Fausto Papetti
Encyclopedia
Fausto Papetti was an Italian
alto saxophone
player.
He was born at Viggiù
in Lombardy
.
His performance of the song "Love's Theme
" (originally by Barry White
's Love Unlimited Orchestra) was featured on the breakbeat
compilation "Ultimate Breaks and Beats
".
Papetti became well known for all the 1960s and 1970s, and all his new album reaches the top of the hit parade; he was also printed in all the Latin American market. During the period of greatest splendour, the 1970s, Papetti also produced two collections a year, the best-selling being the 20th one, which came up first in 1975.
These records are also characterized for the sexy covers on which girls posed indecently. He became a real father of that musical kind, and in the 1970s many imitators appeared, like Johnny Sax or Piergiorgio Farina.
He died in San Remo
.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
alto saxophone
Saxophone
The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
player.
He was born at Viggiù
Viggiù
Viggiù is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km northwest of Milan and about 8 km northeast of Varese, on the border with Switzerland...
in Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
.
His performance of the song "Love's Theme
Love's Theme
"Love's Theme" is an instrumental piece recorded by Barry White's Love Unlimited Orchestra and released in 1973. It is one of the few instrumental and purely orchestral singles to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, in early 1974...
" (originally by Barry White
Barry White
Barry White, born Barry Eugene Carter , was an American composer and singer-songwriter.A five-time Grammy Award-winner known for his distinctive bass voice and romantic image, White's greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and with the Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring...
's Love Unlimited Orchestra) was featured on the breakbeat
Breakbeat
In 1992, a new style called "jungalistic hardcore" emerged, and for many ravers it was too funky to dance to. Josh Lawford of Ravescene prophesied that the breakbeat was "the death-knell of rave" because the ever changing drumbeat patterns of breakbeat music didn't allow for the same zoned out,...
compilation "Ultimate Breaks and Beats
Ultimate Breaks and Beats
Ultimate Breaks and Beats was a series of 25 compilation albums released from 1986 to 1991 by Street Beat Records...
".
Papetti became well known for all the 1960s and 1970s, and all his new album reaches the top of the hit parade; he was also printed in all the Latin American market. During the period of greatest splendour, the 1970s, Papetti also produced two collections a year, the best-selling being the 20th one, which came up first in 1975.
These records are also characterized for the sexy covers on which girls posed indecently. He became a real father of that musical kind, and in the 1970s many imitators appeared, like Johnny Sax or Piergiorgio Farina.
He died in San Remo
Sanremo
Sanremo or San Remo is a city with about 57,000 inhabitants on the Mediterranean coast of western Liguria in north-western Italy. Founded in Roman times, the city is best known as a tourist destination on the Italian Riviera. It hosts numerous cultural events, such as the Sanremo Music Festival...
.
Albums
- Musica Nel Mondo, Vol. 2 (2004)
- Musica Nel Mondo (2004)
- E Se Domani (2003)
- Ritmi Dell America Latina (2003)
- Moon River (2003)
- Old America (2003)
- Chloe (2003)
- Evergreens No. 3 (2003)
- Scandalo Al Sole [D.V. More] (2003)
- If You Leave Me Now (2003)
- Accerezzami (2003)
- Cinema: Anni 70 (2003)
- Cinema: Anni 60 (2003)
- Made in Italy [BMG] (2003)
- Bonjour France (2003)
- Evergreens (2003)
- Memory (2003)
- Evergreens, Vol. 2 (2001)
- The Look of Love (2000)
- Calda Estate (1999)
- What A Wonderful World [Expanded] (1998)
- Sax Latino (1997)
- Made in Italy [Ricordi] (1997)
- More Feelings (1996)
- More Feelings Again (1996)
- Fausto Papetti (1995)
- The Magic Sax of Fausto Papetti (1995)
- Sax in Gold (1994)
- El Cine (1994)
- El Mundo de Fausto Papetti (1994)
- Ecos de New York, Vol. 2 (1991)
- Ecos de Hollywood (1991)
- Ecos de Brasil, Vol. 2 (1991)
- Ecos de Italia, Vol. 2 (1991)
- Maria Elena (1991)
- Sax Idea (1991)
- Feelings (1991)
- Magic Sax (1990)
- Us and Them (Fausto Papetti album)|Us and Them (1988)
- Midnight Melodies (Fausto Papetti album)|Midnight Melodies (1988)
- Baby Blue Music, Vol. 1 (1987)
- Il Mondo Di Papetti, Vol. 3 (1987)
- Baby Blue Music, Vol. 2 (1987)
- Il Mondo Di Papetti, Vol. 2 (1986)
- My One and Only Love (1982)
Box sets and compilations
- Fausto Papetti Collection (2006)
- Le Piu Belle Melodie di Fausto Papetti (2006)
- Fausto Papetti Collection, Vol. 2 (2006)
- I Grandi Successi Originali (2000)
- Oggi, Vol. 4 (1999)
- Oggi, Vol. 3 (1999)
- Oggi, Vol. 2 (1999)
- Oggi, Vol. 1 (1999)
- What a Wonderful World (1998)
- Gli Anni D'Oro (1997)
- Econo Series (1997)
- Scandalo Al Sole [Replay] (1995)
- 20 Exitos, Vol. 2 (1994)
- 20 Exitos (1994)
- All Time Favorites (Fausto Papetti album)|All Time Favorites (1991)
- Il Mondo Di Papetti (1988)
External links
- Fausto Papetti, the sax symbol - site dedicated to the artist
- Unofficial website (in Spanish language)