Gorni Kramer

Gorni Kramer , actually Francesco Kramer Gorni (born July 22, 1913 in Rivarolo Mantovano ; † October 26, 1995 in Milan ) was an Italian orchestra conductor , composer , accordion and double bass player, as well as record producer, arranger and television author. He is the author of over a thousand songs.

Surname

Because of the exotic sound of his name, part of the Italian audience long believed that Gorni Kramer was a foreigner or performed under a pseudonym . In reality, his surname was Gorni and his first name was Francesco Kramer . His father gave it the latter name in memory of the cyclist Frank Kramer , world champion of 1912. Swapping first and last names, Kramer Gorni became Gorni Kramer .

Life

Kramer approached music as a child under the guidance of his father, who was a musician. The first instrument he learned was the accordion; with he worked in his father's orchestra.

After the conservatory

In 1930 he graduated on the double bass from the Parma Conservatory . In the first time afterwards he worked as a musician in various dance orchestras until he founded his own band in 1933, with which he played jazz. The new American style of music had been banned by the fascist government, but Kramer had gotten to know it through musician friends who worked on ocean liners.

Composer and orchestra leader

From the mid-1930s onwards, Kramer composed himself. His title Crapa pelada , to which Tata Giacobetti contributed the text, was interpreted by Alberto Rabagliati and became a success in 1936. In 1939 he composed Pippo non lo sa , one of the most famous songs by the Lescano Trio . Despite the popularity of his creations, Kramer and his orchestra were boycotted by the EIAR because they played jazz.

During the Second World War Kramer worked with the singer Natalino Otto , who was also banned from the radio as a swing performer. He is the author of Ho un sassolino nella scarpa , one of Otto's great successes. It was during those years that Kramer began working with Franco Cerri and the Quartetto Cetra , for which he wrote famous pieces such as In un palco della Scala , Donna and Concertino . In 1960 he composed La gatta che scotta for Adriano Celentano based on a text by Tata Giacobetti .

At the 'Commedia Musicale'

In 1949 Kramer met the humorist duo Garinei e Giovanni and began to compose for their worldwide stage performances. This was his main activity for the next ten years. The most important production successes are Gran Baldoria , Attanasio cavallo vanesio , Alvaro piuttosto corsaro , Tobia candida spia and Un paio d'ali . Well-known songs from it are: Un bacio a mezzanotte , Non so dir ti voglio bene , Le gocce cadono , Chèrie , Simpatica .

The record publisher

Kramer was, together with Mario Travisan , the founder of the record publishing house Combo Record . With the label he launched, among others, Tony Renis and Riz Samaritano .

The TV

Kramer made his television debut in 1954 with the program Nati per la Musica , together with Lelio Luttazzi ; However, his breakthrough came in 1957 with Mario Riva's program Il Musichiere , whose signature tune he created and whose musical content he was involved in with his orchestra, which was renamed I Musichieri for the occasion . Numerous other programs followed: Buone vacanze , Giardino d'inverno , L'amico del giaguaro , Leggerissimo .

retreat

Around the mid-1960s, Kramer withdrew more and more from the public, but continued his work as a music publisher and television author. Occasionally he also appeared as a guest, such as on the television program Milleluci , a homage to the history of radio broadcasted by Mina and Raffaella Carrà .

Discography (selection)

78 rpm

• 1936: Dimmi di si / Voglio da te una foto ( Fonit , 7488)
• 1953: Toni me toca / Tic ti-Tic ta ( Odeon , TW 4057)

45 rpm

• 1958: Gelosia / Mi dolor (Fonit-Cetra, SP 30370)
• 1958: Una notte a Granada / La samba del villaggio ( Combo Record , 5010; published under Gorni Kramer ei suoi Villici )
• 1958: Domenica è semper domenica / Simpatica (Combo Record, 5059; with Mario Riva )
• 1959: You Are My Destiny / Hey, Jealous Lover (Combo Record, 5226; published under Gorni Kramer ei suoi Musichieri )
• 1959: Mio zio / Non cercar (di capir l'amore) (Combo Record, 5237; published under Gorni Kramer ei suoi Musichieri )
• 1959: Serenella / Fatalona (Combo Record, 5256; with Paolo Bacilieri )

EP

• 1958: Night Club (Odeon, MSEQ 35120; Track: Page A - Un paio d'ali , Calypso fatto in casa , Page B - Domenica è semper domenica , La "sgargamella" - songs from the 'Commedia Musicale' Un paio d ' ali )

33 rpm

• 1953: Parata di successi n ° 5 (Fonit, LP 105; with Nino Impallomeni , Alberto Semprini , Armando Sciascia )
• 1953: Parata di successi n ° 6 (Fonit, LP 106; with Nino Impallomeni, Alberto Semprini, Armando Sciascia)
• 1966: Celebri tanghi (Combo Record, LP 20044)
• 1974: Il re della fisarmonica (Combo Record, LP 20137)

CD

• 1996: Gorni Kramer con i suoi Solisti & The Three Niggers of Broadway - Vol. I ( Riviera Jazz Records , RJR CD 002)
• 1997: Gorni Kramer con i suoi Solisti, The Three Niggers of Broadway e William Righi e il suo Nuovo Stile - Vol. II (Riviera Jazz Records, RJR CD 003)
• 2003: Gorni Kramer, i suoi Solisti ei Tre Negri - Vol. III (Riviera Jazz Records, RJR CD 008)
• 2005: Gorni Kramer, i suoi Solisti, Orchestra Circolo Ambasciata, The Three Niggers of Broadway - Vol. IV (Riviera Jazz Records, RJR CD 011)
• 2006: The Smile of Swing ( Twilight Music , TWI CD AS 06 26)

Filmography

• Il microfono è vostro , directed by Giuseppe Bennati (1951)
• Domenica è semper domenica , directed by Camillo Mastrocinque (1958)
• Come te movi, te fulmino! , Directed by Mario Mattòli (1958)
• Un mandarino per Teo , directed by Mario Mattoli (1960)

bibliography

• Adriano Mazzoletti - Il jazz in Italia - Ed. EDT , Torino, 2004
• Autori Vari (a cura di Gino Castaldo), Dizionario della canzone italiana , ed. Curcio, 1990; under: Kramer, Gorni

Web links

• Storia e musica di Rivarolo
• Gorni Kramer sul Dizionario dello Spettacolo del '900
• Sentimental, canzoni italiane di una volta
• Rassegna Biennale Gorni Kramer Poggio Rusco