Sergio Caputo
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Composer
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and guitarist
Guitarist
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He began in Europe with the success of his first LP released in 1983. With a style of jazz
Jazz
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and Latin-jazz pop.
Sergio's recording career produced 14 albums released by major labels with which Sergio continued his experimentation of musical and lyrical expression, as both an author and producer as well as guitarist and performer.
Prestigious collaborations in Sergio's career include those with Lester Bowie
Lester Bowie
Lester Bowie was an American jazz trumpet player and composer. He was a member of the AACM, and cofounded the Art Ensemble of Chicago.-Biography:...
, Tony Scott
Tony Scott
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, Mel Collins
Mel Collins
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(King Crimson
King Crimson
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), Tony Bowers
Tony Bowers
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(Simply Red
Simply Red
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), Enrico Rava
Enrico Rava
Enrico Rava , is a prolific jazz trumpeter and arguably one of the best known Italian jazz musicians. He originally played trombone, changing to the trumpet after hearing Miles Davis. His first commercial work was as a member of Gato Barbieri's Italian quintet in the mid-1960s; in the late 1960s...
and Danilo Rea
Danilo Rea
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.
Sergio Caputo released his CD entitled "That Kind of Thing", a guitar based Smooth Jazz album recorded in California.
In 2009 Sergio releases, on his new label ALCATRAZ MOON, the live album "La notte è un pazzo con le mêches", the Sergio Caputo Quintet experience.
Album
- 1981 - Sergio Caputo (Q Disc) (Dischi Ricordi, EPL 5002)
- 1983 - Un sabato italiano (CGDCGDCGD can mean:*Compagnia Generale del Disco, an Italian record label.*Constitutional growth delay*Chronic granulomatous disease*Caixa Geral de Depósitos, the biggest public owned Portuguese bank....
) - 1984 - Italiani mambo (CGDCGDCGD can mean:*Compagnia Generale del Disco, an Italian record label.*Constitutional growth delay*Chronic granulomatous disease*Caixa Geral de Depósitos, the biggest public owned Portuguese bank....
) - 1985 - No smoking (CGDCGDCGD can mean:*Compagnia Generale del Disco, an Italian record label.*Constitutional growth delay*Chronic granulomatous disease*Caixa Geral de Depósitos, the biggest public owned Portuguese bank....
) - 1986 - Effetti personali (CGDCGDCGD can mean:*Compagnia Generale del Disco, an Italian record label.*Constitutional growth delay*Chronic granulomatous disease*Caixa Geral de Depósitos, the biggest public owned Portuguese bank....
) - 1987 - Ne approfitto per fare un po' di musica (live) (CGDCGDCGD can mean:*Compagnia Generale del Disco, an Italian record label.*Constitutional growth delay*Chronic granulomatous disease*Caixa Geral de Depósitos, the biggest public owned Portuguese bank....
) - 1988 - Storie di whisky andati (CGDCGDCGD can mean:*Compagnia Generale del Disco, an Italian record label.*Constitutional growth delay*Chronic granulomatous disease*Caixa Geral de Depósitos, the biggest public owned Portuguese bank....
) - 1989 - Lontano che vai (CGDCGDCGD can mean:*Compagnia Generale del Disco, an Italian record label.*Constitutional growth delay*Chronic granulomatous disease*Caixa Geral de Depósitos, the biggest public owned Portuguese bank....
) - 1990 - Sogno erotico sbagliato (Fonit Cetra)
- 1993 - Egomusicocefalo (CGDCGDCGD can mean:*Compagnia Generale del Disco, an Italian record label.*Constitutional growth delay*Chronic granulomatous disease*Caixa Geral de Depósitos, the biggest public owned Portuguese bank....
) - 1996 - I Love Jazz
- 1998 - Serenadas
- 2003 - That kind of thing
- 2006 - A tu per tu
- 2009 - La notte é un pazzo con le mèches LIVE (Alcatraz Moon)
Official compilation
- 1990 - Swing & soda: il meglio di Sergio Caputo
- 1998 - Cocktail
Single
- 1978 - Libertà dove sei / Giorno di festa (IT, ZBT 7098)
- 1983 - Un sabato italiano / Spicchio di luna (CGD)
- 1983 - Bimba se sapessi / Mercy bocù (CGD)
- 1985 - L'astronave che arriva / Scubidù (maxi single) (CGD)
- 1987 - Il Garibaldi innamorato / Flamenco amorespia (CGD)
- 1989 - Rifarsi una vita / Anche i detective piangono (CGD)
- 2009 - On a Lonely Night (ALCATRAZ MOON)