Giorgio Azzolini

Giorgio Azzolini, born in 1928, was one of the double bassists of the Milan jazz scene, a musician trained in Florence and Milan who also composed and arranged. He played bass in the quintet co-led by Gianni Basso and Oscar Valdambrini, and in the 1960s he made a few records under his own name that moved from modern jazz towards freer forms. Azzolini recorded What's Happening? as a trio with pianist Franco D'Andrea and drummer Franco Tonani, a group that also played together at the Intra's Club in Milan.