Novecento - All The Best

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 80:15
Size: 183.7 MB
Styles: Pop vocals
Year: 2015
Art: Front

[4:26] 1. Anytime
[3:32] 2. Surround Me
[4:39] 3. A New Day
[5:54] 4. Artic
[3:17] 5. For A Moment
[4:09] 6. Endless Night
[5:22] 7. It's Time To Go
[4:29] 8. The Night (Version 2014)
[4:31] 9. Cry
[4:25] 10. Anytime (Instrumental Version)
[4:02] 11. Brodway
[4:37] 12. Vision
[4:32] 13. Tell Me Something
[4:27] 14. Let Me Breathe
[5:08] 15. Now That You've Gone
[4:05] 16. I Want You More
[4:21] 17. Movin' On
[4:10] 18. Excessive Love

Novecento is an Italian band founded by Pino Nicolosi, Lino Nicolosi, Rossana Nicolosi, and Dora Carofiglio in 1984. Their music has gone through a variety of genres, such as Italo disco (early work), synthpop, soft rock, pop rock, jazz, and funk. The band was active in the 1980s and the 1990s and became popular with the song "Cry" in 2008.

Novecento's debut single, "Movin' On", sold more than 100,000 copies in 1984. The band went on to win the "Revelation of the Year" award during the national television event Azzurro 1984. They were signed to Italian Five Records and Baby Records, with international distribution via WEA, Warner Music, and ZTT. After recording seven albums, Novecento disbanded in 1997. They briefly reunited in 2002 and again in 2008, when they scored significant success with the single "Cry"

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Novecento (feat. Stanley Jordan) - Dreams Of Peace

Styles: Jazz Pop
Year: 2004
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:28
Size: 102,0 MB
Art: Front

(4:41)  1. Tell Me Something
(5:54)  2. Flying On The Sky
(5:46)  3. Too Close To The Sun
(4:11)  4. Sky Flower
(4:28)  5. Destination Of My Heart
(4:45)  6. Spring
(5:34)  7. Dreams Of Peace
(4:52)  8. Easy Love
(4:14)  9. I Can Show You Something

Novecento's recording Dreams of Peace featuring guitarist Stanley Jordan is a lush production that often melts into smooth jazz grooves, but the level of musicianship and the setails that are added keep this from being a soulless snoozefest. Novecento is comprised of the Nicolosi siblings Dona (vocals), Lino (rhythm guitar), Rosanna (bass), and Pino (keyboards). Along with Jordan, who plays lead guitar on the entire album, the Nicolosis recorded and mixed Dreams of Peace at their studio in Milan, with some additional sessions done in California. The opening song, Tell Me Something, is nothing like the average smooth jazz or AOR track. Its grandeur resembles the progressive rock of Yes or the symphonic folk rock of Renaissance, or perhaps Enya without all the vocal overdubs. It s an intriguing piece, but ultimately sinks a bit under its own weight. Flying on the Sky gets us solidly into a smooth groove as Jordan and trumpeter Guy barker play the melody together. It s alike a cross between George Benson and Herb Alpert. So far the score is average, and the fluffy, wordless background vocals don t help. 

Jordan does some nice soloing, but the track is too light to be memorable. Too Close to the Sun finds a better groove and some nice details in the keyboard work of Pino Nicolosi as well as a solid horn arrangement. Barker tosses in a nice flugelhorn solo and Jordan gets some sparks flying with his guitar work. It s the details the Nicolosi s productions adds, like Marco Fadda s percussion work, that help lift Dreams of Peace above the run of the mill smooth release. Sky Flower has a good energy level, with a techno beat played live by drummer Mimmo Campanale and great guitar fills from Jordan. The overall sound and feel is like an outtake from a late seventies/early eighties Santana album. Vocal work by Gregg Brown of the band Osibisa is well done on this track, as well as on the final track, I Can Show You Something. 

Destination of My Heart features a Dave Liebman sax solo that lifts the track out of the ordinary. In all honesty, the music on this disc is infections and actually bears repeated listening, again because of the care and attention to detail demonstrated by both the musicians and the producers. Heading into the disc s second half Spring is somewhere between 70s fusion and electric free jazz. Jordan lets loose with some high volume guitar shredding while guest Danny Gottlieb unfurls a salvo of free wheeling drum work that recalls Tony Williams at times. Then, orver a wash of synth chords Randy Brecker steps in with a fully swinging jazz solo. The following track, Dreams of Peace is a showcase for Jordan, who rises to the occasion with some of his finest solo work of the album. The final two tracks return to a more predictable smooth format, with Brown returning for vocals on the closer, I Can Show You Something. ~ Jazzitude.com – Editorial Reviews http://www.amazon.com/Dreams-Peace-Novecento/dp/B0002IQKGS

Personnel:  Stanley Jordan - lead guitar; Gregg Brown and Dora Nichols - vocals; Lino Nichols - rhythm guitar; Randy Brecker - trumpet; Guy Barker - trumpet and flugelhorn; Dave Liebman - tenor saxophone; Rossanna Nicolisi - bass; Pino Nicolisi - keyboards; Mimmo Campanale - drums; Danny Gottlieb - drums; Marco Fadda - percussion; Leonardo Govin - trombone; Trio Solista & Friends - strings.

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Novecento - All The Best

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 79:38
Size: 182.3 MB
Styles: Pop-jazz
Year: 2015
Art: Front

[4:25] 1. Anytime
[3:29] 2. Surround Me
[4:39] 3. A New Day
[5:51] 4. Artic
[3:17] 5. For A Moment
[4:08] 6. Endless Night
[5:18] 7. It's Time To Go
[4:29] 8. The Night-(2014 Version)
[4:31] 9. Cry
[4:25] 10. Anytime (Instrumental Version)
[4:01] 11. Broadway
[4:33] 12. Vision
[4:27] 13. Tell Me Something
[4:21] 14. Let Me Breathe
[5:04] 15. Now That You've Gone
[4:05] 16. I Want You More
[4:19] 17. Movin' On
[4:06] 18. Excessive Love

Lino Nicolosi guitar; Rossana Nicolosi Bass; Pino Nicolosi keyboards; Dora Nicolosi Voice.

The band Novecento was formed in 1984 and released the track "Movin' on" which became number one in Italy. In the same year the group won the “revelation of the year” award.

Over the years the band has produced and worked with many international stars such as Sting, Billy Preston, Randy Crawford, Dominic Miller and Billy Cobham to name just a few. They signed with ZTT (Trevor Horn’s label) for the European market and are distributed in America under the Atlantic label. In 2001 they wrote and produced the album by Billy Cobham (celebrated drummer and icon of the seventies) published by 24 Sony affiliates throughout the world.

All The Best

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