Nicola Stilo

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Nicola Stilo (born 1956 in Italy), is a jazz and pop instrumentalist, specialising in flute and guitar.

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Stilo began following Chet Baker in 1979, attending his concerts and recording sessions. [1] Baker took him as part of his band for a tour of Italy the following year, [2] and on subsequent tours, [3] including to Brazil in 1985. [4] After the last, Stilo stayed in Brazil for around a year before reuniting with Baker. [5] Despite discouragement from Baker, who was a long-term drug addict, Stilo by this time had become addicted to heroin. [5] Back together in Europe, Stilo commented: "Maybe I made the choice just to live the same life he was doing, you know? [...] We were like brothers, maybe sometimes fighting, but really taking care of each other." [6] They continued to play together, with Stilo on flute and guitar. [6] Stilo wrote the music for Baker's 1988 album Chet on Poetry; it "ranged from slick Europop to funk to a graceful jazz waltz". [7] He also played on the album. [7] He appeared on film in the 1988 documentary Let's Get Lost . [8] After Baker's death later that year, Stilo gave up heroin. [9]

Stilo subsequently recorded with Toninho Horta [10] and with his own group. [11]

Discography

As leader/co-leader

As sideman

With Chet Baker

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References

  1. ↑ Gavin 2002, p. 278.
  2. ↑ Gavin 2002, p. 279.
  3. ↑ Gavin 2002, p. 313.
  4. ↑ Gavin 2002, p. 320.
  5. 1 2 Gavin 2002, pp. 324–325.
  6. 1 2 Gavin 2002, p. 338.
  7. 1 2 Gavin 2002, p. 351.
  8. ↑ "Let's Get Lost (1988)". bfi.org. Archived from the original on October 3, 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  9. ↑ Gavin 2002, p. 377.
  10. 1 2 Loudon, Christopher (2006). "Nicola Stilo and Toninho Horta: Duets". Jazz Times. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  11. 1 2 "Nicola Stilo: Immagini". AllAboutJazz. 11 April 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2017.

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