Dino Betti van der Noot

Dino Betti van der Noot (born 1936) is an Italian jazz composer.

Biography

Van der Noot was born in Rapallo. His mother and cousin were classical pianists. He studied at Scuola Musicale, Pavia, 1946–51; privately in Milan in 1959 and at Berklee College of Music in the 1970s. In Italy, he led combos from 1957 to 1960, but was not active in music in the 1960s.

Led amateur big band ’69-78; professional big band ’82. His big band sidemen included Luis Agudo, Franco Ambrosetti, Paul Bley, Sandro Cerino, Bob Cunningham, Famoudou Don Moye, Andrea Dulbecco, Bill Evans, David Friedman, Danny Gottlieb, Donald Harrison, Paul Motian, Giancarlo Schiaffini, Jonathan Scully, Steve Swallow, Ares Tavolazzi, John Taylor, Tiziano Tononi, Gianluigi Trovesi, Joyce Yuille, Vincenzo Zitello, others ’05.^[1] Betti van der Noot is chairman of B Communications, a prominent Milan ad agency, and has composed many jingles. He led a big band in NYC, Sept. ’87. "His compositions are narratives rife with colour, ranging from the boldest hues to the most subtle and revealing a sensitive, inventive melodist and lapidarian master of orchestral skills" (from: Leonard Feather & Ira Gitler, with the assistance of Swing Journal, Tokyo: The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz, Oxford University Press, New York, 1999, page 59).

Prizes and acknowledgements

Third Best of the Year, 1986, and Second best of the Year, 1987, in USA Today poll; Record of the Year in Musica Jazz critics poll 1987; Record of the Year in Musica & Dischi critics poll 1989; Record of the Decade in Musica & Dischi critics poll 1989; Composer of the Year, Musica Jazz Top Jazz critics poll, 2007 and 2009.^[2]

Albums

• Basement Big Band, 1977
• A Midwinter Night’s Dream, 1983
• Here Comes Springtime, 1985
• They Cannot Know, 1987
• A Chance for A Dance, 1987–88
• Space Blossoms, 1988–89
• Ithaca/Ithaki, 2003–05
• The Humming Cloud, 2007
• God Save The Earth, 2009

Bibliography

Wrote about his music in USA: James Brown, Croan, Gitler, Hentoff, Iannapollo, Ilwood, Jeske, Lange, Murphy, Palmer, Pareles, Porter, Shepard, Tesser, Watrous, Whitehead; Berger, Bourdin, Quénum, France; in Italy: Aliperto, Barazzetta, Belgiojoso, Candini, Cane, Casalini, Cerchiari, Corbetta, Di Fronzo, Di Termini, Favot, Fayenz, Franchi, Franchini, Franco, Gatto, Giamatti Fubini, Gianolio, Gioacchini, Maletto, Mannucci, Parmeggiani, Paternoster, Poggio, Polillo, Pollacci, Pollastri, Sabelli, Schiozzi, Serra, Taormina, Viganò, Vita, Zaccagnini, Zanzi, Zorman.

• Leonard Feather & Ira Gitler, with the assistance of Swing Journal, Tokyo: The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz, Oxford University Press, New York, 1999, page 59.
• Corriere della Sera - 25 ottobre 2009 - n. 253
• Il Sole 24 Ore – 22 novembre 2009 - n. 322
• Musica Jazz – gennaio 2010 - n. 1
• Avvenire - 14 novembre 1986
• Magazine del Corriere della Sera - luglio 2005
• Il Giornale – giugno 2008
• Jazz Hot - Avril 1984
• The Boston Globe - November 13, 1956
• USA Today - December 19, 1986
• The Journal News - January 29, 1987
• Down Beat - February 1987
• Cadence - February 1987
• The New York Times - September 8, 1987
• Compact - Juin 1989

References

1. ^ http://a9.com/%22Dino+Betti+van+der+Noot%22?grp=books
2. ^ http://www.jazzitalia.net/recensioni/godsavetheearth.asp

External links

• Dino Betti van Der Noot official website
• Dino Betti van der Noot at Allmusic
• Dino Betti van Der Noot at Jazzitalia

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