Description
Nicola Conte – Rituals / Universal Music Group, EmArcy CD Audio 2008
UPC 602517652873
Made in EU
Nicola Conte, Latin-jazz artist, composer, producer, and DJ from Bari, Italy, 1964 in Bari, Apulia, Italy.
Along with recording many albums of his own, Conte has recorded and produced for a great many other artists, including Rosalia De Souza, Barbara Dennerlein, Stefania Di Pierro, and more. He also has several regular musicians he has worked with, including Gianluca Petrella, Fabrizio Bosso, Pietro Lussu, Sandro Deidda, Pietro Ciancaglini, Daniele Scannapieco, Lorenzo Tucci, et al. Many of these artists are associated acts on his regular Italian label Schema, which he too manly records for, although many of his albums have received international distribution by the major Universal Music Group, under several of their labels.
He has also been quite a prolific remix producer, usually releasing many remixes or reversions for other artists each year, including several for Japanese artist Tatsuo Sunaga (aka Sunaga T Experience) and for jazz band associates The Five Corners Quintet.
Tracklist:
| 1 | Karma Flower | 4:03 | |
| 2 | The Nubian Queens | 6:20 | |
| 3 | Like Leaves In The Wind | 4:51 | |
| 4 | Love In | 4:52 | |
| 5 | Awakening | 5:51 | |
| 6 | Paper Clouds | 4:08 | |
| 7 | I See All Shades Of You | 5:51 | |
| 8 | Macedonia | 7:06 | |
| 9 | Song For The Seasons | 3:33 | |
| 10 | Red Sun | 4:43 | |
| 11 | Black Is The Graceful Veil | 5:00 | |
| 12 | Caravan | 5:38 | |
| 13 | Rituals | 7:35 |
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Edizioni Ishtar SNC
- Copyright © – Edizioni Ishtar SNC
- Produced For – Schema Records (3)
- Recorded At – Sorriso Studios
- Licensed To – Universal International Music B.V.
- Made By – EDC, Germany – 52167399
- Alto Saxophone [Alto Sax] – Gaetano Partipilo (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 13), Greg Osby (tracks: 9, 11)
- Art Direction – Roberta Dispoto
- Backing Vocals – Philipp Weiss (tracks: 4)
- Baritone Saxophone, Flute – Timo Lassy (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 9)
- Bongos, Vibraphone [Vibes] – Michael Pinto, Pierpaolo Bisogno
- Double Bass – Dario Deidda, Pietro Ciancaglini
- Drums – Lorenzo Tucci, Teppo Makynen (tracks: 2, 4)
- Engineer [Sound] – Tommy Cavalieri
- Executive-Producer – Davide Rosa, Luciano Cantone
- Flute, Tenor Saxophone [Tenor Sax] – Daniele Scannapieco (tracks: 7), Sandro Deidda
- Harp – Diane Peters (2)
- Lead Vocals – Alice Ricciardi (tracks: 7, 9), Chiara Civello (tracks: 1, 6), José James (tracks: 2, 3, 5), Kim Sanders (tracks: 1, 4, 10, 11), Philipp Weiss (tracks: 12)
- Management, Booking – Soenke Lohse
- Music By – Dusko Gojkovich (tracks: 8), Nicola Conte (tracks: 1 to 7, 9 to 11, 13), Sandro Deidda (tracks: 9)
- Photography By [Original Cover Photo] – Pino Ninfa
- Piano – Pietro Lussu
- Producer – Edizioni Ishtar
- Producer, Guitar – Nicola Conte
- Trombone – Gianluca Petrella (tracks: 3, 10), Mario Corvini (tracks: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9)
- Trumpet – Fabrizio Bosso (tracks: 2, 5, 7), Giovanni Amato (tracks: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9), Till Brönner (tracks: 3, 12, 13)
- Words By – José James (tracks: 5), Nicola Conte (tracks: 1 to 4, 6, 7, 9 to 11)
- Written-By – D. Ellington (tracks: 12), J. Tizol (tracks: 12)
German promo in a special DIN A4 tri-fold cardboard sleeve with Nicola Conte biography in German.
VÖ 10. Oktober 2008 (release date)
℗ & © 2008 Edizioni Ishtar snc, under exclusive licence to Universal International B.V.
Following infos are NOT printed on this issue:
Executive producers: for Edizioni Ishtar / Schema Records.
Recorded in Bari at Sorriso Studios during various sessions from Autumn 2005 to Winter 2007.
José James appears courtesy of Brownswood Rec.
Till Brönner appears courtesy of Universal Music Gemany.
Chiara Civello appears courtesy of Universal Music Italy.
Alice Ricciardi appears courtesy of Blue Note EMI Italy.
Fabrizio Bosso appears courtesy of Blue Note EMI Italy.
Gaetano Partipilo appears courtesy of Universal Music Italy.
Timo Lassy and Teppo Mäkynen appear courtesy of Ricky Tick Rec.
Gianluca Petrella appears courtesy of Blue Note EMI Italy.
Greg Osby appears courtesy of Inner Circle Music.
Lorenzo Tucci plays: Nobile & Cooley Druma, Silverfox Drumsticks.
VÖ 10. Oktober 2008 (release date)
℗ & © 2008 Edizioni Ishtar snc, under exclusive licence to Universal International B.V.
Following infos are NOT printed on this issue:
Executive producers: for Edizioni Ishtar / Schema Records.
Recorded in Bari at Sorriso Studios during various sessions from Autumn 2005 to Winter 2007.
José James appears courtesy of Brownswood Rec.
Till Brönner appears courtesy of Universal Music Gemany.
Chiara Civello appears courtesy of Universal Music Italy.
Alice Ricciardi appears courtesy of Blue Note EMI Italy.
Fabrizio Bosso appears courtesy of Blue Note EMI Italy.
Gaetano Partipilo appears courtesy of Universal Music Italy.
Timo Lassy and Teppo Mäkynen appear courtesy of Ricky Tick Rec.
Gianluca Petrella appears courtesy of Blue Note EMI Italy.
Greg Osby appears courtesy of Inner Circle Music.
Lorenzo Tucci plays: Nobile & Cooley Druma, Silverfox Drumsticks.
- Matrix / Runout: 06025 176 528-7 01 ✳ 52167399
- Rights Society: BIEM/SABAM
- Mastering SID Code: IFPI LV26
- Mould SID Code: IFPI 0114
2008 album from the Italian DJ/producer. Rituals is a groove-heavy collection of Bossa Nova, Jazz and more with (mostly) live instrumentation. Includes musical assistance from Timo Lassy (sax and flute), Fabrizio Bosso and Till Bronner (trumpets) and Pietro Lussu (piano). Guest vocalists include Alice Ricciardi, Jose James, Chiara Civello, and Kim Sanders. Emarcy.
