Pino Presti | |
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 Pino Presti | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Giuseppe Prestipino Giarritta |
| Born | 23 August 1943 |
| Origin | Milan, Italy |
| Genres | Pop, jazz, funk, Latin music, dance |
| Occupation(s) | conductor, arranger, Bassist, composer, record producer |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar, Fender Rhodes, percussion |
| Years active | 1961–present |
| Labels | Atlantic, Durium, Saar, Polydor, Baby Records, Emergency, Belldisc, Edizioni Curci, Dischi Ricordi |
| Website | pinopresti.it |
Giuseppe Prestipino Giarritta (born 23 August 1943), professionally known by his pseudonym Pino Presti, is an Italian conductor, arranger, bassist, composer and record producer from Milan. He is a 5th-dan black belt in Shotokan Karate.[1]
Presti was very young when he first entered the music business. He started as a bass guitar player, and then gradually began as an arranger, composer, orchestra conductor, and producer. Among his collaborations in different genres of music like jazz, pop, funk, soul, and Latin music are Mina (the most famous Italian pop singer),[2] Gerry Mulligan, Ástor Piazzolla (with whom he has performed on 24 recordings as a sideman, including the well-known composition Libertango), Quincy Jones, Wilson Pickett, Shirley Bassey, Franco Cerri, Maynard Ferguson, Stéphane Grappelli, Severino Gazzelloni, Aldemaro Romero, and Tullio De Piscopo among others.
- ^ "Pino Presti 5th-dan black belt - Wuko Passport / Licenza FiLPJK-CONI". Flickr.com. August 2020.
- ^ "Mina Mazzini, una voce senza rivali". Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.