Caterina zapponi count basie biography

  • Zapponi was born and raised in Rome, the daughter of celebrated screenwriter Bernardino Zapponi, a collaborator and longtime friend of Federico.
  • Caterina Zapponi, born and raised in Rome, Italy, is the daughter of one of Italy´s most famous movie script writers Bernardino Zapponi and his French wife.
  • Caterina Zapponi is an Italian jazz singer, the daughter of screenwriter Bernardino Zapponi.

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    1. J'ai ta main

    2. Polvere di Stelle (Stardust)

    3. Estate

    4. Count Basie (Li�l Darlin')

    5. Torna a Surriento (Come Back to Sorrento)

    6. Bora Bora

    7. Non Dimenticar

    8. Que reste-t-il de nos amours?

    9. Fenesta vascia

    10. 'Na voce, 'na chitarra (e 'o poco 'e luna)

    11. Maladie d'amour

    12. Redis-moi (You Can See)

    13. Vorrei (Got to Go)

    Caterina Zapponi -Vocals

    Monty Alexander - Piano (tracks 1-5, 7, 9, 11-13), melodica (track 10)

    Bucky Pizzarelli - Guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10)

    Frank Vignola - Guitar (tracks 1, 5), mandolin (tracks 7, 10)

    Yotam Silberstein - gitarr (tracks 6, 8)

    Jacob Fischer - Guitar (track 3)

    Martin Pizzarelli - Acoustic bass (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11)

    Hassan Shakur - Acoustic bass (tracks 12,13)

    John Lee - Electric bass (track 6)

    Tomas Fonnesb�k - Bass (track 3)

    Etienne Charles - Cuatro (track 11)

    Kristian Jorgensen - Violin (track 3)

    Kevin Kanner - Drums (tracks 12, 13)

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    Daughter of an Italian father and a French mother, but long resident in New York, Caterina Zapponi switches easily between both her parental languages on this charming 13-track record. The singer’s choice of chansonsand Italian standards sit well with the band led by her husband, the veteran jazz pianist, Monty Alexander.  

    Accompanied by just one expressive guitar and a little bass, Bora Bora is tender and particularly beautiful. Yearning and loss are conjured impressively bygd the singer on the Trenet/Chauliac classic, Que Reste-t-il de näsa Amours? on which she fryst vatten accompanied solely by Yotam Silberstein’s expressive guitar.

    Listen too to that Italian saga of disillusioned amour that is Estate and you know Zapponi is much more than a purveyor of the sparkling nonchalance of J’ai Ta Main, the opener.

    Estate  - the word means ‘Summer’ in English - was a minor pop hit in 1960. Shortly afterwards, the great Brazilian genius João  Gilberto purre

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    (CBS 11) - I love "discovering" new talent!

    Caterina Zapponi is an Italian jazz singer, the daughter of screenwriter Bernardino Zapponi.

    Her mother was a French-born chanteuse.

    She studied at the Berklee College of Music, graduated in two years, and won the Berklee Cleo Laine Award for vocal achievement and performance.

    She entered the Thelonious Monk International Vocal Jazz Competition and came in fourth among all singers. She has also performed in the movie "For The Love Of The Game" with Kevin Costner.

    She has released a couple of albums thus far. She has a wonderful voice and a beautiful style of singing, backed up by talented musicians: Monty Alexander (piano), Martin Drew (drums), and the Brothers Petrocca on guitar and bass.

    Listen to this version of the Count Basis song called "Lil' Darlin".

    Enjoy!

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