Franco Ambrosetti (born 10 December 1941) is a

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trumpeter, flugelhornist and composer. He was born in

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; his father,

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, was a saxophonist who once played opposite

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.Carr, Ian; Fairweather, Digby and Priestley, Brian ''Rough Guide to Jazz'' Rough Guides, 2004
at Google Books He has recorded several albums for

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, and worked professionally with his father in a group which also included

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. Ambrosetti has classical piano training and is also a self-taught trumpeter. Ambrosetti has worked with several American and European musicians in recordings and at jazz festivals and concerts, including

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, Cannonball Adderley, Joe Henderson,

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and

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. Ambrosetti also holds a master's degree in economics from the

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Discography

As leader

* ''A Jazz Portrait of Franco Ambrosetti'' (Durium, 1965) * ''The Jazz Live Situation'' (Dire, 1973) * ''Jazz a Confronto 11'' (Horo, 1974) * ''Steppenwolf'' (PDU, 1975) * ''Franco Ambrosetti Quartet'' (PDU, 1976) * ''

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'' (Enja, 1978) * ''Sleeping Gypsy'' with

Don Sebesky Don Sebesky (born December 10, 1937) is an American arranger, jazz trombonist, and keyboardist. Biography Sebesky trained in trombone at the Manhattan School of Music; in his early career, he played with Kai Winding, Claude Thornhill, Tommy D ...

(Gryphon 1980) * ''Heart Bop'' (Enja, 1981) * ''

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'' (Enja, 1984) * ''

Tentets ''Tentets'' is an album by the flugelhornist and composer Franco Ambrosetti which was recorded in 1985 and released on the Enja label.

'' (Enja, 1985) * ''

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'' (Enja, 1987) * '' Movies Too'' (Enja, 1988) * '' Music for Symphony and Jazz Band'' (Enja, 1991) * '' Live at the Blue Note'' (Enja, 1993) * '' Light Breeze'' (Enja, 1998) * ''Grazie Italia'' (Enja, 2000) * ''European Legacy'' (Enja, 2003) * ''Liquid Gardens'' (Enja, 2006) * ''The Wind'' (Enja, 2007) * ''Locomotion'' (Sound Hills, 2007) * ''After the Rain'' (Enja, 2015) * ''Cheers'' (Enja, 2017) * ''The Nearness of You'' (Unit, 2018) * ''Long Waves'' (Unit, 2019)

As sideman

With

* ''Drums and Folklore'' (SABA, 1967) * ''For Flying Out Proud'' (MPS, 1978) * '' First Prize'' (Enja, 1989) * '' Serious Fun'' (Enja, 1990) * ''Blues 'n' Dues Et Cetera'' (Enja, 1991) * ''Living Transition'' (AMIGA, 1988) * ''Happening Now!'' (Hat ART, 1988) * '' Mock-Lo-Motion'' (TCB, 1995) * ''Renaissance Man'' (TCB, 2002) * ''Tiger by the Tail'' (TCB, 2006) With Mina * ''Uiallalla'' (PDU, 1989) * ''Ti Conosco Mascherina'' (PDU, 1990) * ''Caterpillar'' (PDU, 1991) * ''Sorelle Lumiere'' (PDU, 1992) * ''Mina Canta I Beatles'' (PDU, 1993) * ''Mazzini Canta Battisti'' (PDU, 1994) * ''Canarino Mannaro'' (PDU, 1994) * ''Pappa Di Latte'' (PDU, 1995) * ''Cremona'' (PDU, 1996) * ''Napoli'' (PDU, 1996) * ''Sconcerto'' (PDU, 2001) * ''Veleno'' (PDU, 2002) * ''Bula Bula'' (PDU/Sony, 2005) * ''L'Allieva'' (PDU/Sony, 2005) * ''Caramella'' (PDU, 2014) With others * Flavio Ambrosetti, ''Jazz Stars'' (Dire, 1968) * Antonio Farao, ''Expose'' (Dischi Della Quercia, 1996) * Paul Heller, ''Kaleidoscope'' (Mons, 1996) * Enrico Intra, ''Live in Milan'' (Albore, 2009) *

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, ''The 75th Birthday Celebration'' (Eagle, 2009) *

Dado Moroni Edgardo "Dado" Moroni (born 20 October 1962) is an Italian jazz pianist and composer. Biography A self-taught musician, Dado, who was born in Genoa, Italy, started playing piano at age four. By his mid-teens he was playing professionally around ...

, Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, ''Bluesology'' (Dire, 1981) * Dino Betti van der Noot, ''Here Comes Springtime'' (Soul Note, 1985) *

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, ''Remembering Weather Report'' (ECM, 2009) * David Buzzi, ''americanfly.chat'' (Pyramide/SELF, 2021)

References

External links

Franco Ambrosetti's website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ambrosetti, Franco People from Lugano Swiss jazz trumpeters 1941 births Living people Enja Records artists Swiss people of Italian descent 21st-century trumpeters