Warner Bros / Wea available on November 06 2014 from Amazon for $10.58
UPC bar code 093624516521 ξ1 registered April 09 2015
UPC bar code 093624516521 ξ2 registered November 06 2014
Product category is Audio
Manufacturered by Warner Bros / Wea
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Product weight is 0.21 lbs.
Contained on one compact disc are two complete recordings by Brazilian singer and guitarist Joao Gilberto.No Track Information AvailableMedia Type: CDArtist: GILBERTO,JOAOTitle: AMOROSO/BRASILStreet Release Date: 09/14/1993
Joao Gilberto is a genius singer and the originator of Brazilian bossa nova. His double release Amoroso/Brasil combines 2 of of the best albums of his later career in one CD. The Amoroso section ('77) displays the tranquil, fluid perfection of Gilberto's vocals. The string arrangements are somewhat heavy, but well-composed and appropriate. Joao sings with a fascinating combination of vocal control and sensuality, as on a torrid version of "Besame Mucho". The syncopated skip of his vocal lines on Jobim clas..
Amoroso/Brasil is not really worth buying if you like Joao Gilberto's soft atmospheres ; there is too much orchestration on this record, and it's sad too see that Joao sounds better, much more evocative and sensual when he is alone with his guitar. Better buy Live in Montreux or Voz e violao...
This CD includes two of João Gilberto's albums: Amoroso (1977) on tracks 1-8, and the tiny Brasil (1981) from 9-14. I could assign this CD 5 stars simply in virtue of the second part; it is worth getting the whole CD just for those 6 tracks.
