Roberto Gatto is an Italian jazz drummer, born October 6, 1958, in

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. He has performed with

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, Bob Berg,

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, and Joe Lovano and has composed film music. He is also the leader of his own jazz group and a member of the ensemble of

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, a Neapolitan singer.

Discography

As leader

* ''Notes'' (Gala, 1986) * ''Ask'' (Gala, 1987) * ''Luna'' (Gala, 1989) * ''7 #'' (Via Veneto, 1997) * ''Sing Sing Sing'' (Via Veneto, 1999) * ''Roberto Gatto Plays Rugantino'' (CAM Jazz, 2000) * ''Deep'' (CAM Jazz, 2003) * ''Jazzitaliano Live 2006'' (Casa del Jazz, 2006) * ''Traps'' (CAM Jazz, 2007) * ''Progressivamente'' (Casa del Jazz, 2008) * ''Jazzitaliano Live 2009'' (Casa del Jazz, 2009) * ''Remembering Shelly'' (Albore, 2010) * ''Remembering Shelly 2'' (Albore, 2010) * ''Pure Imagination'' (Albore, 2011) * ''Replay'' (Parco Della Musica, 2012) * ''Starship for Lovers'' with Alfonso Santimone, Pierpaolo Ranieri, (Parco Della Musica, 2014) * ''Sixth Sense'' (Parco Della Musica, 2015) * ''Around Zappa'' with Quintorigo (Incipit, 2015) * ''Nino!'' (Casa del Jazz, 2016) * ''NOW!'' (Abeat, 2017)

As sideman

With

Franco D'Andrea Francesco "Franco" D'Andrea (born 8 March 1941 in Merano, Italy) is an Italian jazz pianist and composer. Life D'Andrea is considered one of the most famous jazz musicians from Italy and has recorded some 200 albums. He developed his style in ...

* ''Kick Off'' (Red, 1989) * ''Sei Brani Inediti'' (Red/Musica Jazz 1991) * ''Airegin'' (Red, 1992) With

Paolo Fresu Paolo Fresu (; born 10 February 1961) is an Italian jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player, as well as a composer and arranger of music. His unique trumpet sound is recognized as one of the most distinctive in the contemporary jazz scene. Fresu pla ...

* ''Angel'' (BMG/RCA Victor, 1998) * ''Metamorfosi'' (BMG/RCA Victor, 1999) * ''Kind of Porgy & Bess'' (BMG/RCA Victor, 2002) * ''Le Fresiadi'' (Time in Jazz, 2008) With

Rita Marcotulli Rita Marcotulli (born 10 March 1959) is an Italian jazz pianist and composer. Career Born in Rome, Marcotulli is the daughter of a sound engineer who collaborated with Nino Rota and Ennio Morricone, among others. She started playing piano a ...

* ''Pietro Tonolo Quartet Un' Altra Galassia'' (Fonit Cetra, 1986) * ''The Woman Next Door'' (Label Bleu, 1998) * ''Koine'' (Storie di Note 2002) * ''Basilicata Coast to Coast'' (Alice, 2011) * ''Una Piccola Impresa Meridionale Less Is More'' (Sony, 2013) With

Enrico Pieranunzi Enrico Pieranunzi (born 5 December 1949) is an Italian jazz pianist. He combines classical technique with jazz. Biography The son of Renata Brillantini and Alvaro Pieranunzi, Enrico Pieranunzi was encouraged to study music at a young age. Hi ...

* ''From Always...to Now!'' (Edipan, 1978) * ''Isis'' (Soul Note, 1981) * ''Jazz Roads'' (CAM Jazz, 1983) * ''In That Dawn of Music'' (Soul Note, 1993) * ''One Lone Star'' (YVP Music, 2002) * ''Moon Pie'' (Sound Hills, 2004) With

Enrico Rava Enrico Rava (born 20 August 1939), is an Italian jazz trumpeter. He started on trombone, then changed to the trumpet after hearing Miles Davis. Career He was born in Trieste, Italy. His first commercial work was as a member of Gato Barbieri's ...

* ''Bella'' (Philology, 1994) * ''Shades of Chet'' (Via Veneto, 1999) * ''La Dolce Vita'' (CAM Jazz, 2000) * ''Montreal Diary'' (Label Bleu, 2002) * ''Renaissance'' (Venus, 2002) * ''What a Day!!!'' (Platinum 2002) * ''Easy Living'' (ECM, 2004) * ''The Words and the Days'' (ECM, 2007) With

Danilo Rea Danilo Rea (born 9 August 1957) is an Italian jazz 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 ...

* ''Live at Villa Celimontana'' (Wide Sound, 2003) * ''Romantica'' (Venus, 2004) * ''Introverso'' (EmArcy, 2008) With

Phil Woods Philip Wells Woods (November 2, 1931 – September 29, 2015) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, and composer. Biography Woods was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. After inheriting a saxophone at age 12, he began t ...

* ''Embraceable You'' (Philology, 1989) * ''Live at the Corridoia Jazz Festival'' (Philology, 1992) * ''Phil Woods & Lee Konitz Play Rava'' (Philology, 2004) With others *

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.Franck Avitabile Franck Avitabile (born 24 November 1971) is a jazz pianist. Avitabile has synesthesia. He is also the composer of 60 published compositions. Awards and honors * Second Grand Prize - Concours International de la Ville de Paris - Martial Solal Pi ...

, ''Right Time'' (Dreyfus, 2000) *

, ''Soft Journey'' (Edipan, 1980) * Chet Baker, ''Chet On Poetry'' (Novus, 1989) *

Stefano Battaglia Stefano Battaglia (born 1965 in Milan) is an Italian classical and jazz pianist, as well as a soloist and bandleader. He has played more than 3000 concerts as an improviser in many important festivals and international appointments over the world ...

& Paolino Dalla Porta, ''Confession'' (Splasc(h), 1991) * Stefano Battaglia & Paolino Dalla Porta, ''Flames: Live in Siena'' (Splasc(h), 1996) * Stefano di Battista, ''Jazzitaliano Live 2009'' (Casa del Jazz, 2009) * Stefano di Battista & Danilo Rea, ''La Musica di Noi'' (Alice, 2015) *

Bob Berg Robert Berg (April 7, 1951 – December 5, 2002) was an American jazz saxophonist. Biography Berg was born in Brooklyn, New York. Berg started his musical education at the age of six when he began studying classical piano. He began playing ...

, ''Steppin' Live in Europe'' (Red, 1985) *

Stefano Bollani Stefano Bollani (born 5 December 1972) is an Italian composer, pianist and singer, also active as a writer and a television presenter. He has worked with such musicians as Gato Barbieri, Chick Corea, Bill Frisell, Sol Gabetta, Richard Gallia ...

, ''Abbassa la Tua Radio'' (Ermitage, 2001) *

Salvatore Bonafede Salvatore Bonafede (born August 4, 1962) is an Italian composer and pianist. Early life The son of jewellers, Salvatore Bonafede was born in Palermo on 4 August 1962.. His father, Antonino Bonafede, was a self-taught jazz pianist and a followe ...

, ''Ortodoxa'' (Red, 2001) *

Sergio Cammariere Sergio Cammariere (born 15 November 1960 in Crotone, Italy) is an Italian jazz singer-songwriter. He has released 12 studio albums and 1 live album. Career After a long career as a niche musician distinguished by his collaboration with the poet ...

, ''Il Pane, Il Vino e La Visione'' (Via Veneto/Capitol 2006) * Barbara Casini & Enrico Rava, ''Vento'' (Label Bleu, 2000) * Roberto Ciotti, ''No More Blue'' (Time Music, 1988) *

Paolo Damiani Paolo Damiani (born 1952) is an Italian jazz cellist and double-bassist. He was a member of the avant-garde jazz band Italian Instabile Orchestra. He has worked with Gianluigi Trovesi, Kenny Wheeler, Tony Oxley, Paolo Fresu, and John Taylor. He h ...

& Paolo Fresu, ''Eso'' (Splasc(h), 1994) *

, ''Passi D'Autore'' (RCA, 2004) *

Ivano Fossati Ivano Alberto Fossati (born 21 September 1951) is an Italian pop singer from Genoa. He was a member of the progressive rock group Delirium and has worked with Fabrizio De André, Riccardo Tesi, Anna Oxa, Mia Martini, Ornella Vanoni, Shirley ...

, ''La Disciplina Della Terra'' (Columbia, 2000) *

Curtis Fuller Curtis DuBois Fuller (December 15, 1932May 8, 2021) was an American jazz trombonist. He was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and contributed to many classic jazz recordings. Early life Fuller was born in Detroit on December 15, 193 ...

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

, ''A Day in Florence'' (Philology,) * Grazia Di Michele, ''Grazia di Michele'' (WEA, 1991) *

Mietta Daniela Miglietta (born 12 November 1969), known by her stage name Mietta, is an Italian singer, actress and novelist. She has released 11 albums in total. Biography In 1988, Mietta took part in the Sanremo Music Festival in the Newcomers ca ...

, ''Volano Le Pagine'' (Fonit Cetra, 1991) *

Mimmo Locasciulli Mimmo Locasciulli (born 7 July 1949) is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer, producer and musician. Life and career Born in Penne, Abruzzo, Penne, province of Pescara, Pescara, Locasciulli is the son of a vet who in his spare time used to p ...

, ''Adesso Glielo Dico'' (RCA 1989) * Mina, ''Caterpillar'' (PDU, 1991) * Mina, ''Sorelle Lumiere'' (EMI/PDU, 1992) * Minnie Minoprio, ''Minnie'' (Hollywood, 1983) * Simona Molinari, ''Dr. Jekill Mr. Hyde'' (Atlantic, 2012) *

Ennio Morricone Ennio Morricone ( , ; 10 November 19286 July 2020) was an Italian composer, Orchestration, orchestrator, conductor, trumpeter, and pianist who wrote music in a wide range of styles. With more than 400 film score, scores for cinema and televisi ...

, ''Il Bandito Dagli Occhi Azzurri...Correva L'Anno di Grazia 1870'' (CAM Jazz, 1992) *

Sal Nistico Salvatore Nistico (April 2, 1940 – March 3, 1991) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Career Associated for many years with Woody Herman's Herd, Nistico played in the group from 1962 to 1965, considered one of Herman's best bands, with ...

, ''Empty Room'' (Red, 1988) *

Riz Ortolani Riziero Ortolani (; 25 March 192623 January 2014) was an Italian composer, conductor, and orchestrator, predominantly of film scores. He scored over 200 films and television programs between 1955 and 2014, with a career spanning over fifty year ...

, ''La Rivincita di Natale/Il Cuore Altrove'' (ConcertOne, 2003) *

Maria Pia De Vito Maria Pia De Vito is an Italian jazz singer, composer, and arranger. Career A native of Naples, Italy, she studied classical music, opera, and Italian folk music. In 1976 she performed folk songs as a singer, guitarist, and pianist. In 1980 she ...

, ''Hit the Beast!'' (Phrases, 1990) * Enzo Pietropaoli, ''Orange Park'' (Gala, 1990) * Quintorigo, ''In Cattivita'' (Universal, 2003) *

Manuel De Sica Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name), a given name and surname * Manuel (''Fawlty Towers''), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manuel I of Portugal, king of Po ...

, ''Con Alma'' (Dire) *

Teresa De Sio Teresa De Sio (born 3 November 1952) is an Italian pop-folk singer and songwriter. She is the elder sister of actress Giuliana De Sio. Life and career Teresa De Sio was born in Naples and grew up in Cava de' Tirreni, where her family was origin ...

, ''Teresa de Sio'' (Philips, 1982) * Massimo Urbani, ''Easy to Love'' (Red, 1987) * Massimo Urbani, ''The Blessing'' (Red, 1993) *

Ornella Vanoni Ornella Vanoni (; born 22 September 1934) is an Italian singer. She is one of the longest-standing Italian artists, having started performing in 1956. She has released about 112 works between LP, EPs and greatest hits albums, and is considered ...

, ''Sheherazade'' (East West, 1996) *

Miroslav Vitous Miroslav may refer to: * Miroslav (given name), a Slavic masculine given name * ''Young America'' (clipper) or ''Miroslav'', an Austrian clipper ship in the Transatlantic case oil trade * Miroslav (Znojmo District), a town in the Czech Republic S ...

, ''Ziljabu Nights Live at Theater Guetersloh'' (Intuition, 2016) *

Eric Vloeimans Eric Vloeimans (; born 24 March 1963) is a Dutch musician, songwriter, and record producer. Biography Although he studied classical music as a child, he became interested in jazz at the Rotterdam Academy of Music. After graduating in 1988, he ...

, ''Hidden History'' (Challenge, 2003)

References

External links

Official website
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