Person · Male
Gianni Basso
- From
- Asti, Italy
- Active
- 1931–2009
- Releases
- 29
- jazz
About
Gianni Basso (24 May 1931 – 17 August 2009) was an Italian jazz tenor saxophonist, who was influenced by Stan Getz.
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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.
Member of
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Gianni Basso Quartet eponymous, tenor saxophone
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New Look Trio saxophone
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Sestetto Italiano tenor saxophone
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Quintetto Basso-Valdambrini eponymous, tenor saxophone
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Ottetto Basso-Valdambrini eponymous, tenor saxophone
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Gianni Basso-Dino Piana Quintet eponymous
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Gianni Basso Quintet eponymous
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Dizzy Reece Quintet tenor saxophone
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Gil Cuppini Big Band saxophone
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Sestetto Basso-Valdambrini eponymous
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Gianni Basso-Fabrizio Bosso Quintet eponymous
Discography
Albums
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Jazz a confronto 3
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Col D'Orcia Jazz: Concert for Brunello
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Renato Sellani & Gianni Basso
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Gianni Basso in Bergamo
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Ballads Apple Music
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Maestro + Maestro = Exciting Duo
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Miss Bo at Big Band
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Italian Balladeur
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Take the "A" Train
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All Those Melodies
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Isn’t It Romantic?
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Summertime
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Á La France 2
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Flashback
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Two for the Cities
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Gianni Basso In Bari - You're My Everything
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Chapter 2: Recado
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I Wish I Knew
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Makin'Whoopee
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Line For Lyons - Remembering Chet & Jeru Chapter 2
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Five Brothers: Remembering Chet & Jeru, Chapter 1
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Stardust
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Ma l'amore no
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Recado Bossa Nova
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Jazz Live Trio With Guests
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Body and Soul
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Gianni Basso meets the Ellington Trio - Don't You Know I Care
Live
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Founder
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
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- ISNI
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Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.