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1 Via con Me Conte 2:23
2 Sotto le Stelle del Jazz Conte 3:33
3 Elisir Conte 2:29
4 Boogie Conte 5:52
5 Sparring Partner Conte 4:11
6 Come Di Conte 4:00
7 Azzurro Conte 2:46
8 Un Gelato al Limon Conte 4:29
9 Happy Feet Conte 3:23
10 Gli Impermeabili Conte 3:55
11 Max Conte 3:44
12 Gong-Oh Conte 3:16
13 Colleghi Trascurati Conte 3:39
14 Bartali Conte 2:19
15 Alle Prese con una Verde Milonga Conte 6:22
16 Dragon Conte 4:12
17 Hemingway Conte 4:53
18 Ho Ballato Di Tutto Conte 2:51
19 Quadrille Conte 2:48
20 Genova per Noi Conte 3:16
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The Best of Paolo Conte

Audio Compact Disc [East West]

Label: EastWest

Category: Pop/Rock

The Best of Paolo Conte

UPC: 738476046528

Release Date: 01/01/1899

Original Release Date: 01/01/1899

Number of Discs: 1

Tracks: [Via con Me, Sotto le Stelle del Jazz, Elisir, Boogie, Sparring Partner, Come Di, Azzurro, Un 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]
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Thom Jurek

This is a strange best-of. It features Paolo Conte's (the Italian Tom Waits and Serge Gainsbourg rolled into one) finest songs, but most of the tracks here are re-recorded versions of his RCA material and, to top it off, the disc is a remastered best-of, making the originals doubly absent. There is certainly charm in hearing the musically mature Conte sing "Elisir" once more, or "Sotte le Stelle del Jazz," or "Bartali," but there was something in those older versions, with their dime-store recording techniques, that somehow made them wilder and more untenable as recording industry product. The wildness, after all, is what gave Conte his rough charm. That said, certain tunes, such as the irrepressible "Happy Feat," the gorgeous tango "Alle Prese con una Verde Milonga," and the beat rant "Hemingway," are served well by the re-recording, in that Conte has grown into them with a certain charm missing from the originals. Anyway you cut it, it's still him -- greasy and full of pronouncements about sex, death, jazz, and poetry. He scats, sings, talks, growls, and careens wildly across his tunes like a drunken sailor baying at the moon in places, and that's what listeners love him for. So yes, this is a true best-of, with different nuances on the more vintage material that deepen and widen listeners' view of Conte, the poet and jazzman. ~ Thom Jurek, Rovi