Two new gems that anticipate the release of the fifth studio album by Nicola Conte “Free Souls” - pure soul jazz music when Marvin Parks’ voice softly embraces Shades of Joy melody and the lyrics written by Gregory Porter and Bridgette Amofah performing a superb Rhythm and Blues tune writing by Nicola. 

Nothing to share with futile trends, these tracks are the result of an urgent need to research in the depth of the soul and musical influences.

Nicola Conte - Shades Of Joy

Soul Food

毎朝贅沢なジャズと朝食

Espresso and Ambience

Ramblin' Fool

Morning + Study

Eighty Percent

AM Assembly

Nothing Up My Sleeve, Again

You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (Reprise - Live)

The Rose Tattoo - Ruud de Vries' version of this tune that was written by Harry Warren and Jack Brooks in 1955, and made popular by Perry Como. This recording features Ingeborg Cneut (violin and viola), Ruud de Vries (tenor saxophone), Nick Vos (guitar), Cedric Glans (upright bass). From the album 'Moodprints' of Ruud de Vries.

Moodprints

The Rose Tattoo

The Rose Tattoo - from the album 'Moodprints'

Track 16 Complainte des Braves

This album was originally released for streaming in 2020 and is appearing on SoundCloud for the first time now.  It was my first album featuring works for a large ensemble with music performed by Camerata Philadelphia conducted by Dr. Stephen Framil with guest artists Brett Deubner and Peggy Pei-Ju Yu. Tracks include THE FOUR ELEMENTS for viola and string orchestra, PAVANNE FOR A WORLD WITHOUT WAR for string orchestra, IN PRAISE OF REASON for cello, 2 horns and string orchestra and MYSTICAL SONGS for soprano, viola and string orchestra setting poems by the Spanish mystic Fernando Rielo.  The album's title comes from one of his poems.

and I paint stars

The Four Elements - Earth

enregistrement le 17/10/2011 duo Jean-Yves Candela & François Arnaud (prise 1)


Nuages (Django Reinhardt)

Nuages (Django Reinhardt)

Francois Arnaud