Gianni Basso Big Band

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Italian jazz tenor saxophonist noted for a lyrical style influenced by Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young; recorded in duo and small-group settings with figures such as Franco Cerri and Renato Sellani.

Associated acts and collaborators mentioned in the reviews include Franco Cerri and Renato Sellani. Reviews highlight Basso's phrasing, his stylistic debt to Hawkins and Lester Young, and recordings presented as duos or drumless/pianoless trios.

Two DeBaser reviews (both by primiballi) emphasize Gianni Basso's love for Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young and his refined, lyrical playing. They highlight duo/trio recordings with Franco Cerri and Renato Sellani and note both high praise and occasional technical criticism. Overall a respectful, nostalgic view of mid-century Italian jazz.

For:Jazz listeners, fans of classic tenor sax phrasing, students of Italian post-war jazz.

 We know Gianni Basso: his love, never denied, for Coleman Hawkins and especially for Lester Young comes through in this work in all its beauty and sincere, non-sycophantic honesty.

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 That beautiful blowing, technical and heartfelt. That hornet, never annoying. That sound simply "beautiful" pours out from the stereo, accompanied by the best of our country's old pianos (and one of the best overall).

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