Carlo Actis Dato Explained

Carlo Actis Dato (born March 21, 1952, in Turin) is an Italian jazz saxophonist and composer. His Actis quartet toured worldwide in the 1990s.^[1]

Discography

As leader

Carlo Actis Dato quartet

• Noblesse Oblige (Splasch, 1986)
• Oltremare (Splasch, 1987)
• Ankara twist (Splasch, 1989)
• Badge Boogie (Splasch, 1992)
• Blue Cairo (Splasch, 1995)
• Ginosa Jungle (Splasch, 1998)
• Delhi Mambo (Germany, YVP 1998)
• Fes Montuno (Germany, YVP 2000)
• Istanbul Rap (Germany, YVP 2002)
• Swingin Hanoi (Splasch, 2003)
• Dolce Vita-Musique Vivante (DeeDee, 2006)
• World Tour (CAD, 2009)
• 2010 (CAD, 2010)
• Sin Fronteras (LeoR, 2012)

Actis band

• Son para el Che (Splasc(h), 1997)
• Don Quijote (Splasc(h), 2001)
• Garibaldi (Leo Records, 2002)
• On tour (Splasc(h), 2004
• Allende (Leo Records, 2005)
• Cina ! (Leo Records, 2007)

Solo

• Urartu (LeoR, 1994)
• The Moonwalker (LeoR, 2000)

Atipico Trio

• Where the reeds dare (splasc(h), 1990)
• Gone with the winds (Splasch(h), 1996)
• Allegro con brio (LeoR, 2004)
• Eqqueqquà ! (LeoR, 2010)

Actis Furioso

• Avanti popolo ! (Splasc(h),2005)
• World People (LeoR, 2008)

ActisDato/Rocco DUO

• Paso Doble (Splasc(h), 1997) with Enzo Rocco - guitar
• Paella & Norimaki (Splasc(h), 2000)
• Domestic Rehearsal (cdBaby, 2011)

Martinez/Actis Dato DUO

• Folklore Imaginario (LeoR, 2004) with Baldo Martinez - double bass
• Sounds from the earth (Universal, 2010)

As sideman

• Art Studio: The Complete C.M.C. Sessions (Splasc(h), 1978–85)
• Art Studio & Tiziana Ghiglioni:
• Andrea Centazzo Mitteleuropa Orchestra: Doctor Faustus with Enrico Rava, Carlos Zingaro, Albert Mangelsdorff, Theo Jörgensmann, Gianluigi Trovesi, Franco Feruglio (1984)
• Max Carletti Jazz Trio: baritone sax on “Intro for C.A.D./Tomcat Blues” (1989)
• G.Gaslini Big Band: Mister O (Soul Note,1996)
• Serial Killer: Live in porto (NoMusic, 2002)
• Italian Instabile Orchestra: Skies of Europe (ECM,1994); The Owner of the river bank, w. Cecyl Taylor (ENJA,2000); Creative Orchestra, w. Anthony Braxton (RAITrade,2007); Totally Gone (RAItrade, 2009)
• Enrico Fazio: Euphoria! (CMC,1989); Gracias! (CMC, 1996);Zapping (LeoR,2003)
• Pino Minafra: Sudori (Victo, 1995); Terronia (ENJA, 2004)
• Roy Paci: Corleone (Etna gigante,2004)
• Giorgo Occhipinti Tentet: Global Music (Jazz'halo, 2000)

Others

• E(x)stinzione Orchestra: Live (Splasc(h), 2012)
• Dune (Splasc(h), 1991) with Laura Culver, Alex Rolle, Massimo Barbiero
• Duo w. Kazutoki Umezu: Wake up with the birds (LeoR, 1998)
• Duo w. Masahiko Satoh: Liberissimo (Baj, 1999)
• TAO w Y.Tachibana & K. Ohta: Tomorrow Night Gig (LeoR. 2001)

Notes and References

1. Stefano Zenni, "Carlo Actis Dato". the New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld.