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Frank Ricotti

Frank E. Ricotti is an English jazz vibraphonist and percussionist.

Early life and education
Frank E. Ricotti was born in St Pancras, London, England; his father was a drummer. Bill Ashton, founder of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO), was an early mentor. ==Career==
Career
Ricotti worked with Neil Ardley (1968–71), Dave Gelly, Graham Collier, Mike Gibbs (1969–72), Stan Tracey (1970), Harry Beckett (1970–72), Norma Winstone (1971), Gordon Beck (1973–74), and Hans Zimmer. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Ricotti led his own jazz quartet. A line-up of the band featuring the guitarist Chris Spedding, bassist Chris Laurence and drummer Bryan Spring recorded the album Our Point of View, released in July 1969. In 1971, in partnership with bassist Mike de Albuquerque, he released the album First Wind, as Ricotti and Albuquerque. In the 1980s he played with Chris Laurence and John Taylor in the group Paragonne, and played with Beck again in 1984. After this he worked primarily as a studio musician. Ricotti has recorded with artists such as Status Quo, Freddie Mercury, Pet Shop Boys, Swing Out Sister, Art of Noise, The Style Council, Belle and Sebastian, Clannad, Barclay James Harvest, Meat Loaf, Elkie Brooks, Rick Wakeman, Oasis, Tina Turner, Aztec Camera, Thomas Anders, Alphaville, and Mark Knopfler. Between 1984 and 1987, Ricotti wrote the soundtrack music for Yorkshire Television's The Beiderbecke Trilogy, in the style of Bix Beiderbecke. The music was performed by his band, the Frank Ricotti All Stars, and featured Kenny Baker on cornet. A soundtrack album was released in 1988. Later, in June 1993, it peaked at No. 73 in the UK Albums Chart. ==Discography==
Discography
As leaderOur Point of View (CBS Realm Jazz: 52668, 1969) • First Wind (Ricotti & Albuquerque), with Mike de Albuquerque, (Pegasus: PEG 2, 1971) As sideman With AlphavilleAfternoons in Utopia (Atlantic, 1986) With Thomas AndersDifferent (Teldec, 1989) With Aztec CameraKnife (Sire, 1984) With Madeline BellThis is One Girl (Pyre Records, 1976) • Madeline (Four Corners, 1993) With Blood, Sweat & TearsNo Sweat (Columbia, 1973) With BloodstoneUnreal (London, 1973) • I Need Time (London, 1974) With Blue ZoneBig Thing (Arista, 1988) With Teresa BrewerTeresa Brewer In London (Flying Dutchman, 1973) With Dee Dee BridgewaterDear Ella (Verve, 1997) With Elkie BrooksPearls II (A&M Records, 1982) With Emma BuntonFree Me (19, 2004) With Paul CarrackOne Good Reason (Chrysalis Records, 1987) • Blue Views (I.R.S. Records, 1995) • These Days (Carrack UK, 2018) With Mary Chapin CarpenterSongs from the Movie (Zoe, 2014) With Tina Charles • ''Heart 'n' Soul'' (CBS, 1977) With Charlotte ChurchEnchantment (Columbia Records, 2001) With Climie FisherEverything (EMI, 1988) With Rosemary ClooneyNice to be Around (United Artists Records, 1977) With Stephen Dale PetitThe Crave (English Records, 2011) With Roger DaltreyMcVicar (Polydor Records, 1980) With Kiki DeePerfect Timing (RCA Victor, 1981) '''With Terence Trent D'Arby''' • ''Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby'' (Columbia Records, 1987) With Sheena EastonTake My Time (EMI, 1981) • You Could Have Been with Me (EMI, 1981) • Madness, Money & Music (EMI, 1982) With Everything but the GirlBaby, the Stars Shine Bright (Blanco y Negro, 1986) With Bryan FerryAs Time Goes By (Virgin Records, 1999) • Frantic (Virgin Records, 2002) • Dylanesque (Virgin Records, 2007) • Olympia (Virgin Records, 2010) • The Jazz Age (BMG Rights Management, 2012) • Avonmore (BMG Rights Management, 2014) • Bitter-Sweet (BMG Rights Management, 2018) With Julia FordhamSwept (Virgin Records, 1991) With Peter FramptonWind of Change (A&M Records, 1972) With GabrielleAlways (Universal, 2007) With Gareth GatesWhat My Heart Wants to Say (RCA Records, 2002) • Go Your Own Way (RCA Records, 2003) With Gibson BrothersEmily (Clever, 1984) With Clive GriffinClive Griffin (Epic Records, 1993) With Delta GoodremMistaken Identity (Epic Records, 2004) With David GrayLife in Slow Motion (Atlantic Records, 2005) With Josh GrobanAwake (Reprise Records, 2006) • Bridges (Reprise Records, 2018) With Daryl HallSoul Alone (Epic, 1993) With Geri HalliwellPassion (EMI, 2005) With Albert HammondAlbert Louis Hammond (Epic Records, 1978) With Debbie HarryDebravation (Sire Records, 1993) With Johnny Hates JazzTurn Back the Clock (Virgin, 1988) • Tall Stories (Virgin, 1991) • Magnetized (InterAction, 2013) With Murray HeadNigel Lived (Columbia Records, 1972) With John IllsleyGlass (Vertigo, 1988) With Yusuf IslamKing of a Land (Dark Horse, 2023) With Elton JohnIce on Fire (Geffen, 1985) • Leather Jackets (Geffen, 1986) With Grace JonesSlave to the Rhythm (Island Records, 1985) With Joshua KadisonPainted Desert Serenade (Capitol Records, 1993) With Nick KamenUs (WEA, 1988) With Katrina and the WavesTurnaround (Polydor Records, 1994) With Beverley KnightAffirmation (Parlophone, 2004) With Mark KnopflerSailing to Philadelphia (Warner Bros. Records, 2000) • Kill to Get Crimson (Warner Bros. Records, 2007) With Nick LacheySoulO (Universal, 2003) With Lighthouse FamilyOcean Drive (Polydor, 1995) With Meat LoafBad Attitude (Arista, 1984) With Freddie Mercury and Montserrat CaballéBarcelona (Polydor Records, 1988) With MikaThe Origin of Love (Casablanca Records, 2012) With John MilesPlay On (EMI, 1983) With Joni MitchellBoth Sides Now (Reprise Records, 2000) With Oliver NelsonOliver Edward Nelson in London with Oily Rags (Flying Dutchman, 1974) With Robbie NevilRobbie Nevil (Manhattan, 1986) With Chris NormanDifferent Shades (Hansa, 1987) With Sally OldfieldWater Bearer (Bronze Records, 1978) • Easy (Bronze Records, 1979) • Celebration (Bronze Records, 1980) • Playing in the Flame (Bronze Records, 1981) • Strange Day in Berlin (Bronze, 1983) With The OvertonesHigher (Warner Bros., 2012) With Pet Shop BoysVery (Parlophone, 1993) • Fundamental (Parlophone, 2006) With Anthony PhillipsSides (Arista, 1979) With Fayette PinkneyOne Degree (Chopper, 1979) With Michel PolnareffBulles (AZ, 1981) With Gregory PorterNat King Cole & Me (Blue Note, 2017) With Gerry RaffertyNight Owl (United Artists Records, 1979) • Snakes and Ladders (United Artists Records, 1980) • Sleepwalking (Liberty Records, 1982) With Chris ReaWhatever Happened to Benny Santini? (Magnet, 1978) With Cliff RichardEvery Face Tells a Story (EMI, 1977) • Together with Cliff Richard (EMI, 1991) With Rumer • ''Boys Don't Cry'' (Atlantic, 2012) With Leo SayerHave You Ever Been in Love (Chrysalis Records, 1983) With SealSoul 2 (Reprise Records, 2011) With Chris SpeddingBackwood Progression (Harvest, 1970) With Edwin StarrEdwin Starr (20th Century Records, 1977) With Status Quo • ''Rockin' All Over the World'' (Vertigo, 1977) • ''If You Can't Stand the Heat...'' (Vertigo, 1978) With Amii StewartTime for Fantasy (RCA Records, 1988) With Rod StewartA Spanner in the Works (Warner Bros. Records, 1995) With Bill TarmeyA Gift of Love (EMI, 1993) • Time for Love (EMI, 1994) With Tina TurnerPrivate Dancer (Capitol Records, 1984) • Break Every Rule (Capitol Records, 1986) With Uriah HeepHead First (Bronze, 1983) • Raging Silence (Legacy, 1989) With Rick WakemanThe Six Wives of Henry VIII (A&M, 1973) • ''Rick Wakeman's Criminal Record'' (A&M, 1977) • 1984 (Charisma, 1981) With Was (Not Was)What Up, Dog? (Chrysalis, 1988) With Wet Wet Wet10 (Mercury, 1997) With Robbie Williams • ''Swing When You're Winning'' (Chrysalis Records, 2001) • Swings Both Ways (Island Records, 2013) With Amy WinehouseBack to Black (Universal, 2006) ==References==
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