Audio CD review:
Joćo Gilberto - Amoroso

Joćo Gilberto - Amoroso

Band: Joćo Gilberto Title: Amoroso Rating: Release Date: 15 December, 2007 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: 'S Wonderful 2: Estaté 3: Tin Tin Por Tin Tin 4: Besame Mucho 5: Wave 6: Caminhos Cruzados 7: Triste 8: Zmngaro (Retraro Em Branco E Preto)

Customer Reviews familiar voices and familiar music as other reviewers have noted, joao was at his finest on some amoroso tracks but the production is unbearable at times. i will focus on the brasil part in this review. the voices on brasil are familiar to anyone who is a fan of brazilian music: gilberto gil, caetano veloso, joao gilberto, and maria bethania are among the greatest superstars all time of brazilian music individually. and on this album they all come together to play joao gilberto's style of music. i'm not sure about bethania but gil and caetano were avid joao fans. however they had never tried to replicate his sound. tropicalia's musical influences certainly included joao but were nothing like his music. in this 1981 release, we here straight bossa nova. joao plays beautifully. the production at times is not optimal but at other times is excellent. hearing gil and caetano sing in such a restrained, soft fashion is impressive considering the vocals that they had used in their career up to that point. anyways, this album certainly pays tribute to brasil and brazilian music. disse alguem, the simons and marks jazz standard all of me in portuguese lyrics, is the one exception. the vocals are stunning, the bossa rhythms crisp and refreshing, the sound soft as can be. this is one of my favorite albums. Fantastic CD Great orchestrations and concept. Fantastic CD. Wonderful songs. Singer creates a nice mood and has interesting rhythmic concept of deliberately not staying exactly with the beat at times. Beauty 1931) first came on to the scene with his debut album of 1958 titled "Chega de Saudade", introducing a new style of jazz samba called bossa nova. Joao Gilberto (b. Gilberto is credited as the innovator of the bossa nova sound that sprung to life out of Brazil. We all likely own the 1965 classic Getz/Gilberto album, featuring his then wife Astrud on vocals along with Stan Getz and Antonio Carlos Jobim. This album is good to own because you get two albums for the price of one, Gilberto's "Amoroso" (1976) and "Brasil" (1981). These albums showcase Joao in his prime, vibrant and full of life. "Brasil" is a much more accessible album to listen to than the previous selection, and showcases fellow Brazilian musicians Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso. What an album to relax to and forget about life. . . You can see a complete list of all Joćo Gilberto discography, or go back to the Joćo Gilberto tabs