Nicola Arigliano
Cantatutto

.....Sing and Swing with Nicola Arigliano, we spend a short half-hour listening to the LP "Cantatutto" by Nicola Arigliano, a master of Italian Jazz. The album title is taken from the homonymous program of 1963-64, presented by Arigliano, Milva, Claudio Villa, and Franco e Ciccio.

The album starts with a classic covered by many, "Il Cuore A San Francisco (I Left My Heart In San Francisco)", an Italian version of the track, much more swing than the original, beautiful and sentimental. We restart excellently with "Marilù Marilù", fun and swing more than ever. Fantastic Arigliano, what a voice!! We set aside the swing for a chanson d'amour, "Più Vicino", which starts with spoken words in the style of Alberto Lupo, then continues with a crooner melody like Fred Bongusto, a beautiful song, which compared to the others is lighter and simpler. It's the turn of "Mea Culpa, E'Colpa Mia (Don't Go)" a very similar Italian version, very Rhythm & Blues like the original, with Arigliano displaying a soulful voice that leaves one breathless. Here comes the usual "Scalinatella", which, due to personal taste, I don't like, leaving me indifferent. "Maramao Perché Sei Morto", a famous folk song, hit, of the Trio Lescano, here in swing style, very lively and energetic.

We change sides, and the record starts with Arigliano's most famous song among the general public, "Venti Km.. Al Giorno", a song that participated in the Festival Di Sanremo 1963, being eliminated before the final. All in all, the song isn't very remarkable, even if it gained a lot of popularity. After the Arigliano hit, the record continues with "Non Importa Quando", a swing-pop song similar to the ballads of Bruno Martino, nice, but the album is gradually declining. No, not from Arigliano, along comes a certain "Geraldine," a ballad, a twist, with many horns that don't help, rather poor! Nicola, where did you go? "Tutto Va Bene", a song sung with Claudio Villa and Milva, really boring, a song with an early 50s style, unsuitable for the album and Arigliano's style. The album is collapsing, and now the most decent from side B are the first two, which are light years behind side A. Arigliano's swing returns with "I Remember L'Ammore", not to be confused with his 1959 song "I Sing Ammore", which has nothing to do with it, apart from the title connection, to repeat the success of the former. The album closes with a good, but disappointing side B, the track "Georgine-Georgette", a good closing, but Arigliano is something else entirely.

The first part is beautiful, the second is weak and outdated, listen only to the first, better for you!!! :)
Great Arigliano, great person, great crooner, great master!!!!!!!!! Swing to you all