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Nicola Conte - Other Directions

Label:
Catalog#:
4738192
Format:
CD
Country:
Italy
Released:
06 Sep 2004
Genre:
Electronic, Jazz
Style:
Bossa Nova, Future Jazz

Tracklist

1   Sea And Sand 3:58
2   Wanin Moon 4:54
3   Nefertiti 6:19
4   Impulso 4:30
5   A Time For Spring 3:55
6   Kind Of Sunshine 5:40
7   Aphrodite's Dream 4:32
8   Several Shades Of Dawn 3:36
9   The Dharma Bums 4:50
10   All Gone 4:09
11   Other Directions 5:53
12   The In-Between 4:03
13   Le Départ 4:05

Credits

Bongos, Vibraphone - Pierpaolo Bisogno
Double Bass - Pietro Ciancaglini
Drums - Lorenzo Tucci
Flugelhorn - Fabrizio Bosso
Flute - Nicola Stilo
Guitar, Producer - Nicola Conte
Piano - Pietro Lussu
Recorded By - Tommy Cavalieri
Saxophone [Alto] - Rosario Giuliani
Saxophone [Tenor] - Daniele Scannapieco
Trombone - Gianluca Petrella
Trumpet - Fabrizio Bosso , Till Brönner
Vocal - Bembé Segué* , Cristina Zavalloni , Lisa Bassenge , Lucia Minetti , Till Brönner

Notes

All sessions recorded at Sorriso Sound - Bary in Italy, February 2003 - Januari 2004.

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Rated 5/5
Review by scoundrel Sep 22, 2008
Nicola Conte moves from his electronic-jazz hybrid to a more full-on jazz album with _Other Directions_. The summery vibe still remains, but Conte eschews the exotic locales of _Bossa Per Due_ for a more straightforward groove (though the Brazilian vibe lives on "Sea and Sand". "Wanin'Moon," for example, has a classic structure, replete with sailing vocals, while "Impulso" surges forward with a quick step rhythm. "Kind of Sunshine" brings in the house kick-drum, it's only appearance on an otherwise sedate album. If anything, Nicola Conte and Koop have the same aesthetic: keep it mellow, keep it pleasant, keep it sensuous. And that's always a step in the right direction. "Aphrodite’s Dream" soothes like a Swedish massage, while "The Dharma Bums" feels like a summer drive along the Italian coastline. The title track takes its own journey on the double bass and sax. But it’s Conte’s cover of Krzysztof Komeda’s "Le Depart" that really travels the distance, stretching, as it does, from Poland to France. Any direction is a good one to take with this album.