Danilo Rea (born 9 August 1957) is an Italian jazz pianist. He is a graduate of the Santa Cecilia music conservatory in Rome.[1] He made his debut with the "Trio di Roma" (with Roberto Gatto and Enzo Pietropaoli) in 1975.[2]
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| Background information | |
| Born | August 9, 1957 Vicenza, Italy |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels | |
Rea has performed with Chet Baker, Lee Konitz, Steve Grossman, Mimmo Cafiero,[3] Phil Woods, Art Farmer, Curtis Fuller and Kenny Wheeler.[2] In pop music he has performed with Mina, Domenico Modugno, Claudio Baglioni, Pino Daniele, Riccardo Cocciante and Gianni Morandi.[2] He participated in "Requiem for Pierpaolo Pasolini" by Roberto De Simone at the Teatro San Carlo in Napoli.
Discography
editAs leader
edit- Lost in Europe (Via Veneto, 2000)
- Lirico (Egea, 2003)
- Live at Villa Celimontana with Roberto Gatto, Baci Rubati (Wide Sound, 2003)
- Romantica (Venus, 2004)
- So Right with Maria Pia De Vito, Enzo Pietropaoli (CAM Jazz, 2005)
- Jazzitaliano Live 2006 (Casa Del Jazz, 2006)
- Solo (Parco Della Musica, 2007)
- Introverso (EmArcy, 2008)
- Reminiscence with Martux_m (Parco della Musica Records, 2008)
- At Schloss Elmau with Flavio Boltro (ACT, 2010)
- Due come Noi Che with Gino Paoli (Parco Della Musica, 2012)
- Napoli con Amore with Gino Paoli (Parco Della Musica, 2012)
- Something in Our Way (Atlantic/Warner, 2015)
- Notturno (Casa Del Jazz, 2016)
- Bach Is in the Air with Ramin Bahrami (Decca, 2017)
As sideman
editWith Claudio Baglioni
- Oltre (CBS, 1990)
- Io Sono Qui, Tra le Ultime Parole D'Addio e Quando Va la Musica (Columbia, 1995)
- Attori e Spettatori (Columbia, 1996)
- Anime in Gioco (Columbia, 1997)
- Sono Io (Columbia/Sony 2003)
With Roberto Gatto
- Notes (Gala, 1986)
- Ask (Gala, 1987)
- Luna (Gala, 1989)
- 7 # (Via Veneto, 1997)
- Progressivamente Omaggio Al Progressive Rock (Casa Del Jazz, 2008)
With Fiorella Mannoia
- Certe Piccole Voci Live (Harpo, 1999)
- Fragile (Columbia, 2001)
- A Te (Oya, 2013)
With Mina
- Uiallalla (PDU, 1989)
- Ti conosco mascherina (PDU, 1990)
- Sorelle Lumière (PDU, 1992)
- Canarino mannaro (GSU, 1994)
- Pappa di latte (PDU, 1995)
- Cremona (PDU, 1996)
- Mina Celentano (1998)
- Olio (PDU, 1999)
- Dalla terra (PDU/S4, 2000)
- Sconcerto (PDU/S4, 2001)
- Napoli secondo estratto (PDU/Sony, 2003)
- Bau (Sony BMG, 2006)
- 12 (American Song Book) (GSU, 2012)
With others
- Luca Aquino, Italian Songbook (ACT, 2019)
- Alex Baroni, C'è di più (Ricordi/BMG, 2004)
- Bob Berg, Steppin' Live in Europe (Red, 1985)
- Fabio Concato, Fabio Concato (Mercury, 1999)
- Pino Daniele, Schizzechea with Love (EMI, 1988)
- Pino Daniele, Un Uomo in Blues (CGD, 1991)
- Edoardo De Angelis, Anche Meglio Di Garibaldi (Durium, 1980)
- Edoardo De Angelis, Mia Madre Parla a Raffica (Spaghetti, 1984)
- Maria Pia De Vito, Hit the Beast! (Phrases, 1990)
- Stefano Di Battista, La Musica di Noi (Alice, 2015)
- Curtis Fuller, Curtis Fuller Meets Roma Jazz Trio (Timeless, 1987)
- Ricky Gianco, Tandem (Edel, 2005)
- Lele Marchitelli, Ma Che Colpa Abbiamo Noi (Epic, 2003)
- Sarah Jane Morris, Cello Songs (Cinik, 2011)
- Gino Paoli & Enrico Rava, Milestones un Incontro in Jazz (Blue Note, 2008)
- Enzo Pietropaoli, Orange Park (Gala, 1990)
- Aldo Romano, Threesome (Universal, 2004)
- Aldo Romano, Etat De Fait (Dreyfus, 2007)
- Renato Sellani, Ampola, (Venus, 2009)
- Carlo Siliotto, Ondina (Philips, 1979)
- Amii Stewart, Magic (RTI Music, 1992)
- Amii Stewart, Intense (Perle Nere Sas, 2012)
- Pietro Tonolo, Simbiosi (Splasc(h), 1995)
- Pietro Tonolo, Sotto La Luna (EGEA, 1999)
- Massimo Urbani, The Blessing (Red, 1993)
- Phil Woods, Embraceable You (Philology, 1989)
- Renato Zero, Zero (RCA, 1992)
- Renato Zero, Amo Capitolo I (Tattica, 2013)
References
edit- ^ Conrad, Thomas (January–February 2007). "Danilo Rea, Stefano Bollani, Enrico Pieranunzi and Riccardo Arrighini: Four Italians for Reale". JazzTimes. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ^ a b c Riccardo Giagni. "Danilo Rea". Gino Castaldo (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990. pp. 1441–2.
- ^ "Bye Bye Blackbird – Danilo Rea – Harvie S – Mimmo Cafiero trio". Mimmo Cafiero (in Italian). Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
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