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Roberto Nicolosi (November 16, 1914 – April 4, 1989) was an Italian jazz double-bassist and leader born in Genoa. Nicolosi learned piano, violin, guitar, trumpet, and vibraphone in addition to the bass, and worked extensively as an arranger, including for Kramer Gorni and Aldo Rossi.
One of only two composers to start out as a dentist (the other being English-born Wilfred Josephs) Roberto Nicolosi was born in Genoa in 1914. As well as gaining a degree in medicine, he also won a diploma in composition at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory of Music in Milan.
- Composer, Actor, Music Department
- November 16, 1914
- Roberto Nicolosi
- April 4, 1989
After several years in Milan as a practising dentist, Nicolosi began to win popularity in the 1940s as a leading jazz musician in Italy, at first playing piano, violin, trumpet, vibraphone or double-bass, then conducting and arranging for radio and records.
- November 16, 1914
- April 4, 1989
Jun 14, 2021 · L'occhio nel labirinto (Eye in the Labyrinth) - 1972 - Director: Mario Caiano - with Rosemary Dexter, Adolfo Celi, Alida Valli.Soundtrack by Roberto Nicolosi...
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Roberto Nicolosi - Main Themes - Eye In The Labyrinth aka L`Occhio Nel Labirinto OST - Italy 1972.
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Aug 17, 2021 · ROBERTO NICOLOSI - Realta. This channel is an aural museum curating music from the golden age of mankind: The 70's.
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Now recognized as one of the masters of Italian jazz, composer Roberto Nicolosi (Genoa, 1914 – Rome, 1989) started out as a dentist. In addition to getting his degree in medicine, he obtained a diploma in composition, piano and double-bass from the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory of Music in Milan.
