Paolo Conte [Import]

1. Boogie

2. Gelato Al Limone

3. Ricostruzione del Mocambo

4. Via con Me

5. Dal Loggione

6. Luna Di Marmellata

7. Bartali

8. Ultima Donna

9. Arte

10. Blue Tangos

11. Allw Prese con Una Verde Milonga

12. Pretend

13. Hemingway

14. Blue Haways

15. Lo Zio

16. Parigi

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Collection of his Greatest Hits at Very Special Price.

Tracks:

Truffles And Quail - Conrad Pope
Sway - Michael Buble
Celeste Aida - Luciano Pavarotti
O Mio Babbino Caro - Renata Tebaldi
Zoe & Kate Watch Video - Phillip Glass
Libiamo Libiamo - Joan Sutherland
Via Con Me - Paolo Conte
La Donna E 'Mobile - Joseph Calleja
Un Bel Di 'Vedremo - Renata Tebaldi
Zoe Goes To the Restaurant - Phillip Glass
Cielo E Mar - Luciano Pavarotti
Mambo Gelato - Ray Gelato
Nessun Dorma - Luciano Pavarotti
Count On My Love - Liz Phair

Customer Reviews:

Question.......2007-08-07

I'm dying to know who composed the opening track just after the therapy truffle scene. When she first puts on her apron and we see her working in the kitchen
please can someone tell me if this was also phillip glass
?????

Now it makes more sense..........2007-07-30

It appears that some of the most memorable score cues from the movie are actually from Mark Isham's soundtrack "Life As A House" (Listen to track 11 from "Life As A House" for example.)

Now I'm beginning to understand why there seems to be such a paucity of score cues on this CD. I think either Glass' score was partially rejected or he only scored a small part of the movie to begin with.

Where's my Philip Glass? .......2007-07-30

The other music on the cd is perfectly fine. It's good music actually, but I wanted more score. I was hoping the two score cues would be longer than they were.

Philip Glass only used a few motifs (three tops) in the movie...would it have been so hard to include all of them (as opposed to 1)?

Shame on Decca...unless they're planning on releasing a score-only CD.
Hope they do.

This is an unique soundtrack.......2007-07-29

This is an unusual soundtrack. It combines instrumental music with opera music. This disc also has two songs from popular singers. I love the track "Sway" by Michael Buble. I also enjoyed the track "Mambo Gelato" These two tracks make me want to grab someone and dance. The opera tracks on this disc are excellent. The best of the bunch is "La Donna E Mobile" by Joseph Calleja. This track is very uplifting and playful. "Cielo E Mar" is a romantic sounding track from Pavarotti. "Nessum Dorma" is a really soothing track from Pavarotti too. He has such a powerful voice. Philip Glass is a talented composer for the film. I love his instrumental restaurant theme here. It is a beautiful piece of music. "Count On My Love" is a great song that fits the tone of the movie well. I really enjoyed listening to the music on this soundtrack.

More score, less opera please.......2007-07-28

Phillip Glass's score was exceptional, why there isn't more of it on the rousing soundtrack, I can't imagine, but the lack leaves a hole in the overall CD.

Average customer rating:

great Italian jazz
Best of
a reason to live
Paolo brings european cabaret to your home
Viva Italia

The Best of Paolo Conte
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000006R56
Release Date: 1998-06-09

Tracks:

Elisir
Sotto Le Stelle Del Jazz
Via Con Me
Boogie
Sparring Partner
Come Di
Azzurro
Gelato Al Limon
Happy Feet
Gli Impermeabili
Max
Gong-Oh
Colleghi Trascurati
Bartali
Alle Prese Con Una Verde Milonga
Dragon
Hemingway
Ho Ballato Di Tutto
Quadrille
Genova Per Noi

Amazon.com's Best of 1998

This poet, painter, and former lawyer from Asti, Italy, has been dazzling Italian audiences since the early 1970s but has just blazed into U.S. consciousness like a meteor with his Best Of debut album on Nonsesuch. After listening to his European style of cabaret music, you too will be hooked on the crooner who is widely appreciated for rhyming Napoli with Minneapoli. The selection of 20 songs ranges in style from a mixture of French chansonette to tango. All feature his raspy voice (Americans may be reminded of Tom Waits) with unmistakably wry lyrics that offer lovers and listeners alike the sensuality and complexity of gelato al limon (lemon ice cream). --Cristina Del Sesto

Amazon.com

Paolo Conte is a completely original talent, and his leathery, life-weary face on the cover is the first clue to the evocative music of this poet, painter, musician, and lawyer from Asti in northern Italy. Observations on the tide of human existence deftly rendered in vividly poetic lines that startle with their originality are highlighted in smoky vignettes of '40s jazz- and tango-inflected tunes, teetering between Cabaret, The Circus, and 42nd Street. Conte's unfiltered raspy voice is the perfect vehicle for his poignant view of the foibles of adult life mused from the corner barstool, admiring women whose "pungent smells [beckon] him like an old-fashioned grocery, its doors flung open to the spring outside." The music is a treat in itself, but the real gold is to be found in his lyrics, and luckily translations are in the liner notes. --Derek Rath

Customer Reviews:

great Italian jazz.......2007-02-21

I love Paolo Conte's voice and sense of rhythm. I found out about him by watching both movies Mickey Blue Eyes and Mostly Martha and I am hooked. The song Via Via is so compelling that I often listen to it 3 or 4 times in a row. Another plus: the words of the songs are included in the album, so I can follow and learn Italian in the process.

Best of.......2007-01-11

Like always Paolo rocks. If you like this kind of music.There are some great tunes on this CD. A must have for every italian contemporary fan.

a reason to live.......2007-01-09

I heard Paolo Conte in a restaurant and it was so distractingly GOOD that i asked the waitress who it was. Some of the production is a bit dated (i.e. awful drum samples on a couple of tracks), but overall, what a treat. His songwriting/harmonies are really interesting, but still catchy as hell. The real selling point is Paolo himself, though. He's like your wry uncle, cynical, yet affirming life rather than turning against it.

No need to understand Italian. "Sotto le Stelle de Jazz" is my hangover song of the year.

Paolo brings european cabaret to your home.......2006-11-18

Paolo Conte manages to create a whole atmosphere of an European, smoke-filled cabaret with a masterful combination of a raspy, weather-beaten voice and a very european music.
The clear standout is "Sparring Partner" - used to deadly effect in Francois Ozon's 2004 movie 5x2. This peice alone makes the whole CD worth its money. "Via Con Me", "Colleghi Trascurati" and "Sotto Le Stelle Del Jazz" are superb too.
Whether you are listening by yourself, enjoying with your loved one or in a light party atmosphere, this CD is sure to bring joy, nostalgia, melancholy and happiness in your heart - all at the same time, just as the odd and near-perfect blend of throaty vocals and wonderful - wonderful music.

Viva Italia.......2006-03-16

Maravilloso,este compacto es bellisimo,musica apta para toda la familia,de verdad hace al corazon gozar y anhelar todas las cosas ricas que la vida tiene para paladear!!
Altamente recomendable.

Average customer rating:

Gravelly, gruff, tough, cool, world-wise, and playful old guy
I am speachless (which, if you knew me, is unusual)!
Il 'conte' per piacere!
Bzzzzzzzzzzap
Italy's finest cabaret pop stylist

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Elegia
Aguaplano
900
Sparring Partner

ASIN: B00008V61F
Release Date: 2003-04-15

Tracks:

Reveries
Gioco D'Azzardo
Dancing
Aguaplano
Nord
I Giardini Pensili Hanno Fatto Il Loro Tempo
Fuga All' Inglese
Madeleine
Blue Tangos
Novecento
L'avance
Sudamerica
Parigi
Chiamami Adesso
Diavolo Rosso
Come Mi Vuoi

Amazon.com

Though he's penned hits for international pop stars like Adriano Centelano and Patty Pravo, the Italian-born singer/composer/pianist/lyricist Paolo Conte has been one of the world's most successful and idiosyncratic multilingual artists since 1974. His gruff and gravel-like voice is a soulful and sardonic synthesis of Louis Armstrong's down-home delivery and Tom Wait's quirky inflections, whether he's singing in his native Italian, French or English. Of the more than 20 albums he's recorded as a leader, his best include Appunti Di Vaggio, Un Gelato Al Limon, and 900. His new CD is a collection of new versions of his classic tracks from his vast catalog, and his liberal mixing of stylistic genres give him a passport to a number of musical ports-of-call. Backed by a rhythm section augmented by French horn, accordion, saxophone and trombone, Conte spins new melodic webs on the moody, midtempo title track, the tango-tinged "L'Avance," the subtropical swing of "Sudamerica," the colorful Cuban rumba on "Dancing," and the elegant Parisian chanson"Parigi." They highlight Conte's fluid and formidable musical esperanto. It doesn't matter what tongue he's singing in: his pathos easily translates into a universal language that goes straight to the heart. --Eugene Holley, Jr.

Album Description

2003 album features 12 brand-new recordings, plus four tracks drawn from earlier albums released only in Europe. Packaged in a slipcase. Nonesuch.

Customer Reviews:

Gravelly, gruff, tough, cool, world-wise, and playful old guy .......2006-03-23

Excellent. Not a torch singer or boulevardier as I normally think of one. In no way debonair--less suave, more American. Think Jean Paul Belmondo or Jean Reno. Looser and less midstream pop. Variety of Latin rhythms. European cabaret/Cirque du Soleil settings with just enough dissonance to stay out of trouble. Gravelly, gruff, tough, cool, world-wise, and playful old guy declaiming as much as singing. Stand-outs: tr 3-Dancing (electric tensions hold several layers in sync); tr 15-Diavolo rosso (klezmer cattle drive) [69:04]

I am speachless (which, if you knew me, is unusual)!.......2004-03-01

This one, for my money, is even better than Paolo's "Best of", which is excellent in its own right. Besides wonderful songs, in a great variety of styles, and his individual voice, this disk has a veritable cornucopia of instruments. The first three tracks have baritone sax solos, a greatly underused instrument in my opinion.

The list of instruments used here is: piano, guitar, double bass, drums, percussion, synthesizer, soprano, alto, contralto, tenor and baritone saxophones, trombone, trumpet, oboe, French horn, clarinet, flute, violin, viola, cello, electric guitar, electric bass, ukulele, accordion, bandoncon and kazoo! Whew! I've never heard of a contralto sax before.

I took me some time to get beyond the first three tracks, which are individually excellent. When I did venture further, I found many other gems. I cannot say there is a single track that is not worth listening to, which I find highly unusual. I tend to listen to the whole album, which is not my usual approach when playing CDs

I guess you could say I like this CD!

Il 'conte' per piacere!.......2004-01-20

Though I heard Paolo Conte on th radio, it wasn't until the Best Of album that I became a serious listener and admirer of the Lawyer - Singer from Torino. He combines very interesting melodies with beautiful orchestration, a masculine voice and lyrics that make you think. As another reviewer suggested Reveries might be an even better album than "The Best" from 1998. It features re-structured and orchestrated classic hits from Conte's long career like "Dancing", and my personal favorite "Aguaplano". Indeed, I recommend getting the album for that song alone. I also love the melancholic "Paris" and "Chiamami". I've owned this album for over a year and enjoy it every time I listen to it.

Bzzzzzzzzzzap.......2003-10-01

There you are with the latest Conte on the player, relaxing in the recliner, with the headphones on, grooving to Paolo's raspy voice in your ears, and then.....the kazoo cuts in. Instant grin material. Was first introduced to PC on an all jazz FM station when they played Lemon Gelato. Next step was to the library and I was hooked. He is a TALENT! And for those into good performers try Mariza, an upcoming Portugese Fado singer. Another great voice/performer. Happy listening.

Italy's finest cabaret pop stylist.......2003-04-29

A delightful followup to his previous American release (1998's "Best Of" collection) which shows Conte's continuing playfulness, passion and original and engaging musical arrangements. An immensely appealing performer, whose work is surprisingly and consistently enchanting. Recommended!

Average customer rating:

Good, but probably not best of his CDs
Hypnotic, highly addictive

The Best of Paolo Conte
Paolo Conte
Manufacturer: Wea
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Elegia

ASIN: B000025OTV
Release Date: 2000-11-22

Tracks:

Via con Me
Sotto le Stelle del Jazz
Elisir
Boogie
Sparring Partner
Come Di
Azzurro
Gelato al Limon
Happy Feet
Gli Impermeabili
Max
Gong-Oh
Colleghi Trascurati
Bartali
Alle Prese con una Verde Milonga
Dragon
Hemingway
Ho Ballato Di Tutto
Quadrille
Genova per Noi

Album Description

Digitally Remastered 20 track collection on Warner. Features the song's 'Via Con Me' and Sotto Le Stelle Del Jazz. 2005.

Album Details

20 of the Italian Singer/Pianist's Best Includes "Via Con Me", "Come Di", "Gli Impermeabili", "Genova Per Noi" and More.

Customer Reviews:

Good, but probably not best of his CDs.......2007-02-16

This is the only Paolo Conte CD I've heard. I bought it after hearing
the intoxicating Via con Me track from the German movie "Mostly Martha".
Unfortunately, the Via con Me track on this CD is not identical, and not
as suavely romantic as the movie track. In my view, the large collection of songs are rather hit and miss, but not a bad value for
the price. Highlights include Elisir, Gong-Oh, Alle Prese con una Verde Milonga, and Ballato Di Tutto. Best songs keep to his rhythmic swing
and pulsating piano with catchy key changes. There's also some nice
stand-up bass and guitar on a few tracks. Songs fall flat when too
experimental with voice or tacky musical stylings. Overall, a decent introduction, but I'd be shocked if one of the other compilations wasn't more elegant and swinging.

Hypnotic, highly addictive.......2000-08-30

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.

Average customer rating:

The old man and his songs
An expression of passion for music and life from the ultimate Italian contemporary songwriter
You either love him or hate him.
great album

Elegia
Paolo Conte
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Una Faccia in Prestito
Sparring Partner

ASIN: B00067GL5U
Release Date: 2004-11-05

Tracks:

Elegia
Sandwich Man
Casa Cinese
Frisco
Chiss
Molto Lontano
Non Ridere
Regno del Tango
Bamboolah
Nostalgia del Mocambo
Sonno Elefante
India
Vecchia Giacca Nuova

Album Details

2004 Studio Release from One of the Most Famous of Italian Artists.

Customer Reviews:

The old man and his songs.......2007-02-08

Admittedly, at 70 even a heavy smoker like Paolo Conte may still have many productive years ahead, but the atmosphere and lyrics of many of the songs on this album bring the classic from one of Conte's idols to mind. Whereas Conte has looked back to younger years in earlier songs like "Gelato a Limon" and "Bartali" the retrospect here is aimed more broadly at distant times and places in general.

Recorded in the studio, supported by his trusted ensemble, his own peculiar but effective brand of pianism and "the voice" this album ranks among his very best. My fellow reviewers have already sung the praise of some of the individual songs, but to me "Sonno Elefante" with its combination of nursery song and balloon flight over the land- and timescape of a life was especially touching.

Grazie Paolo.

An expression of passion for music and life from the ultimate Italian contemporary songwriter.......2005-12-09

Elegia, in Italian, is a word that describes a poetic ideal: an ideology expressed in Italian poetry on and off since the fourteenth century. The main theme of this ideology is that the poet is the lover and the slave of his passion. Usually that passion is centered around a woman, but it oftentimes revolves around the poet's main weaknesses and the love for his own artistic expression. Elegia is the poetry of crying.

Elegia, in my opinion, is Paolo Conte's deepest poetic expression. The uncertainty of the future and the feelings of old people who look back, look forward, and sometimes are too distant from current events to look in any direction at all, are captured in this CD with mastery.

Paolo Conte begins the first song, Elegia, with "Avevo una passione per la musica... cosa faro' di me?" (I HAD a passion for music... what will I do with myself?). This almost brings tears to my eyes as if it was my own parent speaking: it is almost an admission of someone's life coming to an end. He might live longer, but will he be able to express his passion anymore? And if he cannot, will he still be the person he was?

"Non ridere, non ridere, se io cado, inciampo e faccio per andarmene... stringimi, parlami, abbracciami" (Don't laugh, don't laugh, if I fall, if I stumble and get ready to get out of here... hold me, talk to me, hug me)

Although the theme that this could be Paolo Conte's last meaningful poetic expression is pervasive (Chissa': who knows), plenty of songs don't touch on that subject. Sandwich Man is a great portrayal of a male torn between two forces: his love for his loved one and his own inability to assert his needs in a relationship. Bamboolah touches on similar topics.
Sonno Elefante, India, and Frisco make the listener wander into far foreign lands, like many previously released Paolo Conte songs did.
La Casa Cinese, Molto Lontano, and La Nostalgia del Mocambo are great songs, especially if you know what it is like to live in Italy. They combine mondane moments with deep introspective thoughts.
La Vecchia Giacca Nuova is very ironic and sheds a critical light on materialism. That is not surprising if you reflect on the fact that Paolo Conte might be thinking about how will he be remembered. And he tells us that: he wants to be remembered by his music. Molto Lontano spells it out: "m'ascolterai, mi seguirai, ma non m'amerai" (You will listen to me, you will follow me, but you will not love me.)

If you want to be loved back, start by loving someone, not something.

You either love him or hate him........2005-08-11

Paolo Conte is a great musician. I think is voice and style of music is great. This new cd is a great continuation of his previous cd. As mentioned in the previous review his starting song 'Elegia' set the stage for the cd with great vocals and instruments accompanying him. Then 'Sandwich Man' is going to be a classic with the way he shows his emotions from his voice. 'ChissÀ' is another track that I enjoyed with the joyous music and korky voice combination.
Overall the cd is worth your time and money if you enjoy his music.
Enjoy.

great album.......2005-03-12

The opening song is the highlight of this album, but there are a number of wonderful, quirky songs throughout. The second song, Sandwich Man, is a bit grating, in particular because it comes as a very abrupt contrast with the first song (Elegia).

My favorites on this one are:
Elegia
Frisco
Molto Lontano
Non Ridere

Ciao Amore! A Lovestruck Set of Swinging Serenades

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Ciao Amore! A Lovestruck Set of Swinging Serenades
Lhasa , Dean Martin , Louis Prima , Pink Martini , Paolo Conte , Rosemary Clooney , Bobby Darin , Ennio Morricone , Domenico Modugno , and Lou Monte
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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Guarda, cade una matita!

900
Paolo Conte
Manufacturer: Cgd International
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Aguaplano

ASIN: B000006XRQ
Release Date: 1996-12-03

Tracks:

Novecento
Il Treno Va
Una Di Queste Notti
Pesce Veloce del Baltico
Donna Della Tua Vita
Per Quel Che Vale
Inno in Re Bemolle
Gong-Oh
I Giardini Pensili Hanno Fatto il Loro Tempo
Schiava del Politeama
Chiamami Adesso
Brillantina Bengalese
Do Do

Customer Reviews:

Guarda, cade una matita!.......2001-05-08

A couple years ago I found "The Best of Paolo Conte" in a box of free CD's a friend of mine acquired from an outlet. I picked it up because it was Italian and looked interesting. I fell in love with Paolo! Man! Musically, lyrically, he is hard to beat.

I bought "900" because it contained one of my favorite songs from The Best of Paolo, "Gong-Oh." I have listened to the whole CD now over and over. I don't think there is a song I don't like. All the songs are in the same vein as "Gong-Oh," if you are familiar with it--lots of accordion, bongo-type drums, horns, fun rhythms, et cetera. The title song "Novecento" is especially good.