-speaking region of southern Switzerland. Lugano has a population () of , and an urban agglomeration of over 150,000. It is the List of cities in Switzerland, ninth largest Swiss city. The city lies on Lake Lugano, at its largest width, and, together with the adjacent town of Paradiso, Switzerland, 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 soverei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durium Records
Durium was an Italian record label, active from 1935 to 1989. Part of the catalogue and the brand were subsequently taken over by Ricordi, who used it for some reissues. Its initial trademark consisted of the writing Durium in block letters, surmounted by the stylisation of three trumpets and an eagle. Immediately after the war, this logo was abandoned to move to the stylisation of a disk with three internal rays crossed by the writing ''Durium'' in italics. History Early years Durium SA was founded in 1935 in Milan (originally as Durium La Voce dell'Impero) by a group of Milanese entrepreneurs including Martinengo and Alberto Airoldi, who became its president. The headquarters were in Corso Garibaldi in Milan and production covered both discs and sound producers. The first records released were recitations of tales for children, and other productions aimed at emigrants and troops abroad. In the years 1935/1936 - lacking the material for the production - discs were also pub ... [...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 on Enja 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 c ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MPS Records
MPS Records was a German jazz record company and label founded in 1968 by Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer. MPS stands for "Musik Produktion Schwarzwald" (Music Production Black Forest). History Originally based in Villingen, MPS was founded as the successor to the SABA record label by Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer, Joachim-Ernst Berendt, Willy Fruth, and Achim Hebgen (who also worked as producers). Founded in 1968, MPS was the first German label to exclusively release jazz recordings. MPS produced and released albums by American, Canadian, European and Japanese jazz artists. Recordings of the JazzFest Berlin, the Donaueschingen Festival and the New Jazz Meeting Baden-Baden were also issued. Besides its own productions, MPS also licensed and distributed recordings from other companies. Performers under contract to MPS included Oscar Peterson, Hans Koller, Horst Jankowski, George Duke, Erwin Lehn, Volker Kriegel, Albert Mangelsdorff, the Singers Unlimited, Wolfgang Dauner, the Kenny C ... [...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 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, an ...[...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 ...[...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 '''', '''', '' |
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] |
Tentets
''Tentets'' is an album by the flugelhornist and composer Franco Ambrosetti which was recorded in 1985 and released on the Enja label.Enja Records main series discography accessed June 22, 2018 accessed June 22, 2018 Track listing All compositions by Franco Ambrosetti except where noted # "Yes or No" () – 8:07 # "Rio Morena, Allegro Con Brio" – 10:29 # "[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wings (Franco Ambrosetti Album)
''Wings'' is an album by the flugelhornist and composer Franco Ambrosetti which was recorded in 1983 and released on the Enja label the following year.Enja Records main series discography accessed June 22, 2018 accessed June 22, 2018 Reception The review by Scott Yanow stated "flugelhornist Franco Ambrosetti's third in a series of consistently rewarding recordings for Enja has a particularly strong group ... The music is solid post-bop, and Clark's Fre ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
