Nicola Conte -- Rituals... NEW CD IN DIGIPACK... Schema (Italy), 2008. New CD... A sublime album through and through -- and another essential slice of work from the legendary Nicola Conte!... Conte's only given us a few full length sets under his own name, but they've all been amazing, and this album's...
Nicola Conte -- Rituals ...
NEW CD IN DIGIPACK
Schema (Italy), 2008. New CD
A sublime album through and through -- and another essential slice of work from the legendary Nicola Conte!
Conte's only given us a few full length sets under his own name, but they've all been amazing, and this album's no exception -- a record that mostly features live jazz instrumentation, turned towards some of the groove-heavy modes that Conte forged from his earliest sides on Schema Records -- a style that was clubjazz before anyone was using that tag, but which also has done plenty to revive a huge range of classic modes from decades past!
The record's got echoes of bossa, modal jazz, and more -- served up by combos with players that include Timo Lassy on sax and flute, Fabrizio Bosso and Till Bronner on trumpets, Pietro Lussu on piano, and Conte himself on guitar.
Vocals are by Alice Ricciardi, Jose James, Chiara Civello, and Kim Sanders -- and the album's got an even deeper feel than Conte's previous album on Blue Note.
Tracks include "Karma Flower", "I See All Shades Of You", "Black Is The Graceful Veil", "Caravan", "Rituals", "Macedonia", "The Nubian Queens", and "Like Leaves In The Wind".
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