Giorgio Gaslini
One of the most prominent and influential Italian jazz musicians, pianist/composer Giorgio Gaslini's music wed elements of 20th century classical music (serialism, aleatory) with avant-garde jazz and pop idioms; he termed his widely encompassing style "total music." Gaslini took piano lessons as a child and began performing at the age of 13. He formed and recorded with a jazz trio at the age of 16, and at 19 he performed at the International Jazz Festival in Florence. Gaslini attended the Conservatorio in his home town of Milan, studying composition, conducting, and piano. Gaslini's interests were varied; in the late '50s and early '60s he led a jazz quartet, composed for film, and led several Italian symphony orchestras. Gaslini also wrote for theater and ballet; his works have been performed at such prestigious venues as La Scala in Milan, the Rome Opera Theatre, and the Roman Theatre in Verona. Of his 40-plus film soundtracks, best known is his score for Michelangelo Antonioni's La Notte.
As a jazz musician, Gaslini performed and recorded with many leading American avant-gardists, including Anthony Braxton, Steve Lacy, Roswell Rudd, and Don Cherry. Gaslini was an active educator, teaching at Santa Cecilia Academy of Music in Rome (1972-1973) and at the Giuseppe Verdi Academy of Music in Milan (1979-1980). He was also the author of two textbooks on jazz. In 1991, he founded the jazz ensemble Grande Orchestra Nazionale. From 1991-1995, he composed a pair of suites for the Italian Instabile Orchestra: "Pierrot Solaire" and "Skies of Europe." Gaslini recorded for the Soul Note and Leo labels, among others. The Italian review Musica Jazz once dedicated an entire issue to his work -- a sign of the esteem in which he was held in his native land. Giorgio Gaslini died in July 2014 in Parma, Italy; he was 84 years old.
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Profondo rosso (Gold Tracks) (Colonna sonora originale del film)
Soundtracks - Lançado por Cinevox em 1 de jan. de 1975
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Urban Griot
Jazz - Lançado por Soul Note em 1 de jan. de 2003
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Fonte Funda Suite - La Notte
Jazz - Lançado por Soul Note em 31 de dez. de 2008
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La Notte (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Horus Music Distribution em 15 de jul. de 2014
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Blues all'alba (From "La Notte" Soundtrack)
Pop - Lançado por Soundtrack Records em 16 de mai. de 2014
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Best MONICA VITTI Early Movie Themes
Giovanni Fusco, Giorgio Gaslini, The Swingle Singers, Raymond Le Sénéchal
Soundtracks - Lançado por Disques Cinémusique em 29 de nov. de 2023
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Giorgio Gaslini (Deluxe Edition)
Miscellaneous - Lançado por Cinevox Record em 1 de jan. de 2012
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Piano Solo (Live)
Contemporary Jazz - Lançado por CAM JAZZ em 6 de dez. de 2011
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Le tue mani sul mio corpo
Soundtracks - Lançado por Cinevox em 1 de jan. de 2011
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Gaslini Plays Monk
Jazz - Lançado por Soul Note em 31 de dez. de 1981
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Ayler's Wings
Jazz - Lançado por Soul Note em 31 de dez. de 1991
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Song Book
Pop - Lançado por Velut Luna em 21 de mai. de 2008
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Blue Symphony
Classical - Lançado por Velut Luna em 21 de mai. de 2008
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Gaslini Legend Vol. 1&2
Jazz - Lançado por Splasc(h) Records em 13 de out. de 2015
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L'Integrale - N° 1 - N° 2
Jazz - Lançado por Soul Note em 18 de ago. de 2002
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Gaslini Plays Sun Ra
Jazz - Lançado por Soul Note em 9 de mai. de 2005
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L'Integrale - N° 5 - N° 6
Jazz - Lançado por Soul Note em 31 de dez. de 2003
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L'Integrale - N° 3 - N° 4
Jazz - Lançado por Soul Note em 31 de dez. de 1995
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La Notte (Original Soundtrack Recording)
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por The Sound of the Screen em 14 de mar. de 2022
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Schumann Reflections
Classical - Lançado por Soul Note em 31 de dez. de 1984
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Duke Ellington Legend
Jazz - Lançado por Nar Classical em 19 de mai. de 2023
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