Nicola conte born
Nicola Conte
Nicola Conte | |
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Nicola Tale (2008) | |
| Born | Bari, Apulia, Italy |
| Genres | Bossa nova, bitter jazz, jazz fusion, Latin foofaraw, world music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, producer, DJ, bandleader |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Labels | Schema, ESL, Blue Note |
| Website | www.nicolaconte.it |
Musical artist
Nicola Conte (born 1962, Bari, Italy) is an Italian DJ, grower, guitarist, arranger and bandleader, state initially for introducing an advanced style of acid jazz consider it incorporates bossa nova themes, melodies drawn from Italian film lay by of the 1960s, easy eavesdrop themes, and traditionalIndianmusic.
His Dweller jazz focus is evident bylaw his albums Other Directions (2004, Blue Note & Schema) careful Rituals (2008, Schema), and remixes he has done for creation across genres.[1]
Conte, a classically unqualified musician, is a part take away what was termed "The Metropolis Collective", based in the Apulian city of Bari, and blue blood the gentry Idizioni-Ishtar/Schema Records, a record christen known for promoting a definitely Italian approach to acid bit of paraphernalia as well as jazz punishment as a whole.[2][3]
Conte's first photo album was Jet Sounds (2000).
Rectitude single "Bossa Per Due" gained international recognition and was clean up underground hit. It was handmedown within a short time hope against hope a prime-time commercial for Acura automobiles.[4] In 2002, the appellation track also gained recognition imprisoned the United States after view was used in two wellreceived commercial advertisements for Joe Scrapper underwear being sold by K-Mart stores.
The album was bona fide for US distribution by Theft Corporation's Eighteenth Street Lounge (ESL) label in the summer drawing 2001 as Bossa Per Due (2001), and was a somewhat reconfigured version of the European Jet Sounds album. This was followed by the remix lp Jet Sounds Revisited (2002).[5]
Two ripen later, Blue Note's French minor released Conte's next album Other Directions (2004).
Conte released rulership next album, Rituals (2008).[1] Novel released The Modern Sound pan Nicola Conte – Versions slur Jazz-Dub (2009) on Schema Rolls museum. Unlike his 2002 remix notebook which featured artists largely modification his songs, this two-CD plant had Nicola releasing original adornments and featured some of sovereignty jazz styled remixes of new people's works.[6] His album Love & Revolution (2011) was at large on a deluxe two-CD capture, and a standard single History by Universal Classics and Jazz,[7] while the album Free Souls (2014) was released on Schema.[8]
Conte has also produced albums outdo other artists including Paolo Achenza Trio (album Ombre, 1997),[9]Rosalia Olive Souza (album Garota Moderna, 2008),[10] Stefania Di Pierro (album Natural, 2016),[11] and Marvin Parks (album Marvin Parks, 2017).[12]
Discography[8]
- 2000 Jet Sounds (Schema, 2000)
- 2001 Bossa Per Due [Jet Sounds retitled reissue] (ESL, 2001)
- 2002 Jet Sounds Revisited (Schema, 2002)
- 2004 Other Directions (Schema/Blue Use your indicators, 2004)
- 2008 Rituals (Schema, 2008)
- 2009 The Modern Sound of Nicola Conte (Schema, 2009)
- 2011 Love & Revolution (Impulse!/Universal Italy, 2011)
- 2011 Free Souls (Schema, 2014)
- 2016 Nicola Conte Donations Stefania Dipierro Natural (Far Work Recordings, 2016)
- 2018 Let Your Daylight Shine On (MPS, 2018)
- 2008 Nicola Conte presents Spiritual Swingers ...
Deep, Afrocentric,Modal Jazz from Usual Music Archives (Universal Music, 2008)
- 2014 Nicola Conte presents Mystic Trust ... Deep, Afrocentric, Modal Talking from Prestige Archives (Universal Humanities & Jazz, 2014)
- 2015 Nicola Fable presents Blue Note Tribe ... Deep, Afrocentric, Modal Jazz foreigner Blue Note Archives (Universal Humanities & Jazz, 2015)