Danilo Rea (born 9 August 1957) is an Italian

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pianist. He is a graduate of the Santa Cecilia music conservatory in Rome. He made his debut with the "Trio di Roma" (with Roberto Gatto and Enzo Pietropaoli) in 1975.Riccardo Giagni. "Danilo Rea". Gino Castaldo (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. pp. 1441–2. Rea has performed with

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, Steve Grossman, Mimmo Cafiero,

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and

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. In pop music he has performed with Mina,

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. He participated in "Requiem for Pierpaolo Pasolini" by

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at the

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Discography

As leader

* ''Lost in Europe'' (Via Veneto, 2000) * ''Lirico'' (Egea, 2003) * ''Live at Villa Celimontana'' with Roberto Gatto, Baci Rubati (Wide Sound, 2003) * ''Romantica'' (Venus, 2004) * ''So Right'' with

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, Enzo Pietropaoli (CAM Jazz, 2005) * ''Jazzitaliano Live 2006'' (Casa Del Jazz, 2006) * ''Solo'' (Parco Della Musica, 2007) * ''Introverso'' (EmArcy, 2008) * ''Reminiscence'' with Martux_m (Parco della Musica Records, 2008) * ''At Schloss Elmau'' with Flavio Boltro (ACT, 2010) * ''Due come Noi Che'' with

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(Parco Della Musica, 2012) * ''Napoli con Amore'' with Gino Paoli (Parco Della Musica, 2012) * ''Something in Our Way'' (Atlantic/Warner, 2015) * ''Notturno'' (Casa Del Jazz, 2016) * ''Bach Is in the Air'' with Ramin Bahrami (Decca, 2017)

As sideman

With

* ''Oltre'' (CBS, 1990) * ''Io Sono Qui, Tra le Ultime Parole D'Addio e Quando Va la Musica'' (Columbia, 1995) * ''Attori e Spettatori'' (Columbia, 1996) * ''Anime in Gioco'' (Columbia, 1997) * ''Sono Io'' (Columbia/Sony 2003) With Roberto Gatto * ''Notes'' (Gala, 1986) * ''Ask'' (Gala, 1987) * ''Luna'' (Gala, 1989) * ''7 #'' (Via Veneto, 1997) * ''Progressivamente Omaggio Al Progressive Rock'' (Casa Del Jazz, 2008) With

Fiorella Mannoia Fiorella Mannoia (; born 4 April 1954) is an Italian singer, songwriter and actress. Biography The Beginning Fiorella Mannoia's father Luigi was an Italian film stuntman, and Fiorella, her brother Maurizio and sister Patrizia began work in ...

* ''Certe Piccole Voci Live'' (Harpo, 1999) * ''Fragile'' (Columbia, 2001) * ''A Te'' (Oya, 2013) With Mina * '' Uiallalla'' (PDU, 1989) * '' Ti conosco mascherina'' (PDU, 1990) * '' Sorelle Lumière'' (PDU, 1992) * ''Canarino mannaro'' (GSU, 1994) * ''Pappa di latte'' (PDU, 1995) * ''

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'' (PDU, 1996) * ''

Mina Celentano ''Mina Celentano'' is a collaborative studio album by Italian singers Mina and Adriano Celentano, released on 14 May 1998 by Clan Celentano and PDU and distributed by . It became one of the best-selling albums in Italy, with over 2 million copie ...

'' (1998) * '' Olio'' (PDU, 1999) * '' Dalla terra'' (PDU/S4, 2000) * ''

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'' (PDU/S4, 2001) * ''

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'' (PDU/Sony, 2003) * '' Bau'' (Sony BMG, 2006) * ''

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'' (GSU, 2012) With others * Luca Aquino, ''Italian Songbook'' (ACT, 2019) * Alex Baroni, ''C'è di più'' (Ricordi/BMG, 2004) *

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, ''Steppin' Live in Europe'' (Red, 1985) * Fabio Concato, ''Fabio Concato'' (Mercury, 1999) *

, ''Schizzechea with Love'' (EMI, 1988) * Pino Daniele, ''Un Uomo in Blues'' (CGD, 1991) *

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, ''Anche Meglio Di Garibaldi'' (Durium, 1980) * Edoardo De Angelis, ''Mia Madre Parla a Raffica'' (Spaghetti, 1984) *

, ''Hit the Beast!'' (Phrases, 1990) * Stefano Di Battista, ''La Musica di Noi'' (Alice, 2015) *

, '' Curtis Fuller Meets Roma Jazz Trio'' (Timeless, 1987) *

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, ''Tandem'' (Edel, 2005) *

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, ''Ma Che Colpa Abbiamo Noi'' (Epic, 2003) * Sarah Jane Morris, ''Cello Songs'' (Cinik, 2011) *

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, ''Milestones un Incontro in Jazz'' (Blue Note, 2008) * Enzo Pietropaoli, ''Orange Park'' (Gala, 1990) *

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, ''Threesome'' (Universal, 2004) * Aldo Romano, ''Etat De Fait'' (Dreyfus, 2007) * Renato Sellani, ''Ampola'', (Venus, 2009) *

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, ''Ondina'' (Philips, 1979) *

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, ''Magic'' (RTI Music, 1992) * Amii Stewart, ''Intense'' (Perle Nere Sas, 2012) *

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, ''Simbiosi'' (Splasc(h), 1995) * Pietro Tonolo, ''Sotto La Luna'' (EGEA, 1999) * Massimo Urbani, ''The Blessing'' (Red, 1993) *

, ''Embraceable You'' (Philology, 1989) *

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, ''Zero'' (RCA, 1992) * Renato Zero, ''Amo Capitolo I'' (Tattica, 2013)

References

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