La Casa Di Hilde

If you haven’t done it yet (but I really don’t think so), give it a listen. This is one of the very few cover albums that has more than just a meaning: both for the reasons behind it and for its execution. Beautifully tight arrangements, just the right amount of tension, almost minimal - something I’ve always appreciated about Carboni, at least from his early period - and a tremendous love and respect for the material being covered. There’s also a small cameo by Claudio Lolli (one of the last, I think) in the final part of the video "Ho visto anche degli zingari felici".

Oh, the piece? Extraordinary. For me, no one could do it better.