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and Enzo Pietropaoli) in 1975.Riccardo Giagni. "Danilo Rea". Gino Castaldo (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. pp. 1441–2. Rea has performed with

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, Steve Grossman, Mimmo Cafiero,

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and

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Discography

As leader

* ''Lost in Europe'' (Via Veneto, 2000) * ''Lirico'' (Egea, 2003) * ''Live at Villa Celimontana'' with

, Baci Rubati (Wide Sound, 2003) * ''Romantica'' (Venus, 2004) * ''So Right'' with

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 ...

, Enzo Pietropaoli (CAM Jazz, 2005) * ''Jazzitaliano Live 2006'' (Casa Del Jazz, 2006) * ''Solo'' (Parco Della Musica, 2007) * ''Introverso'' (EmArcy, 2008) * ''At Schloss Elmau'' with Flavio Boltro (ACT, 2010) * ''Due come Noi Che'' with

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(Parco Della Musica, 2012) * ''Napoli con Amore'' with Gino Paoli (Parco Della Musica, 2012) * ''Something in Our Way'' (Atlantic/Warner, 2015) * ''Notturno'' (Casa Del Jazz, 2016) * ''Bach Is in the Air'' with Ramin Bahrami (Decca, 2017)

As sideman

With

* ''Oltre'' (CBS, 1990) * ''Io Sono Qui, Tra le Ultime Parole D'Addio e Quando Va la Musica'' (Columbia, 1995) * ''Attori e Spettatori'' (Columbia, 1996) * ''Anime in Gioco'' (Columbia, 1997) * ''Sono Io'' (Columbia/Sony 2003) With

* ''Notes'' (Gala, 1986) * ''Ask'' (Gala, 1987) * ''Luna'' (Gala, 1989) * ''7 #'' (Via Veneto, 1997) * ''Progressivamente Omaggio Al Progressive Rock'' (Casa Del Jazz, 2008) With

Fiorella Mannoia Fiorella Mannoia (; born 4 April 1954) is an Italian singer and songwriter. Biography The Beginning Fiorella Mannoia's father Luigi was an Italian film stuntman, and Fiorella, her brother Maurizio and sister Patrizia began work in this area a ...

* ''Certe Piccole Voci Live'' (Harpo, 1999) * ''Fragile'' (Columbia, 2001) * ''A Te'' (Oya, 2013) With Mina * '' Uiallalla'' (PDU, 1989) * '' Ti conosco mascherina'' (PDU, 1990) * '' Sorelle Lumiere'' (PDU, 1992) * ''Canarino mannaro'' (GSU, 1994) * ''Pappa di latte'' (PDU, 1995) * ''

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'' (PDU, 1996) * '' Mina Celentano'' (1998) * '' Olio'' (PDU, 1999) * '' Dalla terra'' (PDU/S4, 2000) * '' Sconcerto'' (PDU/S4, 2001) * '' Napoli secondo estratto'' (PDU/Sony, 2003) * '' Bau'' (Sony BMG, 2006) * '' 12 (American Song Book)'' (GSU, 2012) With others * Luca Aquino, ''Italian Songbook'' (ACT, 2019) * Alex Baroni, ''C'è di più'' (Ricordi/BMG, 2004) *

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

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

Fabio Concato Fabio Concato (born Fabio Piccaluga, 31 May 1953 in Milan) is an Italian singer-songwriter. Life and career Born Fabio Piccaluga in Milan, the son of a jazz musician and a poet, Concato started his career with the cabaret group "I mormoranti", ...

, ''Fabio Concato'' (Mercury, 1999) *

, ''Schizzechea with Love'' (EMI, 1988) * Pino Daniele, ''Un Uomo in Blues'' (CGD, 1991) *

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, ''Anche Meglio Di Garibaldi'' (Durium, 1980) * Edoardo De Angelis, ''Mia Madre Parla a Raffica'' (Spaghetti, 1984) *

, ''Hit the Beast!'' (Phrases, 1990) * Stefano di Battista, ''La Musica di Noi'' (Alice, 2015) *

, ''

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'' (Timeless, 1987) *

Ricky Gianco Ricky Gianco (born Riccardo Sanna, Lodi 1943), formerly known as Ricky Sanna, is an Italian singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer, considered one of the founders of Italian rock music. He reached the apex of his popularity as a sing ...

, ''Tandem'' (Edel, 2005) *

Lele Marchitelli Daniele Marchitelli (born 12 January 1955), best known as Lele Marchitelli, is an Italian musician and composer. Life and career Born in Rome, Marchitelli studied guitar and bass as an autodidact.Riccardo Giagni. "Lele Marchitelli". Gino Castaldo ...

, ''Ma Che Colpa Abbiamo Noi'' (Epic, 2003) * Sarah Jane Morris, ''Cello Songs'' (Cinik, 2011) *

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, ''Milestones un Incontro in Jazz'' (Blue Note, 2008) * Enzo Pietropaoli, ''Orange Park'' (Gala, 1990) *

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, ''Threesome'' (Universal, 2004) * Aldo Romano, ''Etat De Fait'' (Dreyfus, 2007) * Renato Sellani, ''Ampola'', (Venus, 2009) *

Carlo Siliotto Carlo Siliotto (born 10 January 1950) is an Italian film composer. Early life and career Carlo Siliotto was born in Rome in 1950. He began playing guitar and violin at an early age, and pursued formal studies in composition at the Conservatory ...

, ''Ondina'' (Philips, 1979) *

Amii Stewart Amy Paulette "Amii" Stewart (born January 29, 1956) is an American disco and soul singer and dancer who found prominence with her 1979 U.S. Billboard number 1 hit cover of Eddie Floyd's song " Knock on Wood", often considered a classic of the ...

, ''Magic'' (RTI Music, 1992) * Amii Stewart, ''Intense'' (Perle Nere Sas, 2012) *

Pietro Tonolo Pietro Tonolo (born 30 May 1959) is an Italian jazz saxophone player and composer. Biography He was born in Mirano, Italy. Pietro Tonolo gave up a career as a classical violinist to become a jazz sax player. Around that time, he moved to Milan, ...

, ''Simbiosi'' (Splasc(h), 1995) * Pietro Tonolo, ''Sotto La Luna'' (EGEA, 1999) *

Massimo Urbani Massimo Urbani (8 May 1957 – 24 June 1993) was an Italian jazz alto saxophonist. He played principally in the bebop style. Life and career Urbani was born in Primavalle, Rome on 8 May 1957, the oldest of five brothers.Bailey, C. Michael (18 ...

, ''The Blessing'' (Red, 1993) *

, ''Embraceable You'' (Philology, 1989) *

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, ''Zero'' (RCA, 1992) * Renato Zero, ''Amo Capitolo I'' (Tattica, 2013)

Notes

1957 births Living people Italian jazz pianists Italian male pianists 21st-century pianists 21st-century Italian male musicians Male jazz musicians Perigeo members ACT Music artists EmArcy Records artists CAM Jazz artists Atlantic Records artists Decca Records artists {{Jazz-pianist-stub