Fausto Papetti (Viggiù, January 28, 1923 - Sanremo, June 15, 1999) was an Italian saxophonist.
His career began in 1955 when, after having been part of several jazz bands, formed the complex 'I Menestrelli del Jazz', they recorded some 78 rpm and 33 rpm, also under the name translated into English 'The Minstrels Of Jazz'.
In 1959 he left the group and signed a contract for Durium as a musician.
The 45 rpm 'Estate violenta' was released in 1959 under the name of 'Fausto Papetti Sax alto e Ritmi', and was so successful sales to exceed that of the original soundtrack of the film, and to convince Durium to record for him in the same year, his first album.
On the cover a picture of Papetti and still says 'Fausto Papetti - Sax alto e ritmi'. It was a collection that included sixteen famous songs of the period arranged in instrumental version, chosen from film music (such as the theme song of 'La dolce vita' written by Nino Rota or to 'Scandalo al sole') and successes of the moment (Till, Too Much Tequila), not forgetting, however, his first love, jazz, with 'Cheek to Cheek'. For this album was followed by a second, 'Fausto Papetti - Sax alto e ritmi - Serie ballabili n° 2', starting from the third album, his records were all entitled 'Raccolta' (Collection) and marked in numbers.
Papetti became well known for all the sixties and seventies, and every new collection regularly reached the top of the sales charts, in the decade 1965 - 1975, versions of Papetti lend themselves to easy listening and were often the best solution to serve as background music in many places.
the best-selling turns out to be the 20th, which came up in the first place, in 1975. Papetti thus became the real founder of a kind, and many record companies wanted groped the same formula with other talented musicians, like Johnny Sax or Piergiorgio Farina.
In parallel to the 'Raccolta' , Durium also published some themed album, for example (I remember, Old America, 'Evergreen, Bonjour France, Made in Italy, Latin American rhythms, 60s Cinema, Cinema 70).
In 1985, after 25 years, Fausto Papetti abandoned Durium to switch to CBS, in 1988 then acquired by Sony Music and from 1989 he recorded for the Fonit Cetra.
Fausto Papetti passed away in 1999 at age 76 following a heart attack and is buried in Ospedaletti, where he lived for over twenty-five years.
The following series of compilations are dedicated for this marvelous saxophonist who captured my attention since I was only about 15 years old, the way he played saxophone deserves to be described as a singing sax or even a talking sax, and the "Jerome Kern's" yesterdays is a good example for this description even the song inspired me to make these compilations.
And as "the coliseum" Papetti remains as a symbol for Italy and the world as an easy listening legend.
01 In A Sentimental Mood
02 Begin The Beguine
03 Laura
04 Love Me Tender
05 Melodia
06 Petite Fleur
07 More
08 Le Grisbi
09 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
10 Blue Moon
11 Misty
12 Dancin' In The Dark
13 The Shadow Of Your Smile
14 Summertime
15 La Mer
16 Yesterdays
17 Stormy Weather
18 Senza Fine
