Scott Cossu Explained

Scott Cossu is an American new-age pianist. He released a large number of albums on Windham Hill between 1980 and 1992, some to considerable sales success: 1987's She Describes Infinity reached number 24 on the U.S. Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, and 1989's Switchback reached number 12 on the Top New Age Albums chart.^[1]

Cossu suffered life threatening head injuries after being struck by traffic in September, 1989, while walking to a meeting in Century City. He made a full recovery.^[2]

He lives in Olympia, Washington.^[3]

Discography

• Still Moments (Windham Hill, 1980)
• Spirals (Music is Medicine, 1981)
• Wind Dance (Windham Hill, 1981)
• Spirals (1983)
• Islands (Windham Hill, 1984)
• Reunion (Windham Hill, 1986)
• She Describes Infinity (Windham Hill, 1987)
• Switchback (Windham Hil, 1989)
• Mountain (Peter Roberts, 1991)
• Stained Glass Memories (Windham Hill, 1992)
• Retrospective (Windham Hill, 1992)
• When Spirits Fly (Miramar, 1998)
• Emerald Pathway (Alula, 2002)
• When Spirits Fly...Again (Alula, 2004)
• Tides Between Us (Silver Crow, 2007)
• Jazz, Boogie & Déjá Blues (Summit, 2012)
• Safe in Your Arms (Heart Dance, 2015)
• Memories of Water and Light (Heart Dance, 2020)

Notes and References

1. Billboard
2. News: Pianist Scott Cossu on the Mend After Losing Memory in Accident. Zan Stewart. March 16, 1991. Los Angeles Times. 2020-03-19.
3. Web site: Cossu. scott. Scott Cossu Bio. 2020-10-16. scott cossu. en-US.