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Urubu

Urubu
Antonio Carlos Jobim

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Track Listing

  1. B�to (Porpoise)
  2. Ligia
  3. Correnteza (The Stream)
  4. Angela
  5. Saudade Do Brasil
  6. Valse
  7. Arquitetura de Morar (Architecture to Live)
  8. O Homem (Man)

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #281428 in Music
  • Released on: 1996-10-29
  • Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

.4
After reading the customer reviews of this disc, I feel compelled to chime in. This is a fine album, but it's not jazz, doesn't purport to be jazz, and thus shouldn't be criticized for not being jazzy enough. It was conceived by Carlos Jobim as a tribute to one of the greatest Brazilian composers of all time, Heitor Villa-Lobos. The project is executed with great feeling and beauty. Anyone who would call this "schmaltz" is unable or unwilling to approach Carlos Jobim as a serious composer and instead treats his work as if it were not something of real value but only of novelty value to be played as background music for a dinner party, a seduction, or a quiet evening at home. I can recommend this album very highly to those who are interested in actually listening to some wonderful pieces of music in the Brazilian tradition.

sublime5
For those discovering Jobim and his bossa nova sound, Urubu will come as a surprise: it's neither bossa nor jazz, but a stunning confluence of both, resulting in a heavily-orchestrated type of 'easy listening' that is anything but. Jobim's recognised compositional idiosyncrasies and Claus Ogerman's lush arrangements keep pulling the music (and the listener) away from the deadness of muzak and into an extraordinary soundscape of traditional instruments and Brazilian-style orchestration. A note also has to be made here about the warm, analogue-sounding transfer to cd, which is crystal clear yet light as meringue. If you like the idea of music that slips down like soft ice cream on a hot day, yet doesn't leave any sickly aftertaste, then get this album!!!

MAGNIFICENT!!!5
Perhaps his most lyrical, beautiful and lasting work. Truly the work of a master artist/craftsman in his prime. The orchestrations and jobim's melancholy vocals make this a must have for ANY music lover.