Italy’s great bassist died today, at 95
RIPFranco Cerri ranks among Italy’s foremost jazzmen.
Playing bass and guitar with Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grapelli, he formed his own quartets and quintets, eventually founding the Civica Scuola di Jazz in Milan. A legend, always in his own time.
He was primarily a guitarist, as witnessed by the video clip you provided and the photo of the album cover.