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JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS

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Released: Jan 1, 2003

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JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS
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Genre: Jazz
Location Genova, IT
Profile Views: 193983
Last Login: 12/26/2011
Member Since 12/30/2006
Record Label Contemporary; Telarc; Concord; Abeat; Enja; Mons;
Type of Label Indie
Bio
.... ..Edgardo Dado Moroni, born in Genoa, Italy on October 20, 1962, was exposed to jazz music very early, thanks to his parents' record collection and he started playing piano at age 4... ..Basically self taught, Fats Waller, Earl Hines, Teddy Wilson, Art Tatum and Erroll Garner were his very first influences and Dado tried to learn their solos by ear until, at age 11, he met local pianist Flavio Crivelli who gave him a more formal training, also introducing him to the music of Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell and more contemporary pianists such as Wynton Kelly, Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson, Ahmad Jamal, Herbie Hancock and McCoy Tyner... ..From age 14 Dado started playing professionally all throughout Italy with some of the most important Italian players like Franco Cerri, Tullio De Piscopo, Luciano Milanese, Gianni Basso, Sergio Fanni and Massimo Urbani and at 17 he recorded his first album in trio with Tullio De Piscopo and American bassist Julius Farmer... ..In 1979 the encounter with Swiss trumpet star Franco Ambrosetti introduced Dado to the international jazz scene and since then he has performed and recorded with some of the most important musicians such as : Dizzy Gillespie, Chet Baker, Nicholas Payton, Roy Hargrove, Joe Magnarelli, Wynton Marsalis, Clark Terry, Randy Brecker, Freddie Hubbard, Fabrizio Bosso, Tom Harrell, Franco Ambrosetti, Till Bronner, Terrell Stafford, Harry Edison, Enrico Rava, Jon Faddis, Bert Joris, Fabio Morgera, Woody Shaw, Paolo Fresu, Flavio Boltro, Marco Tamburini, Clifford Jordan, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Johnny Griffin, Jim Snidero, James Moody, Bob Mintzer, Maurizio Giammarco, Chris Potter, Gary Bartz, Jed Levy, Robert Bonisolo, Zoot Sims, Stefano Bedetti, Al Cohn, Sam Rivers, Daniele Scannapieco, Eric Alexander, Seamus Blake, Rick Margitza, Arnett Cobb, Michael Rosen, Joe Henderson, Jesse Davis, Steve Wilson, Lew Tabackin, Bobby Watson, Buddy De Franco, Rosario Giuliani, Frank Wess, Vincent Herring, Stefano Di Battista, George Robert, Slide Hampton, Curtis Fuller, Robin Eubanks, Gianluca Petrella, Peter Bernstein, Joe Pass, Herb Ellis, Barney Kessel, Alessio Menconi, Martin Taylor, Lionel Hampton, Joe Locke, David Friedman, Terry Gibbs, Hendrik Meurkens, Lesa Terry, Ron Carter, Luca Bulgarelli, Buster Williams, Ray Brown, Jimmy Woode, Red Mitchell, Jimmy Haslip, Wilbur Little, Reggie Johnson, Ray Drummond, John Clayton, Marco Panascia, Darryl Hall, Isla Eckinger, Peter Washington, Dennis Irwin, Nilson Matta, Ira Coleman, Niels Henning Oersted Pedersen, Furio Di Castri, George Mraz, Bob Cranshaw, Pierre Boussaguet, Dieter Ilg, Paolino Dalla Porta, Ed Howard, Percy Heath, Giuseppe Bassi, Rosario Bonaccorso, Essiet Essiet, Joris Teepe, Hein Van Der Geyn, Kenny Clarke, Art Taylor, Billy Higgins, Lewis Nash, Billy Drummond, Leon Parker, Ben Riley, Adam Nussbaum, Byron "Wookie" Landham, Benjamin Henocq, Terri Lyne Carrington, Billy Hart, Eliot Zigmund, Connie Kay, Mark Taylor, Adam Cruz, Louis Hayes, Vernel Fournier, Peter Erskine, Billy Cobham, Wolfgang Haffner, Jimmy Cobb, Duduka Da Fonseca, Alvin Queen, Bill Goodwin, Daniel Humair, Jeff Hamilton, Sam Woodyard, Giampiero Prina, Shelly Manne, Fabrizio Sferra, Idris Muhammad, Roberto Gatto, Adrienne West, Carla Cook, Barbara Casini, Roberta Gambarini, Danila Satragno and many others, as well as duets with pianists like Kenny Barron, John Hicks, Enrico Pieranunzi, Andrea Pozza... ..In 1987 Dado had the honor to be called to serve as a judge ( the others being Sir Roland Hanna, Roger Kellaway, Barry Harris and Hank Jones ) for the First Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition, won by pianist Marcus Roberts and held at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. and in the same year he recorded his first New York album for the EMARCY label, RON CARTER PRESENTS DADO MORONI ( with Ron Carter - bass, Grady Tate - drums and Gene Bertoncini - guitar )... ..In 1988 as member of the Alvin Queen Jazz Sextet, he did a 5 week tour of Africa, organized by the U.S. State Department and in 1991, as member of the George Robert Quartet ( George Robert - altosax, Isla Eckinger - bass and Peter Schmidlin - drums ) he did a 5 month tour that included the U.S.A. , Canada, Hawaii, South East Asia, India and the United Arab Emirates. In that same year Dado moved to the U.S. and became part of the New York jazz scene appearing regularly at the most prestigious clubs like the Blue Note, Birdland, Bradley's, Visiones, Sweet Basil, both as a leader and a sideman, as well as participating in several recordings... ..In 1994 bass legend Ray Brown invited Dado to join fellow pianists Oscar Peterson, Ahmad Jamal, Benny Green and Geoff Keezer for the recording of a Cd for the TELARC label entitled " SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS ARE...THE PIANO PLAYERS" and Dado's rendition of Coltrane's "Giant Steps" caught the critics' attention. In 1995 Dado was invited to perform at the Concord/Mount Fuji Jazz Festival during a three week tour of Japan which also featured the Ray Brown Trio, the Modern Jazz Quartet and the Concord All Stars. Ten years later, in 2005 Dado returned to Japan to be part of the 9th edition of "100 Gold Fingers" a Japanese production dedicated to the piano, which featured Cedar Walton, Kenny Barron, Junior Mance, Ray Bryant, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Cyrus Chestnut, Don Friedman, Benny Green and Eric Reed, along with bassist Bob Cranshaw and drummer Grady Tate... ..In 2010 Dado won "MUSICA JAZZ" critics poll as the best Italian jazz pianist... ..Dado has performed all over the world in clubs, festivals, concerts, TV/Radio shows touring the U.S., Africa, Asia and Europe and recording more than 60 albums/cd's , 14 as a leader and ventured outside jazz for collaborations with pop stars Eros Ramazzotti, Tiziano Ferro, Lucio Dalla and Italian comedians Luca&Paolo... ..Dado's current projects are SHAPES ( trio with Peter Washington: bass and Lewis Nash: drums ), THE CUBE ( quintet with Andrea Dulbecco: vibes, Riccardo Fioravanti: bass, Enzo Zirilli: percussions/drums and Stefano Bagnoli: drums ), NEW YORK REUNION ( same as SHAPES plus Steve Wilson- alto sax ), the Tom Harrell/Dado Moroni Duo and collaborations with the Roberto Gatto Special Quintet, the Rosario Giuliani Quintet and the Bert Joris Quartet.
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.. .. ....OSCAR PETERSON, McCOY TYNER, BILL EVANS, HERBIE HANCOCK, PAUL BLEY, ART TATUM, GEORGE SHEARING, LARRY YOUNG, DWIKE MITCHELL, AHMAD JAMAL, HANK JONES, BARRY HARRIS, AL HAIG, TOMMY FLANAGAN, ANDY BEY, ERROLL GARNER, GERI ALLEN, CEDAR WALTON, RICHARD GROOVE HOLMES, LES McCANN, HAMPTON HAWES, WYNTON KELLY, BILL MAYS, KENNY BARRON, MULGREW MILLER, JAMES WILLIAMS, DUKE ELLINGTON, BILLY CHILDS, MONTY ALEXANDER, CHICK COREA, THELONIOUS MONK, CECIL TAYLOR, ELLA FITZGERALD, SARAH VAUGHAN, BILLY ECKSTINE, SHIRLEY HORN, ETHEL WATERS, PHIL WOODS, PAT MARTINO, JOHN COLTRANE, WES MONTGOMERY, BOBBY HUTCHERSON, ORNETTE COLEMAN, KENNY DORHAM, SONNY STITT, JAMES MOODY, BERT JORIS, JIMMY COBB, ELVIN JONES, TOM HARRELL, PAUL CHAMBERS, NIELS HENNING OERSTED PEDERSEN, RON CARTER, BUSTER WILLIAMS, RAY BROWN, RED MITCHELL, ISRAEL CROSBY, JIMMY WOODE, DIZZY GILLESPIE, MILT JACKSON, STAN GETZ, VERNEL FOURNIER, MICHAEL BRECKER, DONNY HATAWAY, PATRICE RUSHEN, GEORGE BENSON, JOHN SCOFIELD, BILLY HIGGINS, EDDIE PALMIERI, RUBEN GONZALES, TITO PUENTE, JOAO GILBERTO, IVAN LINS, TOM JOBIM, OSCAR CASTRO NEVES, SERGIO MENDES, CHICO BARQUE, QUEEN LATIFAH, PRINCE, D'ANGELO, ICE T, EARTH WIND & FIRE, JOHN HYATT, NICK DRAKE, THE STONES, TALKING HEADS, GEORGE CLINTON, STEVIE WONDER, LEONTYNE PRICE, BARBARA HENDRICKS, FREDERICK CHOPIN, ARTHUR HONEGGER, JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH, RICHARD STRAUSS, FRANZ LISZT, GABRIEL FAURE', CLAUDE DEBUSSY, SERGEJ PROKOFIEV, GIACOMO PUCCINI, SAMUEL BARBER AND SO MANY OTHERS WHO IN THESE YEARS HAVE INSPIRED ME SO MUCH. .. .. ..
Sounds Like
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ..DADO MORONI - AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'.... .. .. .. .. .. .... ..DADO with RAY DRUMMOND and JIMMY COBB play MR. PC.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ..DADO with MARCO PANASCIA and ENZO ZIRILLI play UP JUMPED SPRING , ALONE TOGETHER and HAVE YOU MET MISS JONES? with FRANCESCO CAFISO.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....A TRIBUTE TO ONE OF THE TRUE GIANTS OF JAZZ MUSIC: OSCAR PETERSON with RAY BROWN & ED THIGPEN playing GOODBYE.... .. .. .. .. .. ...... ..CHECK OUT ONE OF MY FAVOURITE PIANISTS OF ALL TIMES.. ..ERROLL GARNER with ....ERNEST McCARTHY:bs/JIMMY SMITH:dms/JOSE MANGUAL:perc playing THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ************************************************** SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY=.. ..2010 - SHAPES (TCB) w/ Peter Washington and Enzo Zirilli.. .. - LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL ( Abeat ) w/ Bob Mintzer, Riccardo Fioravanti and Joe La Barbera.. ..2009 - SOLODADO ( Abeat ) Dado Moroni - solo piano.. ..2007 - HUMANITY ( Abeat ) Dado Moroni / Tom Harrell Duo.. ..- THE CUBE ( Abeat ) w/ Tom Harrell, Andrea Dulbecco, Riccardo Fioravanti, Stefano Bagnoli and Enzo Zirilli.. ..- MAGONE ( Dreyfus Jazz ) Bert Joris Quartet.. ..- ANYTHING ELSE ( Dreyfus Jazz ) Rosario Giuliani Quintet.. ..2006 - LIVE CONVERSATIONS (Abeat) w/ Enrico Pieranunzi.. ..- TRIBUTE TO MILES DAVIS (Casa del Jazz/Repubblica/Espresso) Roberto Gatto Quintet.. ..- LIQUID GARDENS (enja) Franco Ambrosetti Sextet.. ..2005 - UN LUPO IN DARSENA (Onosinu) Danila Satragno Quintet.. ..2004 - NEVER MORE (Via Veneto) Daniele Scannapieco Quintet.. ..- DEFRA' (Yvp) w/ Paola Arnesano.. ..2003 - THE VIEW (Timeless) Adrienne West Band.. ..2002 - SUPER STAR TRIOK (Abeat) w/ Massimo Moriconi and Stefano Bagnoli.. ..- BERT JORIS QUARTET LIVE (Dewerf) Bert Joris Quartet.. ..2001 - IN THE GROOVE (Challenge) Bobby Watson Quartet.. ..2000 - CATTIN' (Baileo) w/ Jeroen De Rijk, Theo De Jong and Frits Landesbergen.. ..1999 - OUT OF THE NIGHT (Jazz Focus) w/ Joe Magnarelli, Ira Coleman and Bill Goodwin.. ..1995 - INSIGHTS (Jazz Focus) w/ Peter Washington and Jimmy Cobb.. ..- WITH DUKE IN MIND (Jazz Connaisseur) solo piano.. ..- SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS ARE...THE PIANO PLAYERS (Telarc) w/ Ray Brown, Lewis Nash, Oscar Peterson, Benny Green, Geoff Keezer and Ahmad Jamal.. ..1994 - HIGH STANDARDS (Concord) Jesse Davis Sextet.. ..- SLIDIN' (Concord) Hendrik Meurkens Quintet.. ..- VOYAGE (TCB) George Robert Quartet.. ..- REMEMBER THE TIME (Mons) Clark Terry Sextet.. ..1993 - WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD (Red Baron) Clark Terry/Al Grey Quintet w/ Ron Carter and Lewis Nash.. ..- WHAT'S NEW (Splasch) w/ Rosario Bonaccorso and Gianni Cazzola.. ..- CAPE VERDE (Mons) George Robert/Tom Harrell Quintet.. ..1992 - SWISS KISS (TCB) Lee Konitz and the Alain Guyonnet Ensemble.. ..1991 - VISIONS (Contemporary) Tom Harrell Group.. ..1990 - I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN (Jazz 4 Ever) Wolfgang Haffner Quintet.. ..1989 - TWO BASS HITS (EMP) w/ Ray Brown and Pierre Boussaguet.. ..1988 - RON CARTER PRESENTS DADO MORONI (Emarcy) w/ Ron Carter, Grady Tate and Gene Bertoncini.. ..- SUNDANCE (Contemporary) George Robert/Tom Harrell Quintet.. ..1987 - TIME WILL TELL (Dire Silverline) w/ Adrienne West.. ..1985 - SOUND SOUND SOUND (Dire Silverline) w/ Sante Palumbo.. ..1981 - BLUESOLOGY (Dire Silverline) w/ Niels Henning Oersted Pedersen, Franco Ambrosetti and Tullio De Piscopo.. ..1979 - FRANCO CERRI INTRUDUCING DADO MORONI JAZZ PIANO (Dire) w/ Julius Farmer and Tullio De Piscopo