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Giuseppe Prestipino Giarritta (born 23 August 1943), professionally known by his pseudonym Pino Presti, is an Italian
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, conductor and
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. He is a 5th-dan
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in Shotokan Karate. Presti was very young when he first entered the music business. He started as a bass guitar player, than gradually began as an arranger, composer, orchestra conductor, and producer. Among his collaborations in different genres of music like
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, and Latin music are Mina (the most famous Italian pop singer),
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,
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(with whom he has performed on 24 recordings as a
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, including the well known composition ''
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, Stéphane Grappelli, Severino Gazzelloni,
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, and Tullio De Piscopo among others.


Early life

Son of an accomplished violinist, Arturo Prestipino Giarritta,Autori Vari (a cura di Gino Castaldo), Dizionario della canzone italiana, ed. Curcio, 1990; alla voce Presti Pino, di Dario Salvatori, pag. 1391 Presti began studying piano and
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at the age of 6. When he was 17, he started his career performing as vocalist and bass guitarist in clubs as well as working in recording studios as an instrumentalist. Although he had a contract with
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as a singer, he decided to concentrate only on performing music. He recorded hundreds of songs with major Italian artists such as Mina,
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, Milva, Pino Donaggio, Gigliola Cinquetti, Caterina Caselli,
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, Michele,
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and many others.


Music career

After backing Mina as a bass guitarist in studio and on tour for many years, Pino Presti arranged and conducted many of her songs. He also backed her as a singer, as in "Flamingo" and other tracks. From 1971 up until her last public appearances at Bussoladomani in 1978, Presti arranged and conducted 86 of Mina's tracks, including the
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Grande grande grande "Grande grande grande" is a 1972 Italian song, written by Alberto Testa and Tony Renis. It was a No. 1 hit for Mina (Italian singer), Mina in Italy and for Shirley Bassey released as "Never Never Never" in the U.K., U.S. and Australia. The 1973 S ...
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", "L'importante è finire", "E poi", "Città vuota", " La pioggia di marzo", "Fiume azzurro", "Domenica sera" and others, and albums such as '' Mina'', ''
Cinquemilaquarantatre ''Cinquemilaquarantatre'' is an album released in June 1972 by Italian singer Mina. Its title (in english, "Five Thousand and Forty Three") is a reference to the catalog number of the disc (PDU PLD 5043). Disc Packaging The album in its origin ...
'', '' Frutta e verdura'', ''
Amanti di valore ''Amanti di valore'' is an album by Italian singer Mina, issued in 1973 and distributed back to back with the album ''Frutta e verdura''. Track listing Side A Side B Credits *Mina – vocals *Pino Presti and Carlo Pes – arrangers *Dario B ...
'', ''
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La Mina ''La Mina'' is an album by Italian singer Mina, distributed in 1975 back to back with album ''Minacantalucio''. Track listing Credits *Mina – vocals *Pino Presti – arranger/conductor in "Ti accetto come sei", "Quasi come musica (''A Song f ...
'', ''
Singolare ''Singolare'' is an album by Italian singer Mina, originally distributed back to back with album '' Plurale''. Track listing Credits *Mina – vocals * Gianni Ferrio – arranger/conductor in "Devo dirti addio (''Pra dizer adeus'')" and "Trist ...
'', ''
Mina con bignè ''Mina con Bignè'' is an album by Italian singer Mina, originally distributed back to back with the album ''Mina quasi Jannacci'' in 1977, the year before she gave her final live concerts. As usual, in 1977, she released two albums, one of cover ...
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Mina Live '78 ''Mina Live '78'' is an album by Italian singer Mina (Italian singer), Mina, released in 1978. Recorded at the Bussoladomani theatre on August 23, 1978, it captured the last public appearance made by the singer. It was arranged and conducted by P ...
''. Presti composed four songs for Mina: "Tentiamo ancora", for the album '' Frutta e verdura'' (1973), "L'amore è un'altra cosa", for ''
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'' (1974), "Amante amore", for ''
Mina con bignè ''Mina con Bignè'' is an album by Italian singer Mina, originally distributed back to back with the album ''Mina quasi Jannacci'' in 1977, the year before she gave her final live concerts. As usual, in 1977, she released two albums, one of cover ...
'' (1977), and "Bignè", for '' Ridi pagliaccio'' (1988). On Mina's come-back at the Bussoladomani theatre in Viareggio on 24 June 1978, Nantas Salvataggio wrote an enthusiastic review of the event in the ''Il Giorno'' newspaper: « Mina was accompanied by an orchestra as that of a grand
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show. The Italian press, as well as others, described the concert as a "triumph" and underlined the contribution of the backing orchestra (14 members and the chorus), directed by Presti. Between the 1970s and 1980s, he collaborated on recordings and or concerts with prominent personalities of the international music scene such as
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,
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, Quincy Jones,
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,
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,
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, Severino Gazzelloni,
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,
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, Stéphane Grappelli,
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, Tullio De Piscopo,
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, Lara Saint Paul, Bruno De Filippi, George Aghedo, Augusto Martelli,
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, Angel Pocho Gatti, Caterina Valente, Bill Conti, Hugo Heredia, and Maurice Vander. :During the flight to Italy Wilson Pickett's bassist had been blocked at London airport and during the troublesome search for a substitute once he arrived in Sanremo, Pickett listened to me while I was playing with Brenton Wood; he blocked everyone and decided that I would be the bass player for him during the performance of the song "Un' Avventura", in competition at the
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. After the Festival, Wilson Pickett and the whole band also wanted me for the following European tour. – Pino Presti, during the Rai Tv show "Auditorio A" He is listed under his real name, Giuseppe Prestipino, on the record ''
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'' with Ástor Piazzolla and in ''
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'' by Ástor Piazzolla and Gerry Mulligan. He is listed under the name Giuseppe "Pino" Prestipino Giarritta on the records ''La Onda Máxima'' and ''Onda Nueva Instrumental'' by the Venezuelan pianist, composer, arranger
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. In April 1975 during the European tour with Mulligan and Piazzolla, he also played at the Olympia Theatre in Paris and at the World Music Festival in Palma, Majorca. The combo was composed by
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(saxophone baritone),
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(bandoneón),
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(piano), Pino Presti (electric bass), Tullio De Piscopo (drums),
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(electric guitar). One set was for Gerry Mulligan, the second was dedicated to Ástor Piazzolla and the last one was the reunion of Astor and Gerry and the songs of this last set were those that had been issued on the LP ''Summit-Reunion Cumbre''. In 1976 he created and produced for
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album in Italy: ''
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'' with hit songs such as '' Smile'', ''Funky Bump'', ''L'estate di Laura'', '' Sunny''. In 1977 he signed a contract with RAI2 as arranger, conductor and composer of original music for the noted TV show, ''Auditorio A'', directed by Stefano De Stefani. On that occasion, he was the conductor of a big band composed of 56 musicians with star names like: Gino Paoli, Sergio Endrigo, Milva,
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,
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, Rino Gaetano,
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, Giorgio Baiocco, Banco del Mutuo Soccorso. Other top shows were : ''C'era due volte'', directed by Enzo Trapani (1980) and ''Il cappello sulle ventitré'', directed by Fernanda Turvani (1983). Besides composing music for TV series since the 1980s, Pino Presti has been creating and producing albums under various pseudonyms for renowned labels such as
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, Edizioni Curci,
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, Dischi Ricordi, Joker, as well as independent ones:
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, Soul Xpression, Level One, Self. He has been living in France since 2004 and in 2009 created and produced the album, ''
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'' with 28 vocalists and / or instrumentalists who are from various continents and nations but who regularly perform in theaters and clubs in the
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. In 2011, he composed a five hours soundtrack comprising music of different genres for Grand Heritage Hotel Group (and for its related media). These genres range from classic
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, to nu jazz,
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. In 2013 Presti co-produced the
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'', consisting of seventeen tracks performed by jazz vocalist
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in her 60 years career. The album includes such noted artists as The Dell-Tones,
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, Archie Shepp,
Franco Cerri Franco Cerri (29 January 1926 – 18 October 2021) was an Italian guitarist and double bassist. Biography Cerri was born in Milan and learned to play guitar when he was 17. In 1945 he became a member of the group led by Gorni Kramer and joined ...
,
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, among others. In 2014 Presti composed, co-produced and released, under the pseudonym Mad of Jazz, the album ''Deep Colors'', with the collaboration of keyboardists, synth programmers and composers Claudio and Andrea Calzolari. In 2016 he has composed the music for the Advertising campaign 2016 of Scavolini, an Italian kitchen and bathroom products designer and manufacturer. In 2019 he has composed the music for the book (+Audio cd) "Eco nel vento", by Italian poetess Tania Cantone.


Martial arts

Presti has trained in Shotokan karate and Goshindo under master Hiroshi Shirai from 1967 to 1985. He has also trained on several occasions under other Japanese masters such as Taiji Kase, Hidetaka Nishiyama,
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,
Hideo Ochi Hideo Ochi (born February 29, 1940 in Saijō, Japan) is a Japanese master of karate. He is ranked 9th ''Dan'', and is a former Japan Karate Association (JKA) World Champion in ''kumite'' (sparring) and '' kata'' (patterns). He was also coach (Eu ...
. He holds a 5th degree
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obtained in Rome, in 1987.


TV shows

* 1964 : Questo & Quello (
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) – Bassist, Singer (Hosted by
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) * 1965/1966 : Le Nostre Serate ( Rai Due) – Bassist, Singer (Hosted by Giorgio Gaber) * 1969 :
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* 1977 : Auditorio A ( Rai Due) – Composer, arranger, Conductor ( Guest appearance by
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). * 1980 : C'era due volte (Rai Due) – Composer, arranger, Conductor (Guest appearances by
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). * 1983 : l Cappello sulle ventitré (Rai Due) – Composer, arranger, Conductor (Hosted by Gino Paoli)


Discography (selected)


Albums

*''
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(1976) *''Maja Andina'' – Saar Records (1990) *''
A La Costa Sud ''A La Costa Sud (La Musique De La Côte D'Azur)'' is a compilation album created and produced by Italy, Italian musician and producer Pino Presti, released in 2009 on Edizioni Musicali Curci. The album consists of 3 CDs performed by 28 vocalists a ...
'' – Edizioni Curci (2009) *''Café Ipanema 2011'' – Rambling Records (2011) *''
Shirley Bunnie Foy Shirley Bunnie Foy, also known as Bunny Foy (October 13, 1936 – November 24, 2016), was an American jazz singer, songwriter, and percussionist. Biography Shirley Bunnie Foy was born in Harlem, New York. She was raised in a family of musici ...
'' – MAP Golden Jazz (2013) *''Deep Colors'' – MAP/ Paper Moon (2014)


Singles

* "Rimani ancora/Oh! Jenny" –
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(1964) * "In un posto fuori dal mondo/Messaggio d'amore" – Belldisc (1969) * "Karin/No sabe" – Dischi Ricordi (1970) * "Smile/L'estate di Laura" –
Atlantic Records Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Over its first 20 years of operation, Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most i ...
(1975) * "Funky Bump/C.so Buenos Ayres" – Atlantic Records (1976) * "Shitân Disco Shitân" –
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(1977) * "Sundown" – Durium (1978) * "You Know The Way part I/You Know The Way part II" – Baby Records (1979) * "You Know The Way" – Vinyl 12" 33 ⅓ RPM –
Emergency Records Emergency Records was an American independent record label from 1979 to 1989. Founded in the United States in early 1979, Emergency Records specialized in products of the Italian disco sound of the 1970s and 1980s. During that time, the majority ...
(1980) * "Money (That What I Want)" – Vinyl 12" 33 ⅓ RPM – Baby Records (1980) * "To Miami/Mama's Away" –
Cetra Records Cetra was an Italian record company, active between 1933 and 1957, the year in which, by merging with Fonit (Fonodisco Italiano Trevisan), it gave birth to Fonit Cetra. Its roster of artists included Maria Callas, Renata Tebaldi, Lina Pagliughi, E ...
(1980) * "Dancing Nights/And I Love Her" –
Polydor Records Polydor Records Ltd. is a German-British record label that operates as part of Universal Music Group. It has a close relationship with Universal's Interscope Geffen A&M Records label, which distributes Polydor's releases in the United States. ...
(1983) * "Ya No Puedo Vivir (The Bush Remixes)" – Vinyl 12" 33 ⅓ RPM – Blow Up Disco (1991) * "Once Again Now" – Vinyl 12" 33 ⅓ RPM – Soul Xpression (1992) * "Divine" – Vinyl 12" 33 ⅓ RPM – Level One (2001) * "Feel Like a Woman" – CD Single – Self (2005) * "Jazz Carnival" – CD Single – Map (2015) * "Funky Bump" (Unreleased Original Extended Version)/"Funky Bump" (Original 7" Version) – Best Record Italy (2015) * "Disco Shitân" (Long version) – Best Record Italy (2015) * "You Know The Way" (Disco Version by Tee Scott) – Best Record Italy (2016) * "To Africa / Soul Makossa" ( EP) – Best Record Italy (2017) * "Pino Presti Featuring Roxy Robinson: You know Why" ( EP) – Best Record Italy (2018)


As performer, arranger, conductor on other artists' albums

*'' Mina'' – Artist: Mina – PDU (1971) *''
Cinquemilaquarantatre ''Cinquemilaquarantatre'' is an album released in June 1972 by Italian singer Mina. Its title (in english, "Five Thousand and Forty Three") is a reference to the catalog number of the disc (PDU PLD 5043). Disc Packaging The album in its origin ...
'' – Artist: Mina – PDU (1972) *'' Altro'' – Artist: Mina – PDU (1972) *'' Del mio meglio n. 2'' – Artist: Mina – PDU (1973) *'' Frutta e verdura'' – Artist: Mina- PDU (1973) *''
Amanti di valore ''Amanti di valore'' is an album by Italian singer Mina, issued in 1973 and distributed back to back with the album ''Frutta e verdura''. Track listing Side A Side B Credits *Mina – vocals *Pino Presti and Carlo Pes – arrangers *Dario B ...
'' – Artist: Mina – PDU (1973) *'' Mina'' – Artist: Mina – PDU (1974) *''
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'' – Artist: Mina – PDU (1974) *''Aulehla & Zappa'' – Artist: Aulehla & Zappa – PDU (1974) *'' Del mio meglio n. 3'' – Artist: Mina – PDU (1975) *''
La Mina ''La Mina'' is an album by Italian singer Mina, distributed in 1975 back to back with album ''Minacantalucio''. Track listing Credits *Mina – vocals *Pino Presti – arranger/conductor in "Ti accetto come sei", "Quasi come musica (''A Song f ...
'' – Artist: Mina – PDU (1975) *''
Singolare ''Singolare'' is an album by Italian singer Mina, originally distributed back to back with album '' Plurale''. Track listing Credits *Mina – vocals * Gianni Ferrio – arranger/conductor in "Devo dirti addio (''Pra dizer adeus'')" and "Trist ...
'' – Artist: Mina – PDU (1976) *''Del mio meglio n. 4'' – Artist: Mina – PDU (1977) *''Mina con Bignè'' – Artist: Mina – PDU (1977) *''Minantologia'' – Artist: Mina – PDU (1977) *''You Know Why'' – Artist: Roxy Robinson – OUT (1977) *''Di tanto in tanto'' – Artist: Mina – PDU (1978) *''
Mina Live '78 ''Mina Live '78'' is an album by Italian singer Mina (Italian singer), Mina, released in 1978. Recorded at the Bussoladomani theatre on August 23, 1978, it captured the last public appearance made by the singer. It was arranged and conducted by P ...
'' – Artist: Mina – PDU (1978) *''In Due'' – Artist: Wess and Dori Ghezzi –
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(1979) *''Filipponio'' – Artist: Filipponio –
Cetra Records Cetra was an Italian record company, active between 1933 and 1957, the year in which, by merging with Fonit (Fonodisco Italiano Trevisan), it gave birth to Fonit Cetra. Its roster of artists included Maria Callas, Renata Tebaldi, Lina Pagliughi, E ...
(1980) *''Del mio meglio n. 6 Live'' – Artist: Mina – PDU (1981) *''Il Flauto d'oro'' – Artist: Severino Gazzelloni – PDU (1983) *''All'arrembaggio'' – Artist: Filipponio – Spice7 (1984) *''Del mio meglio n. 8'' – Artist: Mina – PDU (1985) *''Del mio meglio n. 9'' – Artist: Mina – PDU (1987) *'' Oggi ti amo di più'' – Artist: Mina – PDU (1988) *''Ridi pagliaccio'' – Artist: Mina – PDU (1988) *''Mazzini canta Battisti'' – Artist: Mina – PDU (1994) *''Mina Studio Collection'' – Artist: Mina – PDU (1998) *''Mina Love Collection'' – Artist: Mina – PDU (2000) *''Colección Latina'' – Artist: Mina – PDU (2001) *'' The Platinum Collection'' – Artist: Mina – PDU (2004) *''Platinum Collection 2'' – Artist: Mina – PDU (2006) *''The Best of Platinum Collection'' – Artist: Mina –
EMI Records EMI Records (formerly EMI Records Ltd.) is a multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It originally founded as a British flagship label by the music company of the same name in 1972, and launched in January 1973 as the succ ...
(2007) *''Je suis Mina'' – Artist: Mina –
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(2011) *''Yo soy Mina'' – Artist: Mina –
EMI Records EMI Records (formerly EMI Records Ltd.) is a multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It originally founded as a British flagship label by the music company of the same name in 1972, and launched in January 1973 as the succ ...
(2011) *''I am Mina'' – Artist: Mina –
EMI Records EMI Records (formerly EMI Records Ltd.) is a multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It originally founded as a British flagship label by the music company of the same name in 1972, and launched in January 1973 as the succ ...
(2011) *''The Collection 3.0'' – Artist: Mina –
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(2015) *''Tutte le migliori'' – Artist: Mina – Clan/PDU (2017) *''
Paradiso (Lucio Battisti Songbook) ''Paradiso (Lucio Battisti Songbook)'' is a compilation album by Italian singer Mina, released on 30 November 2018 by Warner Music Italy and PDU. The compilation contains all of Lucio Battisti's songs recorded by Mina throughout her career. Many ...
'' – Artist: Mina – PDU (2018)


As performer

*''12 Bacchette per una chitarra'' – Artist:
Franco Cerri Franco Cerri (29 January 1926 – 18 October 2021) was an Italian guitarist and double bassist. Biography Cerri was born in Milan and learned to play guitar when he was 17. In 1945 he became a member of the group led by Gorni Kramer and joined ...
– gta (1966) *''Stereo Beat'' – Artist: Angel Pocho Gatti – CAR .JB. CRJLP 00011 (1967) *'' Dedicato a mio padre'' – Artist: Mina – PDU (1967) *'' This Is My Life'' – Artist:
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–
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(1968) *'' Mina alla Bussola dal vivo'' – Artist: Mina – PDU (1968) *''Love and more Love'' – Artist: Puccio Roelens – Vedette Records (1969) *''L'orchestra di Augusto Martelli dal vivo'' – Artist: Augusto Martelli – PDU (1969) *'' Quando tu mi spiavi in cima a un batticuore'' – Artist: Mina – PDU (1970) *''
Del mio meglio ''Del mio meglio'' (stylized as ''...del mio meglio'') is a compilation album by Italian singer Mina released in 1971 by PDU. The first in a series of compilation albums released under the "Del mio meglio" title. The songs "Io vivrò (senza te) ...
'' – Artist: Mina – PDU (1971) *''La Onda Máxima '' – Artist:
Aldemaro Romero Aldemaro Romero (March 12, 1928 – September 15, 2007) was a Venezuelan pianist, composer, arranger and orchestral conductor. He was born in Valencia, Carabobo State. Biography Romero was a prolific composer, creating a wide range of music, suc ...
– Antor (1972) *''Black Sound From White People'' – Artist: Augusto Martelli –
Fontana Records Fontana Records is a record label that was started in the 1950s as a subsidiary of the Dutch Philips Records. The independent label distributor Fontana Distribution takes its name from the label. History Fontana started in the 1950s as a subs ...
(1972) *''Fratelli La Bionda s.r.l.'' – Artist:
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– Dischi Ricordi (1972) *''Metti una sera Cerri'' – Artist:
Franco Cerri Franco Cerri (29 January 1926 – 18 October 2021) was an Italian guitarist and double bassist. Biography Cerri was born in Milan and learned to play guitar when he was 17. In 1945 he became a member of the group led by Gorni Kramer and joined ...
– Jazz Italiano-Music (1973) *''Dal mio lontano'' – Artist: Renato Pareti – Ducale (1973) *''The Real McCoy'' – Artist: Augusto Martelli – Aguamanda (1974) *''
Libertango ''Libertango'' is a composition by tango composer and bandoneon player Astor Piazzolla, recorded and published in 1974 in Milan. The title is a portmanteau merging " Libertad" (Spanish for "liberty") and "tango", symbolizing Piazzolla's break fr ...
'' – Artist:
Ástor Piazzolla Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla (, ; March 11, 1921 – July 4, 1992) was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player, and arranger. His works revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed ''nuevo tango'', incorporating elements from ...
– Carosello (1974) *''
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'' – Artist:
Gerry Mulligan Gerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996), also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger. Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists—playing the instrum ...
,
Ástor Piazzolla Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla (, ; March 11, 1921 – July 4, 1992) was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player, and arranger. His works revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed ''nuevo tango'', incorporating elements from ...
– erre-t-v (1974) *'' Gerry Mulligan meets Enrico Intra'' – Artist: Gerry Mulligan,
Enrico Intra Enrico Intra (born 3 July 1935 in Milan, Italy) is an Italian jazz pianist, composer, Conductor (music), conductor. During his long career, Intra has collaborated with such notable musicians as Gerry Mulligan, Franco Cerri, Lee Konitz, Milt Jackso ...
– Produttori Associati (1975) *''Lumière / Suite Troileana'' – Artist:
Ástor Piazzolla Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla (, ; March 11, 1921 – July 4, 1992) was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player, and arranger. His works revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed ''nuevo tango'', incorporating elements from ...
– Carosello (1976) *''Onda Nueva Instrumental'' – Artist: Aldemaro Romero – Velvet Música (1976) *''Silence and Other Sounds'' – Artist: Roxy Robinson – ONE (1977) * ''Dissonanza-Consonanza'' – Artist:
Enrico Intra Enrico Intra (born 3 July 1935 in Milan, Italy) is an Italian jazz pianist, composer, Conductor (music), conductor. During his long career, Intra has collaborated with such notable musicians as Gerry Mulligan, Franco Cerri, Lee Konitz, Milt Jackso ...
– Musica Jazz (1999) * ''Circle'' – Artist: Pérez Prado (re-edit) – Schema (2013) * ''Escandalo'' – Artist: Pérez Prado – (re-edit) – Schema (2014) * ''Love Child'' – Artist: Pérez Prado / Don Alfio – (re-edit) – Schema (2014)


As performer, arranger, conductor on other artists' singles

* "
Grande grande grande "Grande grande grande" is a 1972 Italian song, written by Alberto Testa and Tony Renis. It was a No. 1 hit for Mina (Italian singer), Mina in Italy and for Shirley Bassey released as "Never Never Never" in the U.K., U.S. and Australia. The 1973 S ...
" – Artist: Mina – PDU (1971) * "Domenica sera" – Artist: Mina – PDU (1973) * "E poi" – Artist: Mina – PDU (1973) * "Lamento d'amore" – Artist: Mina – PDU (1973) * "La scala buia" – Artist: Mina – PDU (1974) * "L'importante è finire" – Artist: Mina – PDU (1975) * "Nuda" – Artist: Mina – PDU (1976) * "Città Vuota (It's a Lonely Town)" – Artist: Mina – PDU (1978) * "Dentro" – Artist:
Beba Lončar Desanka "Beba" Lončar (Serbian Cyrillic: Десанка „Беба“ Лончар; born 28 April 1943) is a former Yugoslav film actress. She appeared in 52 films between 1960 and 1982. She was born in Belgrade, Serbia. Known for her film car ...
– CBS Records (1978) * "Momento" – Artist: Wess & Dori Ghezzi –
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(1979) * "Pazzo non-amore mio/L'Unica" – Artist: Filipponio –
Cetra Records Cetra was an Italian record company, active between 1933 and 1957, the year in which, by merging with Fonit (Fonodisco Italiano Trevisan), it gave birth to Fonit Cetra. Its roster of artists included Maria Callas, Renata Tebaldi, Lina Pagliughi, E ...
(1979) * "Regina del futuro/Noia" – Artist: Marisa Sacchetto – F1 Team (1981) * "Quale appuntamento" – Artist: Eleonora Giorgi – Dischi Ricordi (1981)


As performer

* "Cara Fatina/
Lettera a Pinocchio "Lettera a Pinocchio" is a 1959 Italian song composed by Mario Panzeri. The song premiered at the first edition of the children song festival Zecchino d'Oro. In spite of not winning the competition, the song got a large commercial success thanks ...
" – Artist: Tony Renis, arranger-conductor Quincy Jones –
Philips Records Philips Records is a record label founded by the Dutch electronics company Philips. It was founded as Philips Phonographische Industrie in 1950. In 1946, Philips acquired the company which pressed records for British Decca's Dutch outlet in A ...
(1964) * "Che vale per me/Eccomi" – Artist:
Eartha Kitt Eartha Kitt (born Eartha Mae Keith; January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an American singer and actress known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 recordings of "C'est si bon" and the Christmas novelty song "Santa Ba ...
– RCA (1968) * "La vita/Without A Word" – Artist:
Shirley Bassey Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey (; born 8 January 1937) is a Welsh singer. Best known for her career longevity, powerful voice and recording the theme songs to three James Bond films, Bassey is widely regarded as one of the most popular vocalists ...
–
United Artists United Artists Corporation (UA), currently doing business as United Artists Digital Studios, is an American digital production company. Founded in 1919 by D. W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks, the studi ...
(1968) * "Domani domani/Pronto sono io" – Artist: Shirley Bassey – United Artists (1968) * "Yes/To Give" – Artist: Shirley Bassey – United Artists (1968) * "E' giorno/If You Go Away" – Artist: Shirley Bassey – United Artists (1968) * "Chi si vuole bene come noi/Epirops" – Artist: Shirley Bassey – United Artists (1968) * "Com'è piccolo il mondo/Manchi solo tu" – Artist: Shirley Bassey – United Artists (1968) * "Concerto d'autunno/You Are My Way Of Life" – Artist: Shirley Bassey – United Artists (1969) * "Ora che sei qui/Something" – Artist: Shirley Bassey – United Artists (1970) * "Non preoccuparti/Adesso ricomincerei" – Artist: Lara Saint Paul, arranger-conductor Quincy Jones –
Polydor Polydor Records Ltd. is a German-British record label that operates as part of Universal Music Group. It has a close relationship with Universal's Interscope Geffen A&M Records label, which distributes Polydor's releases in the United States. ...
(1973) * "Cara Fatina" (re-edit) -Tony Renis / Quincy Jones – His Master's Voice (1983)


See also

* List of music arrangers *
List of jazz musicians This is a list of jazz musicians by instrument based on existing articles on Wikipedia. Do not enter names that lack articles. Do not enter names that lack sources. Accordion * Kamil Běhounek (1916–1983) * Luciano Biondini (born 1971) * A ...
* List of jazz bassists


References


Bibliography

* ''Mina, storia di un Mito raccontato'', by Nino Romano, Rusconi pub., , 1986 * ''Autori Vari'' (a cura di Gino Castaldo), ''Dizionario della canzone italiana'', Curcio pub., 1990 * ''Mina, Mito e Mistero'', by Nino Romano, Sperling & Kupfer pub., , 1996 * ''Mina, i mille volti di una voce'', by Romy Padoano, Arnoldo Mondadori pub., , 1998 * ''Divina Mina'', by Dora Giannetti, Zelig pub., , 1998 * ''The Jazz Discography'', by Tom Lord, The Thomas Lord pub., 2009 (Musician list) * ''The Gerry Mulligan Collection'', by Craig Hanley, Barnes & Noble pub. * ''Knight Library's Jazz Collection'', by Douglas Room, UO Libraries pub., 2009 * ''1000 concerti che ci hanno cambiato la vita'', by Ezio Guaitamacchi, Rizzoli pub., , 2010 * ''Franco Califano. Non escludo il ritorno'', by Salvatore Coccoluto, Imprimatur pub. - ''Interview with Pino Presti'' , 2014 * ''Astor Piazzolla'', by María Susana Azzi, Editorial El Ateneo pub., , 2018 * ''La Storia dalla Disco Music'', by Andrea Angeli Bufalini / Giovanni Savastano, Hoepli pub., , 2019 * ''Mina, Una Voce Universale'', by Luca Cerchiari, Mondadori, , 2020 * ''Night fever: Les 100 hits qui ont fait le disco'', by Belkacem Meziane, Le Mot et le reste pub., , 2020 * ''Astor Piazzolla - Una vita per la musica'', by Maria Susana Azzi, Sillabe pub., , 2021


External links

*
Myspace page

Youtube videos

A la Costa Sud

AllMusic Pino Presti - Credits

Pino Presti Discography at Discogs
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