Piero Angela, the jazz friend of a lifetime: “He had finally recorded his record”
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13 August 2022 | 15. 23
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“Before being a popularizer Piero was a great jazz pianist. We had known each other for more than 70 years and just yesterday I received a letter from him telling me that he had finally recorded his record “. Speaking like this with the Adnkronos of Piero Angela, who died at 77 years, is the friend of a lifetime Gigi Marsico, 95 years, jazz guitarist and also with a past in Rai radio. “In yesterday’s letter – he says – Piero announced to me that he had recorded three other songs, he informed me that on the disc each song would be preceded by his introduction by
“It was a very long friendship ours – he says – born precisely for music. , when we were both at university in Turin we played in two different bands, so we met and became friends. He was a very good pianist. , I did a radio show which was called ‘Trampolino’ and was dedicated to beginners. I asked Piero to introduce himself with a song and he did a beautiful arrangement of ‘Lover.’ Just in yesterday’s letter he asked me if I could find the master of his ‘Lover’ to include it on the record. or tonight I was telling him that I had succeeded and that with my nephew we were cleaning it as much as possible. I added that rather than sending it to him, as soon as it was ready, I would bring it to him to be able to embrace him again. Unfortunately it did not happen “, adds Marsico moved.
” At this moment I am very sad but also aware of the many beautiful moments and funny spent together, also with Enzo Tortora and Mario Pogliotti. How many laughs have we had “, he concludes.
