Pino Daniele

4-29-09 Pino Daniele

CD BELLA 'MBRIANA EMI IT 746793.2 1982 11 TRKS

LP BONNE SOIREE EMI IT 240770.1 1987 10 TRKS

CD CHE DIO TI BENEDICA CGD IT 92258.2 1993 14 TRKS 'DDD'

CD E SONA MO' CGD IT 94253.2 1993 14 TRKS Live

CD FERRY BOAT CGD IT 98378.2 1985 10 TRKS ('94 issue)

CDx2 LIVE - SCIO CGD IT 98381.2 1984 17 TRKS Live ('94 issue)

CD MASCALZONE LATINA EMI IT 793469.2 1989 10 TRKS

CD MUSICA MUSICA EMI IT 746419.2 1986 15 TRK EMI Collection

CD MUSICANTE CGD IT 98380.2 1994 10 TRKS

CDx2 NAPULE E' (Collection) EAST WEST IT 385889.2 2000 34 TRK Collection

CD NERO A META' EMI IT 746804.2 1980 12 TRKS

CD NON CALPESTARE I FIORI NEL... CGD IT 99791.2 1995 13 TRKS 'DDD'

LP PINO DANIELE EMI IT 064-18391 1979 12 TRKS

CD SCHIZZECHEA WITH LOVE EMI IT 790972.2 1988 10 TRKS

CD SOTTO 'O SOLE CGD IT 76095.2 1991 10 TRKS 'DDD'

CD TERRA MIA EMI IT 746791.2 1977 13 TRKS

CD UN UOMO IN BLUES CGD IT 73310.2 1991 10 TRKS 'DDD'

LP VAI MO' EMI IT 064-18550 1981 11 TRKS

CD YES I KNOW MY WAY - BEST OF CGD IT 22818.2 1996 16 TRK Collection

I only wrote about Pino Daniele in 2/08, but I recently found some more of his titles! Of course, I am a big fan of Italian male pop vocals. Daniele is from Naples, I really like his voice and he is a decent guitarist, too. I first heard him in Paris, as I had a charming Italian lunch – the owner of the restaurant kept playing Side 1 of Daniele’s “Bella ‘Mbriana” LP, notably “Tutta Nata Storia” – I was hooked. I wrote the name down on a napkin, found the LP etc. Years later, I even found a CD of it – again, in Paris!

For a while, I was finding his stuff rather easily. It was being imported. I could talk with my Italian music friends about Daniele, Lucio Battisti and Adriano Celentano. At some point, I quit finding any new titles – only “Best Of” titles. Recently, I found 5 used CD’s, most of which were ‘new-to-me’.

I still also love his “Schizzechea With Love” album. There was a while where that was truly my soundtrack; I drove around listening to it a lot at the end of the 80’s. It may take me a while to get to the new CD’s I found, but I fully intend to.

I once found a PAL VHS video of Daniele playing live. Very cool.

Pino Daniele is exactly the kind of artist I like to follow. His discography is extensive, but manage-able. I have yet to hear anything by him that I didn’t like. When I saw the CD’s in the store, I knew exactly right away which ones I didn’t have. If he was ever going to play live in L.A., I wouldn’t hesitate. I wonder if he’s ever played anywhere in the US?

I don’t remember seeing his CD’s in Japan, but I haven’t been to Casa Bianca (the Tokyo Italian CD specialist store) in a while.