Jet Sounds Revisited

Nicola Conte | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 12, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Eighteenth Street
• ASIN: B00007944G
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,964 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Arabesque [Vocal Version]

2. Forma 2000 [Reforma 2001]

3. Tema in Hi-Fi

4. Jet Sounds

5. Bossa Per Due

6. Fuoco Fatuo

7. New Standards

8. The In Samba

9. Love Me 'Till Sunday

10. Missione a Bombay

11. Dóssier Omega

12. Mambo de los Dandies

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

In this reimagined version of his 2000 import release, Jet Sounds (released in America as Bossa Per Due), Italian producer-jazzman Nicola Conte has found some impressive help in remixing his lounge-flavored electronica. Taking time out from sipping their cocktails are Thievery Corporation, Koop, and the Finnish collective Nuspirit Helsinki, who perform a deeply sensual, eight-minute version of the title track. Also making notable appearances are Japan's Kyoto Jazz Massive, who kick the beat up more than a notch on their ambient-tinged version of "The In Samba." Elsewhere, Conte himself contributes three new tracks, including the Latin-flavored tinkle jazz of "Love Me 'till Sunday," as well as the sly, soundtracklike "Tema in Hi-Fi." Using its fine cast of musicians and producers to full effect, Revisited explores the more acoustic, less beat-driven underbelly of Conte's songs, finding an elegant, carefree sound for a new generation of hepcats. --Matthew Cooke

Product Description

2002 followup to the Italian DJ/producer's 2000 success 'Jet Sounds'. 13 tracks including, 'Arabesque' (vocal version) Micatone, 'Jet Sounds' Nu Spirit Helsinki, 'Tema In Hi-Fi' Nicola Conte & Gianluca Petrella, 'Bossa Per Due' Thievery Corporation & 'The In Samba' Kyoto Jazz Massive. Eighteenth Street Lounge.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid Re-Mixes, great artists., November 13, 2002

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bordersj2 (Boston) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jet Sounds Revisited (Audio CD)

It's hit the US. Jet Sounds Revisited. And wow, has Conte been busy! Remixes, remix album and another new album...

Some people probably have heard Nicola Conte through the bad car ads and cheesy boxer shorts commercials. But here, for those "purists", is a bit of a relief as most (not all) of the tracks from Jet Sounds (aka Bossa Per Due)have been given total face lifts - almost un-recognizable to the originals. The format of this remix album is simple - other well-known dj's interpretations of Nicola Conte's tracks on his feature album. The artists involved are quite impressive, and no stranger to the genre: Kyoto Jazz Massive, Koop, Gerardo Frisina, Les Gammas, Nuspirit Helsinki and Thievery Corporation (who released this in the US under their ESL label) as well as two new Conte tracks.

The Verdict? Solid. Each artists brings sort of their trade-mark style and influence into Nicola Conte's works, much like Conte does to others. The only problem I see with this is that some of the charm is lost, and admittedly, some of the bossa which made Jet Sounds so addictive. Forma 2000 was to me an electrifying bossa - downplayed by Les Gammas. Jet Sounds is pure nu-jazz sound, and with the flavor of Nuspirit Helsinki. Fouco Fatuo has the nostalgic fusion jazz like sense that Koop's made popular, and on down the line, you have a remix of The In Samba with the synth and percussion emphasis/sound that we've come to know from Kyoto Jazz Massive (see Calmaria, and remix of Sob O Mar).

I enjoy this CD. It's a good look by very talented artists and DJ's on his work. But what I'd really like is to see a collection of remixes as done by Nicola Conte, sort of like an opposite of this (Like what Jazzanova did with the 1997-200 remix album).

If you were hoping this would be all brand new stuff, you will be disappointed. If you were hoping for the same light, soundtrack bossa, this isn't really what the cd is about. Only two tracks by Conte are new. ANd this doesn't have Break & Bossa's "Moroccon Variations". But you will be happy to know he did release a fantastic release with Rosalia De Souza (Les Hommes/Break & Bossa). Hope this helps + enjoy!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Play it again Nic., July 10, 2003

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Dominique J. B. Feneyrou "Fenpau" (Paris, France) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jet Sounds Revisited (Audio CD)

For those who enjoy jazz with a modern touch, lounge like ambiance and edgy feel, this album is a great add to your collection or a great start for newcomers. If you like the works of Frenchman St Germain, this is a pretty close comparison. Some tunes (like the tremendously swinging Fuoco Fatuo) will reassure you that jazz is not a brainy world but essence of music: wonderful rhythm, impro tunes, sexy voices, and crazy bass lines, all for the pleasure of feeling alive. It certainly has an European touch in its sophistication but an exciting Latino feel is also present (In Samba, Mambo de los Dandies). It's, let's say, a upbeat latino/lounge version of accessible jazz. Not hard on you ear -au contraire- it has a pleasant variety of sounds and instrumentation on each track: Arabesque is accompanied by a loungy almost fatigued and trendy style of voice, Forma 2000 has a piano/drum loop which serves as a baseline, Mission in Bombay does have that Indian influence in its playful flute tones, New Standards has a powerful trumpet chorus with swinging rhythms. It's a great balance of classic and modern trends. It's tonic but not too fashionable to sound old too soon. And it applies the basic rules of swing but doesn't smell like refried music. Play it again Nic...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars another classic from my home town, August 16, 2004

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Jon Wood "Designer" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jet Sounds Revisited (Audio CD)

I surprised myself the other day. I realized that all of my favorite CDs were produced by the Eighteenth Street Lounge in DC. Including this one. This album is a must for anybody who appreciates 60's style revival. The picture that comes to my mind while listening to the tracks held within this compilation, is a hopelessly trendy mod driving his white Jaguar down the pacific coast highway at midnight. Perhaps I watch too much TV. Never the less, if you like classy, brassy bossa or trip hop.. or if you want to feel like a secret angent, then I highly reccomend you purchase this album.