''Razmataz'' is a 2000 album, partly-animation DVD, and book by Italian jazz musician
Paolo Conte
Paolo Conte (; born 6 January 1937) is an Italian singer, pianist, songwriter and lawyer known for his distinctly grainy, resonant voice. His compositions fuse Italian and Mediterranean sounds with jazz, boogie and elements of the French and L ...
. The album book and animation tell the story of Razmataz, a Harlem dancer and her troupe, in the Paris of the 1920s. Conte stated that "It is a story about the meeting between old Europe and young black music."
[Animation: A World History: Volume III: Contemporary Times - Page 182 1317519884 Giannalberto Bendazzi - 2015 Razmataz is the nickname of the protagonist, an American black dancer who goes to Paris to perform. ... 'It is a story', wrote Paolo Conte,203 'about the meeting between old Europe and young black music."]
Track listing
#"Razzmatazz" – 2:08
#"Paris, les paris" – 2:30
#"Guaracha" – 3:12
#"La reine noire" – 1:41
#"It's a green dream (1)" – 2:56
#"Ça depend" – 2:09
#"Talent scout man" – 3:18
#"Aigrette et sa valse" – 1:34
#"The yellow dog" – 3.13
#"La danse" – 0:27
#"The black Queen" – 4:37
#"La java javanaise" – 2:28
#"That's my opinion" – 2:10
#"Guitars" – 1:42
#"La petite tendresse" – 3:56
#"Pasta "diva"" – 1:02
#"It's a green dream (2)" – 3:49
#"Mozambique fantasy (ouverture)" – 8:20
References
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2000 albums