''Heartbop'' is an album by the flugelhornist and composer
Franco Ambrosetti
Franco Ambrosetti (born 10 December 1941) is a jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and composer. He was born in Lugano, Switzerland; his father, Flavio, was a saxophonist who once played opposite Charlie Parker.Enja label.Enja Records main series discography accessed June 22, 2018Franco Ambrosetti discography: album details accessed June 22, 2018
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Allmusic
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review by Scott Yanow stated "Although flugelhornist Franco Ambrosetti is only a part-time musician (making his main living as a businessman), his playing has always been at a high level ... Advanced hard bop".
Track listing
All compositions by Franco Ambrosetti except where noted
# "Triple Play" (Hal Galper) – 10:24
# "Fairy Boat to Rio" – 7:40
# "Heart Bop" – 6:17
# "A Flat Miner" – 5:09
# " My Funny Valentine" ( Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 9:20
Personnel
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Franco Ambrosetti
Franco Ambrosetti (born 10 December 1941) is a jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and composer. He was born in Lugano, Switzerland; his father, Flavio, was a saxophonist who once played opposite Charlie Parker.Phil Woods
Philip Wells Woods (November 2, 1931 – September 29, 2015) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, and composer.
Biography
Woods was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. After inheriting a saxophone at age 12, he began ...
– alto saxophone, clarinet
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Hal Galper
Harold Galper (born April 18, 1938) is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader, educator, and writer.
Biography
He was born in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. Galper studied classical piano as a boy, but switched to jazz wh ...
George Gruntz
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