Italian jazz says goodbye to Gianni Sanjust: he played with Chet Baker and wrote lyrics for Conte, Solo, Califano and Mia Martini
Il Messaggero
January 9, 2020
The world of Jazz loses another great representative. Last night Gianni Sanjust died, songwriter, among others, for Paolo Conte and Bobby solo and producer of Mia Martini.
The musician was born in Rome on June 23, 1934 into a family of the Sardinian nobility, the barons of Teulada.
The musician was born in Rome on June 23, 1934 into a family of the Sardinian nobility, the barons of Teulada.
He played the self-taught clarinet and, as a musician, together with Peppino De Luca, from 1952 to 1955 he formed the group "Traditional Dixielanders". In 1955 he was part of the Second Roman New Orleans Jazz Band, where in 1960 he was replaced by Lucio Dalla. From 1960 to 1962 he played with Romano Mussolini, then moved to Milan where he worked for the Ricordi record company and, then, in 1977 he resumed his jazz activity in Rome while maintaining the record producer activity.
In his long career he has played with the best jazz artists in the world: Chet Baker, Lee Konitz, Wild Bill Davison, Billy Butterfield, Ralph Sutton, Dan Barrett, Oscar Klein, Romano Mussolini, Lino Patruno, Bruno Longhi in combination in the Italian Clarinet Summit, Enzo Randisi, Franco Ambrosetti, Gianni Basso, Riccardo Biseo, Dino Piana, Guido Pistocchi, Umberto Cesari, Enrico Rava, Eddy Palermo and Carlo Loffredo.
Gianni Sanjust has edited the music of numerous film projects: among his best known compositions, the soundtrack of the second episode of "Capriccio all'italiana", "The Sunday Monster" directed by Steno.
Gianni Sanjust has edited the music of numerous film projects: among his best known compositions, the soundtrack of the second episode of "Capriccio all'italiana", "The Sunday Monster" directed by Steno.
In the sixties Sanjust was the author of the songs of Paolo Conte and Bobby Solo, then producer of Franco Califano, Mia Martini and Mietta. With Antonello de Sanctis and Gabriele Varano he wrote "Angelo nel ghetto", a song interpreted by Nek.
The funeral chamber was set up at the Sanatrix nursing home, in via di Trasone 61, in Rome. The funeral will take place on Saturday morning at 10 in the church in Piazza Vescovio.
SANJUST, Gianni
Born: 6/22/1934, Rome, Lazio, Italy
Died: 1/8/2020, Rome, Lazio, Italy
Gianni Sanjust’s western – composer:
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