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jeffl
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Username: Jeffl
Post Number: 1690
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Monday, May 15, 2006 - 3:57 pm: | 
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Is there a better latin jazz album than Elis and Tom (Regina and Jobim)? Man, every cut is a classic. |
Ukealalio
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Username: Ukealalio
Post Number: 2560
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, May 18, 2006 - 7:07 am: |
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For Bossa Nova and the best of Jobim, I'd say no better album. You may want to check our Egberto Gismonti who frequently moves into pretty challenging areas while still keeping a Brazillian flavor to his work. |
jeffl
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Username: Jeffl
Post Number: 1702
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, May 18, 2006 - 8:02 am: |
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Any CD in particular. I've never heard of him. |
Ben
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Username: Ros
Post Number: 304
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, May 18, 2006 - 1:29 pm: |
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For a jazz and Brazilian fusion (not exactly Bossa Nova, though)Wayne Shorter's Native Dancer, which features Milton Nascimento, is a classic (recorded in the mid 70's). Milton has one of the most beautiful, haunting voices you'll ever hear. |
jeffl
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Username: Jeffl
Post Number: 1703
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, May 18, 2006 - 5:07 pm: |
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Native Dancer has always been in my list of top CDs. |
Ligeti Man Meat
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Username: Ligeti
Post Number: 662
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Friday, May 19, 2006 - 6:32 pm: |
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If you can find it, you want the Joao Gilberto white album entitled simply "Joao Gilberto." I believe it's from the early 70s. Very simple, just Joao and a percussionist (produced by Walter/Wendy Carlos). Gilberto ranks up there with Jobim as a composer.
Jobim's classic "Wave" on A&M may seem like easy-listening background music upon first listening (it's a Creed Taylor production), but it includes some of Tom's absolute best pieces, in sparse, haunting arrangements. It is one of THE classics of late 60s American-style bossa nova. I never get sick of this record; I bought it with proceeds from my lawn-mowing business in 1971.
Regina was one of the greats, no doubt. Unfortunately, her recorded output is uneven and poorly produced. What a sad life she ended up having... |
Ligeti Man Meat
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Username: Ligeti
Post Number: 663
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Friday, May 19, 2006 - 6:41 pm: |
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Most of Gismonti's best albums are only available in Brazil (you might find a few as imports at Tower). His ECM albums are easy to find in the U.S., but may be a bit more conceptual than what you are looking for. Sol Do Meio Dia is a wonderful solo guitar album. The others have moments of brilliance, but you have to wade through a lot of the kind of noodling Manfred Eicher imposes on his productions to get to the good stuff. |
Ukealalio
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Username: Ukealalio
Post Number: 2561
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, May 20, 2006 - 11:08 am: |
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Ligeti's right on the money as far as Gismonti, his imports from Brazil are (in my opinion) superior to his many ECM recordings. Don't get me wrong, the ECM recordings are good but they're a little to ECM-ish. He made two ECM records with Nana Vasconcellos though, that I feel were better than the rest. There is also a recording called Infancia on ECM that I like. It's very hard to find but if you can get an import called Amazonia, thats a real gem.
Another great but overlooked (in the States) Brazillian artist is Martinho Da Villa. Much more a traditional Samba artist but a great one. Try Lusofonia.
And a more well known artist is Caetano veloso, his recording Federico e Giulietta (a tribute to Fellini) is beautifl. |
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