''Amarcord Nino Rota'' is an album by various artists, recorded as a tribute to composer

Nino Rota Giovanni Rota Rinaldi (; 3 December 1911 – 10 April 1979), better known as Nino Rota (), was an Italian composer, pianist, conductor and academic who is best known for his film scores, notably for the films of Federico Fellini and Luchino Visco ...

Background and recording

The album is a tribute to composer

and contains adaptations of his compositions for

Federico Fellini Federico Fellini (; 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter known for his distinctive style, which blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness. He is recognized as one of the greatest and most ...

films. It was the first of producer Hal Willner's tribute albums, and featured then-little-known musicians such as

Wynton Marsalis Wynton Learson Marsalis (born October 18, 1961) is an American trumpeter, composer, teacher, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. He has promoted classical and jazz music, often to young audiences. Marsalis has won nine Grammy Award ...

and

Bill Frisell William Richard Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American jazz guitarist, composer and arranger. Frisell first came to prominence at ECM Records in the 1980s, as both a session player and a leader. He went on to work in a variety of contexts ...

. It was recorded in 1981."London Jazz Festival: Amarcord Nino Rota"
(August 19, 2013). TimeOut.

Track listing

#"Amarcord" #"Interlude from Juliet of the Spirits" #"8 1/2" #"Theme from La Dolce Vita and Juliet of the Spirits" #"Juliet of the Spirits" #"La Dolce Vita Suite (Introduction/Notturno/Interlude/Valzer arlami Di Me" #"Satyricon" #"Roma" #"Medley: The White Sheik/I Vitelloni/Il Bidone/The Nights of Cabiria" #"La Strada"

Personnel

Tracks 1 and 10 *

Jaki Byard John Arthur "Jaki" Byard (; June 15, 1922 – February 11, 1999) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and arranger. Mainly a pianist, he also played tenor and alto saxophones, among several other instruments. He was known for hi ...

– piano, arranger Tracks 2 and 4 * Dave Samuels – vibes, arranger Track 3 *

Carla Bley Carla Bley (born Lovella May Borg; May 11, 1936) is an American jazz composer, pianist, organist and bandleader. An important figure in the free jazz movement of the 1960s, she is perhaps best known for her jazz opera '' Escalator over the Hill'' ...

– organ, glockenspiel, conductor, arranger * Michael Mantler – trumpet *

Gary Valente Gary Valente (born June 26, 1953) is a jazz trombonist. Early life Valente was born on June 26, 1953, in Worcester, Massachusetts. He started playing the trombone as a young child, encouraged by his father, who played the same instrument. In the ...

– trombone *Earl McIntyre – tuba * Gary Windo – tenor sax *Courtenay Wynter – woodwinds *Joe Daley – euphonium *

Arturo O'Farrill Arturo O'Farrill (born June 22, 1960) is a jazz musician, the son of Latin jazz musician, arranger and bandleader Chico O'Farrill,

– piano *

Steve Swallow Steve Swallow (born October 4, 1940) is an American jazz bassist and composer, known for his collaborations with Jimmy Giuffre, Gary Burton, and Carla Bley. He was one of the first jazz double bassists to switch entirely to electric bass guitar. ...

– bass *D. Sharpe – drums Track 5 *

– guitar, arranger Track 6: part a & c * Sharon Freeman – French horn, piano, arranger * Francis Haynes – steel drums Track 6: part b * Muhal Richard Abrams – conductor, arranger *

Claudio Roditi Claudio Roditi (May 28, 1946 – January 17, 2020) was a Brazilian jazz trumpeter. In 1966 Claudio was named a trumpet finalist at the International Jazz Competition in Vienna, Austria. While in Vienna, Roditi met Art Farmer, one of his idols, a ...

– trumpet * Emmet McDonald – trombone * Sharon Freeman – French horn * Henry Threadgill – flute * Bobby Eldridge – baritone sax, clarinet * Jay Hoggard – vibes * Amina Claudine Myers – piano * Fred Hopkins – bass * Warren Smith – drums Track 6: part d * Michael Sahl – keyboards, co-arranger *

Chris Stein Christopher Stein (born January 5, 1950) is an American musician known as the co-founder and guitarist of the new wave band Blondie. He is also a producer and performer for the classic soundtrack of the hip hop film ''Wild Style'', and writer ...

– guitar, co-arranger * Deborah Harry – vocals * Charles Rocket – accordion, bells * Lenny Ferrari – drums Track 7 * David Amram – penny whistle, double ocarina, shanai, guitar, claves, arranger * Jerry Dodgion – flute * Sharon Freeman – French horn *Victor Venegas – bass *

Ray Mantilla Raymond Mantilla (June 22, 1934 – March 21, 2020) was an American percussionist. Discography As leader * ''Mantilla'' ( Inner City, 1978) * ''Hands of Fire'' ( Red, 1984) * ''Synergy'' (Red, 1986) * ''Dark Powers'' (Red, 1988) * ''The Next St ...

– percussion * Steve Berrios – percussion Track 8 * Steve Lacy – soprano sax, gong, arranger Track 9 * William Fischer – conductor, arranger *

– trumpet * George Adams – tenor sax *

Branford Marsalis Branford Marsalis (born August 26, 1960) is an American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. While primarily known for his work in jazz as the leader of the Branford Marsalis Quartet, he also performs frequently as a soloist with classical ens ...

– woodwinds *

Kenny Barron Kenny Barron (born June 9, 1943) is an American jazz pianist, who has appeared on hundreds of recordings as leader and sideman and is considered one of the most influential mainstream jazz pianists since the bebop era. Biography Born in Philade ...

– piano *

Ron Carter Ronald Levin Carter (born May 4, 1937) is an American jazz double bassist. His appearances on 2,221 recording sessions make him the most-recorded jazz bassist in history. He has won three Grammy awards, and is also a cellist who has recorded nu ...

– bass *Wilbert Fletcher – drums

References

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