Marino Marini (musician)

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Marino Marini (born May 11, 1924 in Seggiano ; † March 20, 1997 ) was an Italian musician, known for his quartet from the 1950s and 1960s.

Life

Marini came from a family of musicians, studied briefly as an electrical engineer (which later benefited him greatly as a musician) and then piano, violin and composition at the Rossini Conservatory in Bologna . After military service, he became musical director of the municipal music hall in Naples in 1947, the music of which, in particular Neapolitan singing, greatly influenced him. In 1948 he visited the United States for six months, earning the passage as a pianist on a Polish ship and where he met jazz musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie , Charlie Ventura and Stan Kenton . After his return he composed for film and theater revues and played the piano in cabarets in Rome and Naples. From 1955 to 1960 he had his own quartet with him on piano and as a singer, Tony Toto Savio on guitar, Sergio Bruni on drums and Ruggero Cori on bass and also as a singer. The quartet was very successful with hits. In 1955 he made his first recordings and was on Italian television in 1956. They had hits like Guaglione , Don Ciccio o 'piscatore , Vacilon , La Pansè and Maruzella . In 1959 they also took up the crime tango . With his quartet he toured all over the world as far as Japan, Eastern Europe and the USA and was particularly successful in Paris and Poland.

In 1960 he gave up his first quartet and founded a new one in 1961 with Bruno Guarnera on guitar, Pepito di Pace on drums, Vittorio Benvenuti on bass (and vocals). He also went on tour around the world with this quartet. In 1963 he reformed his quartet again: Francesco Ventura on guitar, Sergio on drums and Franco Cesarico on bass guitar and vocals. The quartet played together until 1966, after which Marini turned to composition.

He accompanied Dalida and Caterina Valente , among others .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ He is said to have been one of the first musicians in Europe to mix the sound on stage and developed his own echo chamber
personal data
SURNAME Marini, Marino
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian pianist, band leader and singer
DATE OF BIRTH May 11, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Seggiano
DATE OF DEATH March 20, 1997