Luigi Trussardi

Luigi Trussardi (born June 6, 1938 in Clichy as Louis Félix Angelo Trussardi , † April 29, 2010 in Prunay-en-Yvelines ) was a French jazz musician ( double bass , also cello ).

Live and act

Trussardi has Italian roots; his father Nicola Trussardi, a classical guitarist and painter, fled the Mussolini regime to France in 1926. As a child he took guitar lessons from his father. Initially played as a guitarist and bassist with local bands; after his bachelor's degree he studied philosophy in 1956. In 1956 he met Stéphane Grappelli at the Paris club St-Germain , then played a. a. in the Bernard Vitet / François Jeanneau quintet and with guest American musicians such as Bud Powell in Club St-Germain (1959–1961), Eric Dolphy , Nathan Davis , Kenny Drew or with Chet Baker in 1963. His membership in the orchestra began in that year by Claude Nougaro , with whom he stayed until 1979. During this period he also worked with Eddy Louiss , Art Simmons , Richie Cole , Philly Joe Jones , René Urtreger , Tommy Flanagan , Milt Jackson , Phil Woods / Jimmy Cleveland ( Europa Jazz , 1961), Jimmy Gourley , Maurice Vander / Charles Bellonzi, Stéphane Grappelli ( Plays George Gershwin & Plays Cole Porter , 1975), Claude Nougaro / Ornette Coleman ( Femmes & famines , 1975). and Sacha Distel ( My Guitar and All That Jazz , 1983).

In 1981 he started working with Marc Hemmeler and Philippe Combelle . The trio has also performed with Gianni Basso and Dusko Goykovich ( Live at Birdland Neuburg ). In the 1990s three albums were created under his own name, on which he played with Michel Graillier , Alain Jean-Marie and Olivier Hutman ; He also recorded several albums with Georges Arvanitas ( Plays George Gershwin ), also with André Persiani ( Starlight Souvenirs ) and in 1997 with Daniel Visani.

Discographic notes

Vendredi 14 (Elabeth, 1994) with Olivier Hutman, Marc Thomas, Pierre Dor-Ragon, Anne Ducros , Charles Bellonzi
L'amour dans L'Âme (Elabeth, 1996) with Michel Graillier, Olivier Hutman, Alain Jean-Marie, Bernard Maury
Introspection (Elabeth, 2001) with Laurent Courthaliac , François Ricard, David Sauzay, Gaël Horellou

Lexical entry

Philippe Carles , André Clergeat , Jean-Louis Comolli : Le nouveau dictionnaire du jazz . Edition Robert Laffont, Paris 2011, ISBN 978-2-221-11592-3

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ With Baker he was also involved in Terry Riley's theater music Music for the Gift , which was first worked with loops .

personal data
SURNAME	Trussardi, Luigi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Trussardi, Louis Félix Angelo (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French jazz musician (double bass, also cello)
DATE OF BIRTH	June 6, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH	Clichy
DATE OF DEATH	April 29, 2010
Place of death	Prunay-en-Yvelines

[1] With Baker he was also involved in Terry Riley's theater music Music for the Gift , which was first worked with loops .