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Paolo Conte is an
Italian
singer/songwriter
who plays the
piano
and
kazoo
. Born in Asti (home of Asti
Spumanti
Champagne
) in the late
30s
he bgan playing the
vibraphone
in
grade school
. And later became a
lawyer
and
painter
In the mid
60s
he began having some success with other Italian artists covering his songs. In 1974 He began his own recording career.
He has a voice smothered in
smoke
, languid and
cool
, somewhat a bit like
Tom Waits
. He mixes American
jazz
,
blues
, Italian and
French
folk music
with
German
cabaret
and sings in English, Italian and French.
Largely unknown in the
US
he is well respected in
E
urope, especially in
France
and his native
Italy
.
He has only played a handful of times in the states including one concert in
Boston
,
San Francisco
and 3 or 4 in
NYC
, although he is raved about by both the
New York Times
, the
Wall Street Journal
and the
Village Voice
.
Rolling Stone
magazine said his
1998
American release "The
Best of
Paolo Conte" was one of the essential records of the year.
PAOLO CONTE (RCA-1974)
PAOLO CONTE (RCA-1975)
UN GELATO AL LIMON (RCA-1979)
PARIS MILONGA (RCA-1981)
APPUNTI DI VIAGGIO (RCA-1982)
PAOLO CONTE (CGD-1984)
CONCERTI live (CGD-1985)
AGUAPLANO (CGD-1987)
PAOLO CONTE LIVE (CGD-1988)
PAROLE D'AMORE SCRITTE A MACCHINA (CGD-1990)
STAI SERIA CON LA FACCIA MA PERÒ (Raccolta "All the Best") (BMG ARIOLA-1992)
900 (CGD-1992)
TOURNÉE live (CGD-1993)
UNA FACCIA IN PRESTITO (CGD-1995)
THE BEST OF PAOLO CONTE (CGD-1996)
THE BEST OF PAOLO CONTE (
Nonesuch
-1998 USA)
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