Raffaele Celeste "Nini" Rosso (19 September 1926[1] – 5 October 1994)[2] was an Italian jazz trumpeter and composer.

[2] Born in San Michele Mondovì, Italy,[2] Rosso's parents had attempted to send him to university, but at 19 he chose the trumpet over academia, and left home.

[1] He became known in the UK in 1962 when his recording of "Concerto Disperato" was covered by Ken Thorne and his Orchestra and became a hit under the title "The Theme from 'The Legion's Last Patrol'".

[1] Rosso's original was quickly released on the Durium label and also made the charts, but was less successful than the cover.

His 1965 worldwide hit "Il Silenzio" went to number 1 in Italy, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, and sold over five million copies by the end of 1967.