Corrado Rustici

Corrado Rustici (born 1957) is an Italian musician, songwriter and producer.

Recording career Rustici was a founder member of the Naples-based progressive rock group Cervello. The band recorded the album Melos in 1973, with Rustici on guitar and vocals. In 1975, he joined with members of Osanna, including his brother Danilo, to form the group Nova. In 1976, they recorded the album Blink. For the next two albums Vimana (1976) and Wings of Love (1977), they relocated to London and worked with prominent members of the progressive rock and jazz fusion scenes, including Narada Michael Walden and Phil Collins. Nova's final album, Sun City (1978) was recorded in New York. After the disbandment of Nova, Rustici moved to Los Angeles and started a successful career as a producer and musician collaborating with many artists both in the United States and Italy. These have included Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Zucchero and Elisa.

In 1995, Rustici released his first solo album, The Heartist. His 2006 album, Deconstruction of a Postmodern Musician, features guest artists such as Elisa and Allan Holdsworth. To promote the album Rustici formed the Corrado Rustici Trio with former Jethro Tull keyboardist Peter-John Vettese and jazz fusion drummer Steve Smith. In 2014, the band recorded a live album Blaze and Bloom - Live in Japan. In 2017, Rustici performed at a reunion concert in Tokyo with other original members of Cervello, later to be released as a live CD and DVD titled Cervello - Live in Tokyo 2017. In 2021, Rustici released the album Interfulgent and a single called "The Singing Light" in memory of his brother Danilo.

Discography Solo albums 1995: The Heartist 2006: Deconstruction of a Postmodern Musician 2014: Blaze and Bloom - Live in Japan 2016: Aham 2021: Interfulgent

With Cervello 1973: Melos 2019: Cervello - Live in Tokyo 2017

With Nova 1975: Blink 1976: Vimana 1977: Wings of Love 1978: Sun City

With other artists Claudio Baglioni 1999: Viaggiatore sulla coda del tempo

John G. Perry 1976: Sunset Wading 1977: Seabird

Narada Michael Walden 1979: The Dance of Life 1980: Victory 1982: Confidence 1983: Looking at You, Looking at Me 1985: The Nature of Things 1988: Divine Emotion

Herbie Hancock 1982: Lite Me Up

Whitney Houston 1985: Whitney Houston 1987: Whitney

Aretha Franklin 1985: Who's Zoomin' Who? 1986: Aretha

George Benson 1986: While the City Sleeps...

Larry Graham 1985: Fired Up

Enzo Avitabile 1991: Enzo Avitabile

Sister Sledge 1981: All American Girls

Elton John 1994: True Love

Jefferson Starship 1987: No Protection

Al Jarreau 1992: Heaven and Earth

Dionne Warwick 1985: Friends

Clarence Clemons 1985: Hero

Zucchero Fornaciari 1985: Zucchero & The Randy Jackson Band 1986: Rispetto 1987: Blue's 1989: Oro Incenso & Birra 1992: Miserere 1995: Spirito DiVino 1998: BlueSugar 2001: Shake

I Muvrini 1998: Leia

Francesco De Gregori 1996: Prendere e lasciare

Elisa 1997: Pipes & Flowers 2001: Luce (tramonti a nord est) 2001: Then Comes the Sun 2006: Soundtrack '96-'06 2007: Caterpillar

Andrea Bocelli 2004: Andrea

Negramaro 2004: Negramaro 2005: Mentre tutto scorre 2007: La finestra

Ameba4 2006: ameba4

Romeus 2010: Romeus

Luciano Ligabue 2007: Niente paura 2007: Buonanotte all'Italia 2008: Il centro del mondo 2010: Arrivederci, mostro! 2011: Campovolo 2.011

Giusy Ferreri 2011: Il mare immenso 2011: Deja vù

Noemi 2011: RossoNoemi 2011: Odio tutti i cantanti 2011: Poi inventi il modo 2012: Sono solo parole 2012: In un giorno qualunque

Cristiano De André 2013: Come in cielo così in guerra

Tazenda 1995: Fortza Paris

Pino Daniele 2013: Resta quel che resta

Rita 2000: Time For Peace