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Born 25 November 1930 ( 1930-11-25 ) Mantua, Italy Died 21 January 2005, Milan, Italy Albums Vento D'Africa, Jhonny Sax interpreta Gino Paoli, Italian Jazz Masters, Vol. 6 (Original Versions) Record labels INC, Replay Music, Duck Record Similar Enrico Intra, Simona Premazzi, Barbara Casini | ||
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Gianni Bedori (25 November 1930 – 21 January 2005), also known as Johnny Sax, was an Italian jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and composer.
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Career
Born in Mantua, Bedori graduated in clarinet at the conservatory of Bologna and started his career with singer Enzo Amadori. He became first known in 1963, when he started a twenty years-long collaboration with composer Giorgio Gaslini. In 1973 his sax solo suite "Dedicated to Picasso" received much critical acclaim. In the 1970s he achieved significant commercial success with a series of easy listening jazz albums he released under the pseudonym Johnny Sax.
Bedori also collaborated with Italian experimental musician Franco Battiato and was a guest on his 1974 album Clic released on the Island Records label.
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Songs
Aztec Roots
Murderer of Minds
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