Tullio De Piscopo (born 24 February 1946 in Naples, Italy) is an Italian drummer, percussionist and singer-songwriter.
Tullio De Piscopo | |
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 De Piscopo with Tony Esposito | |
| Background information | |
| Born | February 24, 1946 Naples, Italy |
| Origin | Italian |
| Occupation(s) | drummer percussionist singer-songwriter |
| Instrument | Drums |
De Piscopo was born in Naples. His father was an orchestra percussionist. In 1969 he moved to Turin and two years later he moved to Milan, where he joined the Franco Cerri quintet.[1] He later began a successful career as session drummer, playing with many international artists, including Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker, Stéphane Grappelli, Massimo Urbani, Gil Evans, Slide Hampton, Don Costa, Tony Scott, Ástor Piazzolla, Aldemaro Romero, Gato Barbieri, Eumir Deodato, Mina, Lucio Dalla, Franco Battiato, Fabrizio De André, Pino Daniele, Manu Chao and others.
Between the 1970s and 1980s, De Piscopo played on several occasions with bassist-arranger Pino Presti, with whom he established one of the top rhythm sessions in the Italian music scene. In 1974 and 1975, he was a member of New Trolls Atomic System.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] In 1979 De Piscopo played the drums in the album L'era del cinghiale bianco by the singer-songwriter Franco Battiato. The album reached the number one spot in Italy immediately after its publishing. In 2021, Tullio De Piscopo formed a jazz trio formed by him (drummer/percussionist), Aldo Zunino (bass player), Dado Moroni (pianist) .
De Piscopo released his first solo album, Suonando la batteria moderna, in 1974. One of his most successful songs is "Andamento lento", which won Festivalbar in 1988. His 1984 single "Stop Bajon (Primavera)" reached No.1 spot in Italy and No.58 in the UK Singles Chart in March 1987.[12]
His 1985 song "Radio Africa" (written by Lino Nicolosi and Dora Carofiglio) was a collaboration with Guinean singer Mory Kanté. He is also the owner of the record label Bagaria.
He also wrote scores for several films. Current DragonForce drummer Gee Anzalone was taught by Piscopo at the NAMM Academy in Milan and refers to him as an influence.[13]
Discography
edit- Suonando la batteria moderna (1974)
- Volume 2 (1975)
- Concerto per un film: L'arma (1978)
- Live (1981)
- Metamorphosis (1981)
- Acqua e viento (1983)
- Passaggio da Oriente (1985)
- Drum Symphony (1986)
- Bello carico (1988)
- Album (1989)
- De Piscopo (1991)
- Cosmopolitana (1993)
- Zzacotturtaic (1995)
- Pasión mediterranea (1997)
- Jazz Friends (2000)
- Live in Zurich at Mood's Club (2004)
- Bona Jurnata (2007)
References
edit- ^ Teachers Archived 2012-05-30 at the Wayback Machine. Osthello.com. Retrieved on 2013-02-08.
- ^ Discografia Nazionale della canzone italiana. Discografia.dds.it. Retrieved on 2013-02-08.
- ^ "Gerry Mulligan Discography" (PDF). Gerrymulligam.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-22. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
- ^ "discografia 4". Homepage2.nifty.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
- ^ "Radio 3 Programmes - Composer of the Week, Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992), Episode 4". BBC. 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
- ^ "Reunion Cumbre (Summit)". Piazzolla.org. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
- ^ "Gerry Mulligan Recordings (Craig Hanley) - Summit With Astor Piazzolla". Gerrymulligan.info. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
- ^ "Gerry Mulligan by Craig Hanley - Musicians L to R". Gerrymulligan.info. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
- ^ "Instrumental" (in Spanish). Venciclopedia. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
- ^ Nome (required) (13 April 2007). "Sciò live « Pino Daniele". Pinodaniele.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
- ^ "New Trolls". Digilander.libero.it. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 145. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Gee Anzalone Heavy Metal, the drummer of DragonForce on tour, always looks for Made in Italy".
External links
edit- Official site (note: flash-only)