Post Description

Paolo Conte - The Best Of Paolo Conte (1996) 

Info: Op speciaal verzoek.

Biography:

The craggy-voiced Italian singer, pianist and composer Paolo Conte was born in the northern city of Asti in 1937; a poet and painter as well as a musician, he first earned attention during the late '60s and early '70s as the creative force behind hits from Adriano Celentano and Patty Pravo. Conte began his solo career with a 1974 self-titled LP, with subsequent efforts like 1987's Aguaplano and 1990's Parole Scritte a Macchina enjoying considerable success throughout Europe. 1998's Paolo Conte -- a greatest-hits collection -- was his first U.S. release. 

Reviews:

This is a strange best-of. It features Paolo Conte's (the Italian Tom Waits and Serge Gainsbourg rolled into one) finest songs, but most of the tracks here are re-recorded versions of his RCA material and, to top it off, the disc is a remastered best-of, making the originals doubly absent. There is certainly charm in hearing the musically mature Conte sing "Elisir" once more, or "Sotte le Stelle del Jazz," or "Bartali," but there was something in those older versions, with their dime-store recording techniques, that somehow made them wilder and more untenable as recording industry product. The wildness, after all, is what gave Conte his rough charm. That said, certain tunes, such as the irrepressible "Happy Feat," the gorgeous tango "Alle Prese con una Verde Milonga," and the beat rant "Hemingway," are served well by the re-recording, in that Conte has grown into them with a certain charm missing from the originals. Anyway you cut it, it's still him -- greasy and full of pronouncements about sex, death, jazz, and poetry. He scats, sings, talks, growls, and careens wildly across his tunes like a drunken sailor baying at the moon in places, and that's what listeners love him for. So yes, this is a true best-of, with different nuances on the more vintage material that deepen and widen listeners' view of Conte, the poet and jazzman. 

Paolo Conte's music is hypnotic. Though I hardly understand a word of Italian, the combination of Conte's voice, rendition, melodies, and arrangement is spellbinding. My 12 year old son calls it 'deep music'. All in all, it is not as easy listening as 'Aquaplano' (one of Conte's albums) but ultimately at least as rewarding. The collection includes 'Sparring Partner' that my son and I played over and over during the first few weeks that we owned the CD. It was literally addictive. 'Via con me', 'Boogie', and the classic 'Max' are equally attractive. Other tracks, such as 'Ho ballato di tutto' require a bit more careful listening before they draw you in, and they will. This collection is a very good introduction to Paolo Conte's works. Highly recommended.


Artist: Paolo Conte
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Chanson, Easy Listening
Format: FLAC (Ook in MP3 320Kbps)
Bitrate: Lossless
Grootte: 415Mb
Speelduur: 01:14:31
Covers: Ja


Tracklist:

01 - Elisir
02 - Sotto Le Stelle Del Jazz
03 - Via Con Me
04 - Boogie
05 - Sparring Partner
06 - Come Di
07 - Azzurro
08 - Un Gelato Al Limon
09 - Happy Feet
10 - Gli Impermeabili
11 - Max
12 - Gong-Oh
13 - Colleghi Trascurati
14 - Bartali
15 - Alle Prese Con Una Verde Milonga
16 - Dragon
17 - Hemingway
18 - Ho Ballato Di Tutto
19 - Quadrille
20 - Genova Per Noi




Als je deze spot meeneemt laat dan als blijk van waardering even een berichtje achter, 
dan weet ik ook voor wie ik het doe.


Je kunt als zoekterm gebruiken: trtk02843