Giorgio Gaslini (; 22 October 1929 – 29 July 2014) was an Italian jazz pianist, composer and conductor. He began performing aged 13 and recorded with his jazz trio at 16. In the 1950s and 1960s, Gaslini performed with his own quartet. He was the first Italian musician mentioned as a "new talent" in the ''

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'' poll and the first Italian officially invited to a jazz festival in the USA (New Orleans 1976–77). He collaborated with leading American soloists, such as

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, Steve Lacy, Don Cherry,

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, but also with the Argentinian Gato Barbieri and Frenchman

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. He also adapted the compositions of

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and

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for solo piano, which the Soul Note label issued. He also composed the soundtrack of

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's '' La notte'' (''The Night'', 1961). From 1991 to 1995, Gaslini composed works for Carlo Actis Dato's Italian Instabile Orchestra, and was the first holder of jazz courses at the Santa Cecilia Academy of Music in Rome (1972–73). As to contemporary music, he composed symphonic works, operas and ballets represented at the Scala Theatre in Milan and other Italian theatres, in addition to film scores, including ''

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'' (1970), '' Your Hands on My Body'' (1970), '' Cross Current'' (1971), ''

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'' (1972), '' The Night of the Devils'' (1972), '' So Sweet, So Dead'' (1972), '' When Women Were Called Virgins'' (1972), '' Five Women for the Killer'' (1974) and '' Kleinhoff Hotel'' (1977). In 1975 he was contacted by

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to score '' Deep Red'', having previously scored Argento's '' The Five Days'' in 1973. Argento was disappointed by the music, and only three of Gaslini's original themes were retained. Gaslini died at 84 in Borgo Val di Taro, in the

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, where he had been living for years together with his longtime wife and 14 dogs and cats.

Discography

As leader

Compilations * ''L'Integrale, Anthologia Cronologica No. 1, No. 2'' ( Soul Note) – rec. 1948–1964 * ''L'Integrale, Anthologia Cronologica No. 3, No. 4'' (Soul Note) – rec. 1964–1968 * ''L'Integrale, Anthologia Cronologica No. 5, No. 6'' (Soul Note) – rec. 1968–1969 * ''L'Integrale, Anthologia Cronologica No. 7, No. 8'' (Soul Note) – rec. 1973–1974 * ''Giorgio Gaslini: Sinfonico³'' (Velut Luna, 2010) – classical rec. 1992, 1997, 1999, 2008, 2009 * ''Gaslini sinfonico 4'' (Velut Luna, 2014) – classical rec. 1999, 2011, 2013 Main sources:

As sideman

With Mario Schiano * ''Jazz a confronto 8'' (Horo, 1974)

Selected filmography

* '' La notte'' (1961) * ''Le sorelle'' (1969) * ''Le tue mani sul mio corpo'' (1970) * ''La pacifista'' (1970) * ''Incontro d'amore a Bali'' (1970) * ''Un omicidio perfetto a termine di legge'' (1971) * ''Quando le donne si chiamavano madonne'' (1972) * ''Il vero e il falso (film), Il vero e il falso'' (1972) * ''La notte dei diavoli'' (1972) * ''Rivelazioni di un maniaco sessuale al capo della squadra mobile'' (1972) * ''Le cinque giornate'' (1973) * '' Profondo rosso'' (1975) (with

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)

References

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gaslini, Giorgio 1929 births 2014 deaths Academic staff of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Italian film score composers Italian male film score composers Italian jazz pianists Italian conductors (music) Italian male conductors (music) Italian bandleaders Nastro d'Argento winners Musicians from Milan 20th-century Italian pianists 20th-century Italian male musicians Italian Instabile Orchestra members Italian male jazz pianists