Giancarlo Bigazzi

THE ARTISAN OF SONGS

The 176-page book is entirely dedicated to the Florentine author, composer, talent scout and
Florentine record producer Giancarlo Bigazzi and consists of biographical notes, colour photos
memorabilia, testimonials and interviews full of anecdotes and curiosities.
The preface is by Massimo Ranieri while the afterword is by Marco Masini.
The direct testimonies, collected by journalist and writer Ciro Castaldo, are first and foremost
wife and son of the song craftsman: Gianna Albini Bigazzi and Giovanni
Bigazzi. This is followed by those of Caterina Caselli, Giorgio Verdelli, Claudio Bonivento, Pippo
Baudo, Umberto Tozzi, Raf, Gianni Morandi, Enrico Ruggeri, Tiziano Ferro, Andrea Bocelli,
Renato Zero, Loretta Goggi, Marco Risi, Marco Falagiani, Beppe Dati, Aleandro Baldi,
Francesca Alotta, Massimiliano Pani, Franco Fasano, Il Giardino dei Semplici, Mimmo
Cavallo, Mara Maionchi, Marino Bartoletti and many others.
The colour photo gallery consists of numerous shots by Giovanni Bigazzi and Roberto
Bastianoni.
A book focused on Giancarlo Bigazzi that, inevitably, ends up being a
cross-section of almost half a century of Italian music history