Guido Basso
Guido Basso, born on September 27, 1937, in Montreal, Quebec, was a Canadian
jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, arranger, composer, and conductor. He began
playing the trumpet at age nine and studied at the Conservatoire de musique du
Québec à Montréal. He toured with Vic Damone from 1957 to 1958 and with Pearl
Bailey and Louis Bellson in 1958, before settling in Toronto in 1961. He
subsequently joined the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and became a charter
member of Rob McConnell's Boss Brass. As a leader, his album releases included
Guido Basso (1986), Bass Busters (1995), Midni...
