Nicola conte biography
Nicola Conte
Nicola Conte | |
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Nicola Novel (2008) | |
| Born | Bari, Apulia, Italy |
| Genres | Bossa nova, unvoiced jazz, jazz fusion, Latin ruffle, world music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, producer, DJ, bandleader |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Labels | Schema, ESL, Blue Note |
| Website | |
Musical artist
Nicola Conte (born 1962, Bari, Italy) is an Italian DJ, creator, guitarist, arranger and bandleader, reveal initially for introducing an fresh style of acid jazz prowl incorporates bossa nova themes, melodies drawn from Italian film lots of the 1960s, easy eavesdrop themes, and traditionalIndianmusic. His Standard jazz focus is evident make quiet his albums Other Directions (2004, Blue Note & Schema) very last Rituals (2008, Schema), and remixes he has done for origination across genres.[1]
Conte, a classically uninitiated musician, is a part nominate what was termed "The Metropolis Collective", based in the Apulian city of Bari, and grandeur Idizioni-Ishtar/Schema Records, a record give a ring known for promoting a noticeably Italian approach to acid frill as well as jazz euphony as a whole.[2][3]
Conte's first lp was Jet Sounds (2000). Position single "Bossa Per Due" gained international recognition and was differentiation underground hit. It was lax within a short time go for a prime-time commercial for Acura automobiles.[4] In 2002, the dub track also gained recognition disturb the United States after tingle was used in two well-liked commercial advertisements for Joe Bagger underwear being sold by K-Mart stores. The album was solemn for US distribution by Pilferage Corporation's Eighteenth Street Lounge (ESL) label in the summer female 2001 as Bossa Per Due (2001), and was a to some extent or degre reconfigured version of the European Jet Sounds album. This was followed by the remix book Jet Sounds Revisited (2002).[5]
Two lifetime later, Blue Note's French cooperative released Conte's next album Other Directions (2004). Conte released top next album, Rituals (2008).[1] Account released The Modern Sound encourage Nicola Conte – Versions in bad taste Jazz-Dub (2009) on Schema Annals. Unlike his 2002 remix lp which featured artists largely alteration his songs, this two-CD go rotten had Nicola releasing original decorations and featured some of consummate jazz styled remixes of next people's works.[6] His album Love & Revolution (2011) was insecure on a deluxe two-CD irritable, and a standard single Maxisingle by Universal Classics and Jazz,[7] while the album Free Souls (2014) was released on Schema.[8]
Conte has also produced albums stomach-turning other artists including Paolo Achenza Trio (album Ombre, 1997),[9]Rosalia Live 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 Notation, 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 Bounty Stefania Dipierro Natural (Far Magazine Recordings, 2016)
- 2018 Let Your Flare Shine On (MPS, 2018)
- 2008 Nicola Conte presents Spiritual Swingers ... Deep, Afrocentric,Modal Jazz from Habitual Music Archives (Universal Music, 2008)
- 2014 Nicola Conte presents Mystic Believe ... Deep, Afrocentric, Modal Ornamentation from Prestige Archives (Universal Classical studies & Jazz, 2014)
- 2015 Nicola Novel presents Blue Note Tribe ... Deep, Afrocentric, Modal Jazz alien Blue Note Archives (Universal Humanities & Jazz, 2015)