Amarcord Nino Rota
| Amarcord Nino Rota | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by (Various) | |
| Recorded | 1981 |
| Label | Hannibal |
| Producer | Hal Willner |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Amarcord Nino Rota is an album by various artists, recorded as a tribute to composer Nino Rota.
Background and recording[edit]
The album is a tribute to composer Nino Rota and contains adaptations of his compositions for Federico Fellini films.[1] It was the first of producer Hal Willner's tribute albums, and featured then-little-known musicians such as Wynton Marsalis and Bill Frisell.[2] It was recorded in 1981.[3]
Track listing[edit]
- "Amarcord"
- "Interlude from Juliet of the Spirits"
- "8 1/2"
- "Theme from La Dolce Vita and Juliet of the Spirits"
- "Juliet of the Spirits"
- "La Dolce Vita Suite (Introduction/Notturno/Interlude/Valzer [Parlami Di Me])"
- "Satyricon"
- "Roma"
- "Medley: The White Sheik/I Vitelloni/Il Bidone/The Nights of Cabiria"
- "La Strada"
Personnel[edit]
Tracks 1 and 10
- Jaki Byard – piano, arranger
Tracks 2 and 4
- Dave Samuels – vibes, arranger
Track 3
- Carla Bley – organ, glockenspiel, conductor, arranger
- Michael Mantler – trumpet
- Gary Valente – trombone
- Earl McIntyre – tuba
- Gary Windo – tenor sax
- Courtenay Wynter – woodwinds
- Joe Daley – euphonium
- Arturo O'Farrill – piano
- Steve Swallow – bass
- D. Sharpe – drums
Track 5
- Bill Frisell – guitar, arranger
Track 6: part a & c
- Sharon Freeman – French horn, piano, arranger
- Francis Haynes – steel drums
Track 6: part b
- Muhal Richard Abrams – conductor, arranger
- Claudio Roditi – trumpet
- Emmet McDonald – trombone
- Sharon Freeman – French horn
- Henry Threadgill – flute
- Bobby Eldridge – baritone sax, clarinet
- Jay Hoggard – vibes
- Amina Claudine Myers – piano
- Fred Hopkins – bass
- Warren Smith – drums
Track 6: part d
- Michael Sahl – keyboards, co-arranger
- Chris Stein – guitar, co-arranger
- Deborah Harry – vocals
- Charles Rocket – accordion, bells
- Lenny Ferrari – drums
Track 7
- David Amram – penny whistle, double ocarina, shanai, guitar, claves, arranger
- Jerry Dodgion – flute
- Sharon Freeman – French horn
- Victor Venegas – bass
- Ray Mantilla – percussion
- Steve Berrios – percussion
Track 8
- Steve Lacy – soprano sax, gong, arranger
Track 9
- William Fischer – conductor, arranger
- Wynton Marsalis – trumpet
- George Adams – tenor sax
- Branford Marsalis – woodwinds
- Kenny Barron – piano
- Ron Carter – bass
- Wilbert Fletcher – drums
References[edit]
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott "Various Artists – Amarcord Nino Rota". AllMusic. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ^ "Amarcord Nino Rota" Archived 2013-12-10 at the Wayback Machine. Barbican. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ^ "London Jazz Festival: Amarcord Nino Rota" (August 19, 2013). TimeOut.
