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Antonio Carlos Jobim and Luiz Floriano Bonfá
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Track Listing
- Chuva Caiu [The Rain Fell] - Luiz Bonf�, Antonio Carlos Jobim
- Samba Nao E Brinquedo - Antonio Carlos Jobim, Dora Lopes
- O Barbinha Branca - Luiz Bonf�, Antonio Carlos Jobim
- Se E por Falta de Adeus - Dolores Dur�n, Antonio Carlos Jobim
- Violao No Samba - Luiz Bonf�, Antonio Carlos Jobim
- So Saudade - Antonio Carlos Jobim, Claudia Morena
- Duvida [Doubt] - Luiz Bonf�, Antonio Carlos Jobim
- Vem Viver ao Meo Lado - Gilda de Barros, Antonio Carlos Jobim
- Minha Saudade - Luiz Bonf�, Jo�o Donato, Antonio Carlos Jobim
- De Cigarro Em Cigarro [From Cigarette to Cigarette] - Antonio Carlos Jobim, Nora Ney
- Chora Chorao - Luiz Bonf�, Jo�o Donato, Antonio Carlos Jobim
- Foi a Noite [It Was the Night] - Antonio Carlos Jobim, Sylvia Telles
- Passeio No Rio - Luiz Bonf�, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Ed Lincoln
- Perdido de Amor [Lost in Love] - Dick Farney, Antonio Carlos Jobim
- Domingo Sincopado - Luiz Bonf�, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Ed Lincoln
- Engano - Antonio Carlos Jobim, D�ris Monteiro
- Domingo Sincopado - Edu, Antonio Carlos Jobim
- Teu Castigo - Dalva de Oliveira, Antonio Carlos Jobim
- Luar E Natucada - Antonio Carlos Jobim, Sylvia Telles
- Ouverture - Antonio Carlos Jobim
- Mon�logo de Orfeu (Orfeu Da Coni��o) - Vin�cius de Moraes, Antonio Carlos Jobim
- Um Nome de Mulher [A Woman's Name] - Antonio Carlos Jobim, Roberto Paiva
- Se Todos F�ssem Iguais a Voc� [Someone to Light Up My Life] - Antonio Carlos Jobim, Roberto Paiva
- Mulher, Sempre Mulher [Always a Woman] - Antonio Carlos Jobim, Roberto Paiva
- Eu E O Meu Amor - Antonio Carlos Jobim, Roberto Paiva
- Lamento No Morro [Lament on the Hill] - Antonio Carlos Jobim, Roberto Paiva
- Eu Voce E O Mar - Antonio Carlos Jobim, Quitandinha Serenaders
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #252286 in Music
- Released on: 2007-01-29
- Number of discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Dimensions: .22 pounds
Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Antonio Carlos Jobim is the biggest name in Brazilian music. His composition 'The Girl from Ipanema' and The Beatles' 'Yesterday', are the most popular songs of all time and it is THE number that defines Bossa Nova. Jobim and the virtuoso Brazilian guitarist Luiz Bonfa were (with Joao Gilberto) the architects of Bossa Nova; overseeing the transition of traditional Samba song to the new form and this collection covers those years of transition. This compilation includes Jobim songs played by Bonfa and vice versa. It includes vintage domestic hits written either by Jobim or by both men and also includes the entire score of the 1956 'Orpheus of the Carnival' stage play (written by Jobim and the poet Vinicius de Morais). This was the blueprint for the famous film 'Black Orpheus' which two years later swept all before it at the Cannes Film festival and put Bossa Nova on the world map. Our set captures the flavor of fifties Brazil, when in arts and culture and sport the country was really emerging. 27 tracks. El. 2007.
Customer Reviews
Antonio Carlos Jobim and Luiz Floriano Bonfa', Showcasing Seminal Recordings From The 1950's, including Orheus Of The Carnival
A Composer has a number of hurdles to overcome before they are taken seriously.
Hopefully they are young enough to enjoy their accomplishments, and the world appreciate how far they have come.
I admire Jobim's meteoric rise to radio and TV in the 1950's.
The 27 tracks off the album Antonio Carlos Jobim and Luiz Floriano Bonfa' reveal certain size microphones and microphone placement to cut and record 78 rpm's for play on the large crystal tube radios popular in homes before smaller transistor radios overtook the beach, and widespread use of the lighter weight Stereo LP.
The treasure trove of 27 tracks, all rarities, are highlighted by songs performed by the original cast members of Jobim and de Moraes' play Orfeu da Conceicao, which features a small cluster of motifs our Composer loved to return to throughout his most distinguished career.
Bonfa' help construct the music for de Moraes and Jobim's play, the songs A Felicidade and Manha De Carnival aren't on this CD, they are on the Black Orpheus soundtrack.
In de Moraes' play, the song Someone To Light Up My Life was used to celebrate Orpheus had met his better half, his soulmate Eurydice.
Fans of Wave will be delighted to find Lamento was originally a vehicle for Orfeu to pour his heart out.
Much like Porgy and Bess, Orpheus and Eurydice's time together is short lived, but their union will define who they are, and what they are about for the rest of their lives.
You are forewarned here, Orfeu da Conceicao is a Tragedy, Orfeu has to reconcile himself to his fate, nothing is permanent, the lilting melodies may cause some heartache.
Jobim and Vinicius were supposed to have written a number of the songs for their play transcontinental over the phone.
I remember the big phone recievers and heavy round cords, the image makes me love Ma Bell and large hunks of plastic even more!
I've noticed the film Black Orpheus by Marcel Camus has aged well, it's still very contemporary.
The songs A Felicidade and Manha De Carnival are the centerpiece of Black Orpheus. Bonfa' wrote Manha De Carnival when Jobim needed help completing the Soundtrack.
While performing cuts off her new dynamite album, Into White, Miss Carly Simon told the QVC television audiance Manha De Carnival is one of the two or three songs recognised and loved the world over by the most people in spite of the language barriers because the beautiful melody speaks to everybody's heart.
Big Time!
Antonio Carlos Jobim and Luiz Floriano Bonfa' is a good companion piece alongside the album, Antonio Carlos Jobim Sinfonia Do Rio de Janeiro, both items are featured on El Records and their Subsidiary label Cherry Red Records.
Purchase the CD Antonio Carlos Jobim and Luiz Floriano Bonfa'... break the shrink wrap open... admire the attractive one piece swimsuits on the front cover our ancestors enjoyed for a day in the sun, and fall in love all over again!
collectors item
I say it is a collectors item for several reasons. First of all the quality is not great. It sounds like it was copied from a vinyl record. Almost all of the songs are from recordings in the 50's. They have that sound to them. It's like watching the old b&w movies. There are 27 tracks and about half of them are vocals, either male of female voice. All are sung in Portugese. So I guess my main complaint is not enough of the two composers, Jobim and Bonfa. When they do perform they are mixed in with the orchestra. Lots of harmonica, accordion, woodwinds, and orchestra but not enough of Luis' beautiful guitar to suit me. It is more or less just ethnic music. Except for about six tracks I don't really like the rest of it very much. But maybe if you are a collector....
