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double-bassist and leader born in

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. Nicolosi learned piano, violin, guitar, trumpet, and vibraphone in addition to the bass, and worked extensively as an arranger, including for Kramer Gorni and Aldo Rossi. He led his own ensembles in the 1950s which included

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, Gil Cuppini,

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s in the 1950s and 1960s.

References

*"Roberto Nicolosi". '' The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz''. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld. Italian jazz double-bassists Italian jazz bandleaders Musicians from Genoa 1914 births 1989 deaths {{Italy-music-stub