Pino Presti

Pino Presti
Pino Presti
Pino Presti
Background information
Birth nameGiuseppe Prestipino Giarritta
Born(1943-08-23)August 23, 1943
OriginMilan, Italy
GenresPop, jazz, funk, Latin music, dance
Occupation(s)Bassist, arranger, composer, conductor, record producer
InstrumentsBass guitar, Fender Rhodes, percussion
Years active1961–present
LabelsAtlantic, Durium, Saar, Polydor, Baby Records, Emergency, Belldisc, Edizioni Curci, Dischi Ricordi

Pino Presti (pseudonym of Giuseppe Prestipino Giarritta, is an Italian bass player, arranger, composer, conductor, record producer, born 23 August 1943, in Milan. He is a 5th-dan black belt in Shotokan Karate.

Presti, son of an accomplished violinist, Arturo Prestipino Giarritta, has been studying music since the age of 6. He was seventeen years old when he first entered the music business. Presti started as a bass guitar player, than gradually began as an arranger, a composer, an orchestra conductor and a producer. Among his collaborations in different genres of music like jazz, pop, funk, soul, we can find great names such as Mina (the most famous Italian pop singer), Gerry Mulligan, Ástor Piazzolla (the bassline in the famous composition "Libertango" belongs to him), Quincy Jones, Wilson Pickett, Shirley Bassey, Maynard Ferguson, Franco Cerri, Stéphane Grappelli, Aldemaro Romero and many others. He is considered one of the most important Italian arrangers/conductors.

Discography (selected)

Albums

  • 1st Round - Atlantic Records (1976)
  • Maja Andina - Saar Records (1990)
  • A La Costa Sud - Edizioni Curci (2009)
  • Café Ipanema 2011 - Rambling Records (2011)
  • Shirley Bunnie Foy (60th Anniversary) - MAP Golden Jazz (2013)
  • Deep Colors - MAP/ Paper Moon (2014)
  • Sharade - Best Record Italy (2023)
  • 1st Round - Digital Remastered 2024 - Planet Records (2024)
  • Soulful Touches Planet Distribution (2025)

Singles

You Know The Way (label)
  • "Rimani ancora/Oh! Jenny" - Durium (1964)
  • "In un posto fuori dal mondo/Messaggio d'amore" - Belldisc (1969)
  • "Karin/No sabe" - Dischi Ricordi (1970)
  • "Smile/L'estate di Laura" - Atlantic Records (1975)
  • "Funky Bump/C.so Buenos Ayres" - Atlantic Records (1976)
  • "Shitân Disco Shitân" - Barclay (1977)
  • "Sundown" - Durium (1978)
  • "You Know The Way part I/You Know The Way part II" - Baby Records (1979)
  • "You Know The Way" - Vinyl 12" 33 ⅓ RPM - Emergency Records (1980)
  • "Money (That What I Want)" - Vinyl 12" 33 ⅓ RPM - Baby Records (1980)
  • "To Miami/Mama's Away" - Cetra Records (1980)
  • "Dancing Nights/And I Love Her" - Polydor Records (1983)
  • "Ya No Puedo Vivir (The Bush Remixes)" - Vinyl 12" 33 ⅓ RPM - Blow Up Disco (1991)
  • "Once Again Now" - Vinyl 12" 33 ⅓ RPM - Soul Xpression (1992)
  • "Divine" - Vinyl 12" 33 ⅓ RPM - Level One (2001)
  • "Feel Like a Woman" - CD Single - Self (2005)
  • "Jazz Carnival" - CD Single - Map (2015)
  • "Funky Bump" (Unreleased Original Extended Version)/"Funky Bump" (Original 7" Version) – Best Record Italy (2015)
  • "You Know The Way" (Disco Version by Tee Scott) - Best Record Italy (2016)
  • "To Africa / Soul Makossa" (EP) - Best Record Italy (2017)
  • "Pino Presti Featuring Roxy Robinson: You know Why" (EP) – Best Record Italy (2018)
  • “Stefano Ritteri feat. Pino Presti: Come Back To Me" (EP) - Spaziale Recording (2020)
  • “Mina Arranger Pino Presti: Finali Strumentali” (EP) - Planet Distribution (2025)
  • "Pino Presti, Geoff Bastow - Money (That's What I Want)" Remastered (2025)
  • "Pino Presti, Astor Piazzolla - Libertango 1974" – Planet Distribution (2026)
  • "Be Still My Beating Heart (Jazz cover)" – Planet Distribution (2026)

As performer, arranger, conductor on other artists' albums

As performer

Pino Presti playing his 1972 FJB

As performer, arranger, conductor on other artists' singles

As performer

TV Shows

  • 1964 : Questo & Quello (Rai Uno) - Bassist, Singer (Hosted by Giorgio Gaber)
  • 1965/1966 : Le Nostre Serate (Rai Due) - Bassist, Singer (Hosted by Giorgio Gaber)
  • 1969 : Sanremo Festival (Rai Uno) - Bassist with Wilson Pickett
  • 1977 : Auditorio A (Rai Due) - Composer, Arranger, Conductor (Guest appearance by Maynard Ferguson)
  • 1980 : C'era due volte (Rai Due) - Composer, Arranger, Conductor (Guest appearances by Peter Tosh)
  • 1983 : Il Cappello sulle ventitré (Rai Due) - Composer, Arranger, Conductor (Hosted by Gino Paoli)

Martial Arts

Presti has trained in Shotokan karate and Goshindo under master Hiroshi Shirai from 1967 to 1985. He has also trainded on several occasions under other famous Japanese masters such as Taiji Kase, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Keinosuke Enoeda, Takeshi Naito, Hideo Ochi. Presti holds a fifth degree black belt obtained n Rome, in 1987.

References

  1. ↑ Pino Presti 5th-dan black belt
  2. ↑ Autori Vari (a cura di Gino Castaldo), Dizionario della canzone italiana, ed. Curcio, 1990; alla voce Presti Pino, di Dario Salvatori, pag. 1391
  3. ↑ "Pino Presti - Musica su Google Play". play.google.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
  4. ↑ Hit Parade Italia
  5. ↑ Groove Collector - Pino Presti
  6. ↑ La storia della Disco Music
  7. ↑ Greatest Jazz Bassists | BASS/MASTER's BASS GUITAR
  8. ↑ "La musica ieri e oggi". Archived from the original on 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  9. ↑ Composer of the Week
  10. ↑ Vittorio Franchini, Stéphane Grappelli, a Milano mostro sacro del Jazz, pubblicato su Corriere della Sera del 27 aprile 1973
  11. ↑ "Franco Cerri". www.festivalchitarramenaggio.com.[permanent dead link]
  12. ↑ Maynard Ferguson ad Auditorio A, pubblicato su Radiocorriere TV del 9 settembre 1977

Bibliography

Pino Presti 2022

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