Michela Lombardi & Renato Sellani Trio - Still in My Heart (Thinking of Chet, Vol.2)

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:50
Size: 135,3 MB
Art: Front

(3:51) 1. I Wish I Knew
(4:35) 2. If You Could See Me Now
(4:48) 3. I Wish I Knew (Duo Version)
(3:42) 4. I Should Care (Alternative Take)
(5:16) 5. Embraceable You (Alternative Take)
(2:00) 6. There's a Small Hotel (Alternative Take)
(4:50) 7. There's a Small Hotel
(3:40) 8. I Should Care
(4:54) 9. I'm Through with Love
(2:48) 10. But Not for Me
(4:52) 11. Embraceable You
(3:49) 12. That Old Feeling
(5:39) 13. Polka Dots and Moonbeams
(4:00) 14. Time After Time

Renato Sellani (8 January 1926 – 31 October 2014) was an Italian jazz pianist and composer. Born in Senigallia, Sellani started his professional career in 1954, when he entered the Basso-Valdambrini Quintet. In 1958 he started a long collaboration with his longtime friend Franco Cerri. He was part of the RAI National Symphony Orchestra directed by Gorni Kramer. As a pianist, he collaborated with Chet Baker, Billie Holiday, Dizzie Gillespie, Lee Konitz, Bill Coleman, Gerry Mulligan, Enrico Rava and Tony Scott, among others.

Sellani was an incidental music composer for stage plays, and his works include several scores for the Piccolo Teatro in Milan and a long collaboration with the stage company of Tino Buazzelli. https://peoplepill.com/people/renato-sellani

Still in My Heart (Thinking of Chet,Vol.2)

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Michela Lombardi & Renato Sellani - Moonlight Becomes You (Thinking Of Chet, Vol.1)

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:46
Size: 120,8 MB
Art: Front

(2:32) 1. Aren't You Glad You're You?
(5:46) 2. The Nearness of You
(4:39) 3. Moon and Sand
(3:02) 4. Violets for Your Furs
(3:13) 5. Tis Autumn
(5:06) 6. Star Eyes
(5:01) 7. My Foolish Heart
(1:13) 8. I'm Old Fashioned
(4:07) 9. For All We Know
(4:57) 10. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
(2:22) 11. Moonlight Becomes You
(4:41) 12. My Foolish Heart
(1:15) 13. I'm Old Fashioned
(3:45) 14. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To

Elegant, delicate, intense. The Tuscan Michela Lombardi is among the top ten Best Italian Jazz Vocalists according to the "Jazzit Award 2011", she has often been mentioned in the "Best Voice" section in the Top Jazz polls of the "Musica Jazz" magazine and the Jazz Magazine Italia has dedicated her the cover of February 2008 with Tierney Sutton and Anne Ducros.

He has recorded two discs with Phil Woods also composing some lyrics, he has signed a song with Burt Bacharach, he teaches jazz singing in three Italian conservatories, in his last two discs - "Solitary Moon" with the Piero Frassi trio together with Gabriele Evangelista and Andrea Melani , and “Live To Tell” with the Riccardo Fassi trio together with Luca Pirozzi and Alessandro Marzi - Steven Bernstein, Emanuele Cisi and Don Byron play as special guests.

He presented "Live To Tell" at the "jazzahead!" 2017 in Bremen (Germany) with the Riccardo Fassi trio and Alex Sipiagin special guest obtaining a final standing ovation, won the Ciampi 2010 prize and obtained the Special Mention at the 2007 Crest Jazz Vocal Concours, sang in duo with Danilo Rea, inaugurated the 2009 jazz season at the Tel Aviv Opera House with Nicola Stilo 5tet, she sang at the Duc des Lombards in Paris with her 4tet guest Nico Gori, she won the audience award as composer at the Piacenza Jazz Note di Donna 2009, she composed lyrics for a song by Kenny Wheeler who wanted her to sing it with him on stage (Bargajazz 2007), was conducted in bigband by Massimo Nunzi with the Operaia Orchestra (Arezzo, December 2014) and performed with the Barga Jazz Big Band,

He has sung / collaborated, among others, with: Kelvin Sholar, Byron Landham, Philip Harper, Matt Garrison, Michael Baker, Alex Sipiagin, Tom Kirkpatrick, Gabriele Evangelista, Bernardo Guerra, Andrea Tofanelli, Fabio Morgera, Riccardo Arrighini, Aldo Zunino, Massimo Faraò, Francesco Ponticelli, Giovanni Ceccarelli, Stefano Nunzi, Andrea Nunzi, Carlo Battisti, Alberto Marsico, Alessandro Minetto, Francesco Puglisi, Pietro Tonolo, Mattia Barbieri, Petra Magoni, Stefano Bollani, Marco Tamburini, Danilo Rea and many others. https://www-michelalombardi-it.translate.goog/singer/biography/?_x_tr_sl=it&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc

Personnel: Michela Lombardi(vo); Renato Sellani(p); Massimo Moriconi(b); Stefano Bagnoli(ds)

Moonlight Becomes You (Thinking Of Chet, Vol.1)

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Barbara Casini & Renato Sellani - Gershwin & More

Styles: Vocal And Piano Jazz
Year: 2002
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:27
Size: 124,9 MB
Art: Front

(5:10)  1. The Man I Love
(3:36)  2. But Not For Me
(5:48)  3. Lover Man
(3:59)  4. Our Love Is Here To Stay
(4:14)  5. All Of Me
(4:41)  6. The Nearness Of You
(4:47)  7. A Foggy Day
(2:51)  8. Soon
(4:14)  9. You Go To My Head
(4:58) 10. You Don't Know What Love Is
(4:15) 11. They Can't Take Away From Me
(5:48) 12. Summertime

Barbara Casini (born 1954 in Florence) is an Italian vocalist and guitar player. Studying piano from her youth, she was exposed to Bossa Nova at the age of 15, which had a marked influence on her musical life. After graduating in psychology from the University of Padova, she moved on to become an important voice for Brazilian music and jazz in particular in Italy and beyond after first performing in 1979. She has since recorded and performed with Lee Konitz, Phil Woods, Leo Walls, Francisco Petreni, Stefano Bollani, Enrico Rava, amongst others and with her own group, Outro Lado. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Casini

Gershwin & More

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Gianni Basso & Renato Sellani - Isn't It Romantic?

Styles: Saxophone And Piano Jazz
Year: 2001
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 72:20
Size: 166,2 MB
Art: Front

(5:45)  1. Nancy with the Laughing Face
(5:20)  2. Embraceable You
(5:51)  3. I'm Getting Sentimental over You
(5:30)  4. Deep Purple
(4:11)  5. Everything I Have Is Yours
(3:49)  6. Isn't It Romantic?
(8:02)  7. Body and Soul
(4:29)  8. I Should Care
(7:46)  9. I'll Remember April
(5:23) 10. Over the Rainbow
(8:48) 11. It Might as Well Be Spring
(7:21) 12. I Remember Clifford

A fantastic update of an older tenor and piano mode served up here by the great Gianni Basso and Renato Sellani! Both players are stalwarts of the Italian scene, and both often never fully got their due on this side of the Atlantic and together, they craft a wonderful set of moody, late nite ballads that could just as easily have been cut by Ben Webster and Oscar Peterson although maybe with some darker, more modern currents on Sellani's piano than Oscar and some classic, but individual phrasing by Basso! 

The tunes are all standards, but opened up in that very personal way that the best soloists can acquire and titles include "Nancy", "Everything I Have Is Yours", "Deep Purple", "I Remember Clifford", "I Should Care", "Body & Soul", and "I'll Remember April".  © 1996-2018, Dusty Groove, Inc. https://www.dustygroove.com/item/857709/Gianni-Basso-Renato-Sellani:Isn%27t-It-Romantic

Personnel: Gianni Basso (tenor saxophone); Renato Sellani (piano).

Isn't It Romantic?

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Renato Sellani, Danilo Rea - Amapola

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:55
Size: 100.5 MB
Styles: Piano jazz
Year: 2008
Art: Front

[5:04] 1. My Foolish Heart
[5:29] 2. My Funny Valentine
[4:40] 3. Mi Sono Innamorato Di Te
[4:12] 4. Volare
[4:02] 5. Quando
[5:58] 6. Once Upon A Summertime
[4:32] 7. Afternoon In Paris
[3:21] 8. Amapola
[3:05] 9. Wave
[3:28] 10. You Never Told Me

Renato Sellani - piano, Danilo Rea - piano. Recorded at The House Recording Studio in Rome on January 2 & 3, 2008.

Amapola

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Renato Sellani Trio Introducting Camilla Battaglia - Joy Spring

Styles: Vocal And Piano Jazz
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:49
Size: 135,0 MB
Art: Front

(4:53)  1. Doodlin'
(4:59)  2. Our Love Is Here To Stay
(4:14)  3. Four
(5:08)  4. Everything Happens To Me
(4:34)  5. Satin Doll
(4:21)  6. But Beautiful
(3:31)  7. Joy Spring
(4:56)  8. Prelude To A Kiss
(3:31)  9. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
(4:32) 10. Sometimes I'm Happy
(4:15) 11. Four - Alternate
(4:48) 12. Satin Doll - Alternate
(5:02) 13. Doodlin' - Alternate

Camilla Battle born in 1990, in 2010 recorded his first album 'Joyspring' with the trio of Renato Sellani and ranks second alPremio Massimo Urbani the same year. Here are several collaborations including Maurizio Urbani; Dado Moroni, Alvin Queen eRiccardo Fioravanti (with whom he performed at the awards ceremony for the best interpretation of the song 'Miss Bo' Gianni Basso at the festival of Asti in 2012); Dino Rubino which performs at the Sicilian Festival Sergio Amato in 2011; the jazz orchestra of Sardinia; Civic Orchestra of jazz courses in Milan directed by Enrico Intra Mo with which he performs in 2013 for Italian Jazz Graffiti at the Little Theatre; Luca Calabrese with whom he worked in the group that in 2011 Piero Umiliani Experience performs alBlue Note in Milan; Carlo Morena with which he performs all'Iseo jazz festival in 2013 and many others. 

It has also performed regularly with some formations in his name at renowned festivals and Italian clubs, including the Umbria Jazz Festival in 2012 and 2013. Also won the award for best singer in the Tuscia in Jazz festival in 2012, gets the second place in the competition Chicco Bettinardi for young jazz talents in 2012, the Best Band award in the contest Bucharest Jazz Competition in 2011 and has just won a scholarship at the New School.University in NYC. ~ Translate by google   http://www.strill.it/citta/reggio/reggio-ancora/2014/02/reggio-camilla-battaglia-project-per-la-rassegna-internazionale-jazzmin/

Personnel: Camilla Battaglia (vocals); Renato Sellani (piano); Luciano Milanese (double bass); Stefano Bagnoli (drums).

Joy Spring

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Gianni Basso & Renato Sellani - Body & Soul

Styles: Saxphone And Piano Jazz

Year: 2008

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 57:20

Size: 132,5 MB

Art: Front

(6:13)  1. Body And Soul

(3:50)  2. La Mer

(4:08)  3. Star Dust

(5:42)  4. Ma L'Amore No

(5:18)  5. Deep Purple

(5:20)  6. Pennies From Heaven

(4:50)  7. My Foolish Heart

(4:40)  8. I Should Care

(4:13)  9. Watch What Happens

(4:28) 10. Miss Bo

(4:50) 11. Solamente Una Vez

(3:43) 12. I Love you

Saxophonist Gianni Basso and pianist Renato Sellani, Piemontese octogenarians, pay retrospective homage on Body and Soul, caressing Swing Era favorites with devotion and delight, grace and poetry. Basso models his brimming, avuncular style on Coleman Hawkins, complete with gruff, burly tone, nowhere more in evidence than on the pace-setting title track. Sellani approaches Teddy Wilson with a conservatory touch, discreetly tasteful and tidy, bubbling over but occasionally, as on "Watch What Happens". This Legrand tune, along with "Beyond The Sea" and Latin classics, give away their European bent. ~ Fred Bouchard  http://www.allaboutjazz.com/globe-unity-italy-gianni-basso-renato-sellani-norberto-tamburrino-and-giorgio-gaslini-by-fred-bouchard.php#.U2gHbiiS-PM

Body & Soul

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