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GUIDO MANUSARDI
- Pianista, compositore, arrangiatore -
Nato a Chiavenna - Sondrio - il 3 dicembre 1935. Agli inizi della sua carriera si sposta in Svizzera, Germania, Olanda, Danimarca e finalmente in Svezia dove risiede stabilmente per 5 anni. È a Stoccolma che Guido incontra il grande Red Mitchell con il quale stabilisce un legame di profonda amicizia e collaborazione musicale.
Nel 1967 Guido, in seguito ad un primo rientro in Italia, si sposta a Bucarest dove vive per 7 anni, quindi rientra definitivamente in Italia. Il suo album "Live Recorded at the Lubiana Jazz Festival" vince il Premio della Critica Discografica e nel 1977 il suo solo Delirium vince lo stesso premio e Guido viene indicato come Musicista dell'Anno; quindi viene invitato col suo quartetto al Jamboree Jazz Festival di Varsavia. Nel 1978 viene invitato al Festival Jazz di Montreux: Guido Manusardi è il primo jazzman italiano ad essere invitato al Festival.
Guido ha suonato e registrato con molti grandi jazzisti: Roy Eldridge, Bobby Hackett, Art Farmer, Don Byas, Dexter Gordon, Al Heath, Slide Hampton, Johnny Griffin, Red Mitchell,Lee Konitz, Jimmy Cobb, Jerry Bergonzi, Victor Lewis, Billy Higgins, Cecil Payne, Shelly Manne, Booker Ervin, Joe Venuti, Curtis Fuller, Kay Winding, Jimmy Owens, Lou Donaldson, Joe Morello, Art Taylor, Hal Singer, Sture Nordin, Bjorne Alke, Lennart Aborg, Petur Ostlund Island, Zbigniew Namyslowsky, Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen. Dal 1997 è Direttore Artistico del Valtellina Jazz Festival e dal 1999 di Musica Viva Jazz Workshop e So Jazz.
Il 2000 è un anno importante per Guido Manusardi: viene invitato dal Direttore del MOCA - Museo d'arte contemporanea di Los Angeles - a suonare al Museo con Billy Higgins e Trevor Ware. Durante la tournee Guido ha suonato con Billy e Trevor al World Stage - Hot Spot di Hollywood registrando un cd Live - Live at the Hot Spot.
Guido Manusardi è uno dei pochissimi artisti italiani inclusi da Leonard Feather nella sua "Jazz Encyclopaedia".
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GUIDO MANUSARDI
- Pianist, composer, arranger -
Born on December 3, 1935 in Chiavenna. In his very early days Guido moves to Switzeriand, Germany, Holand, Danmark and,finally, ends up In Sweden where he lives for 5 years. It is in Stockholm that Guido meets the great Red Mitchell, with whom he will establish a deep friendship and musical collaboration.
In 1967 Guido moves to Bucarest and finally comes back to Italy after 7 years. His live album "Live recorded at the Lubiana Jazz Festival", wins the annual italian "Premio della Critica Discografica". In 1977 his solo album 'Delirium' wins once again the same prize and Guido is recognized "Musician of the Year' and in October of the same year he is invited with his quartet al the Jamboree Jazz Festival In Varsavia. In July 1978 he his invited at the Montreux Jazz Festival: Guido is the first italian Jazzman who partecipates at the festival.
In the following years Guido will appear in many european festivals: Milano, Bologna, Pescara, Ajaccio, Verona, Padova, Genova, Zurig, Pori Jazz Festival (Finland), Umea (Sweden), Ploiesti (Romania), Liubjana (Yougosiavia), La Spezia and Umbria Jazz.
Guido has performed and recorded with many jazz artists: Roy Eldridge, Bobby Hackett, Art Farmer, Don Byas, Dexter Gordon, Al Heath, Slide Hampton, Johnny Griffin, Red Mitchell,Lee Konitz, Jimmy Cobb, Jerry Bergonzi, Victor Lewis, Billy Higgins, Cecil Payne, Shelly Manne, Booker Ervin, Joe Venuti, Curtis Fuller, Kay Winding, Jimmy Owens, Lou Donaldson, Joe Morello, Art Taylor, Hal Singer, Sture Nordin, Bjorne Alke, Lennart Aborg, Petur Ostlund Island, Zbigniew Namyslowsky, Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen. Guido Manusardi is ,since 1997, art director of "Valtellina Jazz Festival" and since 1999 is art director of So Jazz Workshop and Festival.
In July 2000 Guido was invited, from the Art Director of MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art), in Los Angeles to have a performance at the Museum with Billy Higgins and Trevor Ware and during his permanence in L.A. he played with Billy even at World Stage - Hot Spot and here he recorded a CD - Live at the Hot Spot.
Guido Manusardi is one of the few italians lo be included by Leonard Feather in his "Jazz Encyclopaedia".

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/25/2008
Band Members: DISCOGRAPHY:
As a leader/co-leader Piano Solo:

Blue & New things (Carosello) 1972 - Milano
Jazz from Italy il meglio del (Carosello) 1975 - Milano
Al Capolinea (Artistica Letteraria) 1975 - Milano
Delirium (Atlantic) 1976 - Milano (winner of "Jazz Album of the Year" Critics Pool)
Live in Montreux (WEA) 1978 - Montreux
Dialogo con Me Stesso (Dire) 1983 - Milano
Love & Peace (Splasch) 1986 - Milano
Soft Hair (Filo) 1988 - Milano
Contrasti (Pentaflowers) 1990 - Milano
Electronic designs (B.B.) 1988 - Milano

Duo Recordings:
with Gianni Basso Maestro + Maestro = Excitinq Duo (Spiasch) 1983 - Milano with Red Mitchell:
Red Mitcheli Meets Guido Manusardi (Produttori Associati) 1974 - Stockholm
Sybiosis (Atiant¡c) 1977 - Stockholm
My Foolish things (Dentai¡ca) 1988 - Milano
Jazz on the Canal (Esagono) 1989 - Milano
Together Again(Soui Note) 1992 - Milano

Trío Recordings:
Blue Train (CBS) 1967, with Eture Nordin and Al Heath - Stockholm
Make Someone Happy (Family Rec.) 1973 - Bucarest
Week End's Jazz impressions (Oscar) 1973 - Milano
in Your Own Sweet Way (Fabbri) 1980 - Milano
Immagini visive(Dire) 1981 - Milano
Jazz a Milano (Paragon Cariplo) 1982 - Milano
Live in Tirano (Splasch) 1986 - Milano
Jazz the Mes (Ariston) 1987 - Milano
Jazz in Diretta (Dear Sugar) 1989 - Milano
lntroduction (Pentaflowers) 1990 - Milano
I Feel So Blue (Minstret) 1992 - Milano
So That (Splasch) 1990 - Milano - with Eddie Gomez and Gianni Cazzola
The woodpeaker (Splash) 2000 - Milano - with Lucio Terzano and Gianni Cazzola
Live at the Jazz Spot Club (Splash) 2000 - Los Angeles - with Billy Higgins and Trevor Ware
Siena Concert (Splash) 2002 - Milano - with Lucio Terzano and Gianni Cazzola Quartet Recordings:
Live Suite (BASF) 1972 - Ljubjana (winner of 'Jazz Album of the Year'Critics Pool) 1975
Jazz Jamboree (Polskie Nacrania) 1977 - Warsaw - feat. Peter Guidi
Sybiosis (Atiantic) 1978 - Dalmine - feat. Peter Guidi
Bra Sessions (Spiasch) 1987 - Bra
Downtown (Soul Note) 1986 - Milano
G.M. 4et feat. Roberta Gambarini (Splasch) - Milano
Colored Passages (RAM Records) 1993 - Milano - with G. Garzone, J. Lockwood, B. Gullotti with Guido Manusardi/Red Mitcheli 4et:
Romanian Impressions (Amigo) 1974 - Stockhlm - w/L.Aborg, Peter Ostlund
Givin' Livin' (Carosello) 1974 - Stockholm

Quintet Recordings:
Free Jazz (Elettrocord) 1967 - Bucarest
Clavis Vennium (Dire) 1969
Bridqe into the New Generation (Splasch) 1981 - Milano
Doina (Fabbri) 1980 - Milano
with Guido Manusardi- Zbigniew 5et:
Namymano G.M. 4et (Atlantic) 1977 - Warsaw - feat. Peter Guidi and Zbigniew Namylowsky

Sextet Recordíngs:
Acqua Fragia (Splasch) 1989 - Milano
Sound (Dire) 1969 - Bucarest - with camera orchestra
Village fair - (Soul Note) 1997 Milano - Fresu, di Castri, Trovesi, Rossi, Gatto

Septet recording:
Doina (Soul Note) 2000 - Milano - Bosso, Visibelli, Bombardieri, Rossi, Terzano, Beggio

Various:
Velvet Soul (Spiasch) 1986 - Milano - feat. Lee Konitz As sideman:
Slide Hampton Life Music (Carosello) 1972 - Milano
Eraldo Volontè Safari (Carosello) 1975 - Milano
Bud Freeman Milan May 24th (Carosello) 1975 - Milano
Bruno De Filippi Portrait in Biack and Whithe (Solstice) 1988 - Milano
Tito Fontana Jazz Performances (Dire) - Milano - feat. Hugo Heredia
Caterina Valente A Briglia Sciolta (Ariston) 1989 - Milano
H. Heredia Children Dance (Dire) 1984

Anthologies:
Tribute lo Louis (CBS) 1971 - San Remo (Italy) - feat. R.Eldridge, B.Hackett, O.Kiein
Jazz in Italia (Fabbri) 1980 - Pavia
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COUNTRY DANCE (G.Manusardi):
"Guido Manusardi Sextet"

Guido Manusardi - piano, arrangements
Paolo Fresu - Trumpet, Fluegelhorn
Gianluigi Trovesi - Bb/Eb Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Alto Sax
Roberto Rossi - Trombone
Furio Di Castri - Bass
Roberto Gatto - Drums

From CD " The Village Fair " - CD SoulNote 121331-2
Year 1997

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SONG FOR VALY (G.Manusardi):
"Guido Manusardi Quartet"

Lennart Aborg - Soprano Sax
Red Mitchell - Bass
Petur Island Ostlund - Drums
Guido Manusardi - Piano

From Long Play "Rumenian Impression" - Recording in Stockholm
Year 1974

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OLD PLUM DRINK (G.Manusardi):
"Guido Manusardi Septet"

Guido Manusardi - piano, arrangements
Fabrizio Bosso - Trumpet, Fluegelhorn
Guido Bombardieri - Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
Guilio Visibelli - Alto, Soprano Sax
Lucio Terzano - Bass
Marco Beggio - Drums

From CD " Doina " - CD SoulNote 121381-2
Year 2000

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POINCIANA (Simon-Bernier):
"Guido Manusardi Trio"

Guido Manusardi - piano
Marco Vaggi - Bass
Luigi Bonafede - Drums

Live in Concert - Teatro Piccinni Bari
02-04-1985

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WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE (Cole Porter):
"Guido Manusardi Trio"

Guido Manusardi - piano
Marco Vaggi - Bass
Luigi Bonafede - Drums

Live in Concert - Teatro Piccinni Bari
02-04-1985

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Record Label: Soul Note, Splasc(h), MAP Records
Type of Label: Indie