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Gianni Basso, (24 May 1931 – 17 August 2009), was an Italian jazz tenor saxophonist, who was influenced by Stan Getz.

He was born in Asti, Italy. He started his career shortly after World War II, at first as a clarinetist, then switching to the saxophone in the Belgian Raoul Faisant's Big Band. Basso worked with a number of touring American jazz musicians, including Chet Baker, Buddy Collette, Slide Hampton, Maynard Ferguson, Phil Woods and Gerry Mulligan.

Quote

Tranquilli, non muoio, vado solo a suonare da un'altra parte. (Stay calm, I'm not going to die, I'm just going to play somewhere else)

— G. Basso

See also

• Oscar Valdambrini

References

1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 189. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
2. "Gianni Basso". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
3. Il grande libro del rock (e non solo): musica per tutti i giorni dell'anno, p. 605, at Google Books

External links

• a jazz listener's thoughts: A Saxophone Giant You Probably Never Heard: Gianni Basso
• Gianni Basso | Biography & History

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