Italia

Daydream
Botti's "Italia" CD is a lovely recording. It's soft & slow. Botti wrote the title track with David Foster which weaves a dreamy sonic landscape. Botti also wrote "Venice" with Dean Parks which makes me flash to Gato Barbieri's fine soundtrack for Last Tango In Paris: Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack. I've loved Botti's collaborations with Paula Cole. On his When I Fall in Love CD she sang the gorgeous "What'll I Do"; and on the soundtrack for August Rush: Music From The Motion Picture they teamed on the Billie Holiday classic "God Bless the Child." On "Italia," "The Very Thought of You" rises with a deft interplay between Cole's voice oozing with emotion and Botti's trumpet coaxing it forward, "I'm living in a kind of daydream, but I'm happy as a queen." That track and "The Way You Look Tonight" are my favorites with Botti bringing the classic melody into full sway. Rita Coolidge accented a samba rhythm for "Estate" on her delightful jazz CD And So Is Love. Botti transplants the track from Brazil to Italy with a lovely charm. "Italia" is slow & sensual, romantic & rewarding. Enjoy!

I luv Chris Bott, However.,....
I found this Cd a bit humdrum, Botti plays beautifully as usual, but nothing to write home about.

Botti at his best!!!
This is Chris Botti at his best...he has captured the feel of old Italy. Great album with very well placed cuts. I would have bought it for "Italia" alone but there are nice surprises...like working with tapes of Dean Martin on "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face"...very nice.

Botti's best
Italia is Botti's best. Standuts include the duets with Paula Cole and Dean Martin, plus the title piece--Italia (Andrea Bocelli) "Ava Maria" is premo along with the title cut from "Once Upon A Time In America" and "Nessun Dorma". A rare CD, where you get what you pay for...and more. Not a single average cut on the entire CD. Profound, evocative, haunting, lyrical, rich. Quite simply, the best trumpeter ever.

Beautiful music
Heard this when my friend was playing this in her car. Came home and immediately ordered it and have loved listening to it over and over again. Then, I heard "When I Fall in Love" at another friend's house. Bought that too and have loved listening to that one! You won't be disappointed!