Gianni Bedori

Gianni Bedori (25 November 1930 – 21 January 2005), also known as Johnny Sax, was an Italian jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, flautist and composer.

Career Born in Mantua, Bedori graduated in clarinet at the Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini in Bologna and started his career with singer . He became first known in 1963, when he started a twenty years-long collaboration with composer Giorgio Gaslini. and was a guest on his 1974 album Clic released on the Island Records label.

Discography

Albums

1969 – Johnny Sax incontro con Bob Mitchell (PDU) 1971 – Sortilege (Sun Records, SUld 13004) 1973 – International hits collection – Vol. I (PDU, Pld.A 5055) 1973 – International hits collection – Vol. II (PDU, Pld.M 5086) 1973 – Hit parade – Vol. I (Produttori Associati, PAF/LP/3005) 1973 – Successi sempreverdi – Vol. II (Produttori Associati, PAF/LP/3006) 1973 – Liscio parade – Vol. III (Produttori Associati, PAF/LP/3007) 1974 – Johnny Sax – Vol. IV (Produttori Associati, PAF/LP/3009) 1974 – Dedicated to Picasso – A solo Album (PDU, Pld.A 5074) 1975 – Johnny Sax – Vol. V (Produttori Associati, PAF/LP/3014) 1976 – Non stop 1 (Produttori Associati, SAX/1715) 1976 – Sax in motion (Produttori Associat, 6.22.627) 1977 – The Man (Atlantic, T 50402) – As Gianni Bedori 1978 – 7 – Soft Sound (Ariston, ARM/42001) 1982 – Senza... Paoli (Wep, ZNLW 33197) 1983 – Lo strumento della voce umana (Wep, ZNLW 33343) 1987 – Le canzoni d'amore di Gino Paoli (Replay music, RMCD 4121) 2004 – Controtempo (Splasc(h))

Singles

1969 - Hi-Heel Sneakers/Eleonore (Sun Records, SU 10076) 1971 - Processione/Alone again (PDU, P.A. 1080) 1971 - The morning after/Ultimo tango a Parigi (PDU, P.A. 1088) 1974 - Snoopy/Senza Lei (Produttori Associati, PA/NP/3230) 1975 - Popsy/Anonimus (Produttori Associati, PA/NP/3240) 1975 - Nuovo mondo/Theme for a Sweetheart lady (Produttori Associati, PA/NP/3247) 1976 - Emmanuelle 2 (L'antivergine)/Tara tara (Produttori Associati, PA/NP/3263) 1976 - Piccolo cielo/Nuovo mondo (Produttori Associati, PA/NP/3255)