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Astrud Gilberto's Finest Hour
(2001)
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Astrud Gilberto
Like Nico, Astrud Gilberto's everywoman voiced has always had a polarizing effect on critics and fans alike. While her take on bossa nova is less than reverent and decidedly lightweight, the warmth and approachability she brings to each performance is stunning. Verve's lovingly compiled -- and blissfully affordable -- Astrud Gilberto's Finest Hour ...
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Doris Day's Sentimental Journey/Latin for Lovers
(2001)
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Doris Day
Doris Day's Sentimental Journey/Latin for Lovers is comprised of two mid-'60s LPs, the first a look back at Day's mid-'40s prime, the second a studied glance at the then-current vogue for Latin material that overtook dozens of other vocalists (among the best were contributions by Peggy Lee and Mel Tormé). As the genre proved for most traditional ...
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The Composer of Desafinado, Plays
(1963)
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Antonio Carlos Jobim
In his first American album, Antonio Carlos Jobim presents a dozen of his songs, each one destined to become a standard -- an astounding batting average. Jobim, who claimed to have been out of practice at the time of the session, merely plays single notes on the piano with one hand, punctuated by chords now and then, sticking to his long, ...
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Prenda Minha
(1999)
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Caetano Veloso
In this uneven album, Caetano Veloso used cool jazz and Gil Evans' orchestrations as the raw material for his synthesis with contemporary Bahian rhythms -- "Terra," from 1978, is an epic description in which Sketches of Spain influences dialogue with their rhythmic similarity with Bahian grooves. The track is the best of the album, which brings no ...
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A Warm Shade of Ivory
(1969)
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Henry Mancini
A Warm Shade of Ivory is an interesting departure for composer/arranger Henry Mancini. The album focuses on his skill as a piano soloist, although he fills some of his usual roles as well, since he also wrote the arrangements. He had a hand in composing only one melody, "Moment to Moment," and instead concerned himself with interpreting other ...
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Live at the Roosevelt Grill
(1970)
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Bobby Hackett With Vic Dickenson
In the late '60s, cornetist Bobby Hackett formed an artistically successful quintet with trombonist Vic Dickenson that could range from Dixieland to sophisticated swing standards and Broadway show tunes. On this album, Hackett and Dickenson are joined by a swinging rhythm section (pianist Dave McKenna, bassist Jack Lesberg, and drummer Cliff ...
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The Silver Collection: The Astrud Gilberto Album
(1991)
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Astrud Gilberto
Astrud Gilberto has never been properly anthologized by Verve Records; although they've released a number of compilations over the years, none of them have been definitive, and most of them have been rather skimpy. 1987's The Silver Collection, originally released only in Europe but later imported to North America, is an idiosyncratic selection. ...
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Bossa Nova for Lovers
(2003)
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Various Artists
The bossa nova is tailor-made for romance with its languid rhythms, smooth and easy melodies, and intimate, sexy vocals. Bossa Nova for Lovers is 16 tracks of classic '60s bossa nova from Verve. The collection features a good mix of vocal tracks and instrumentals. On the vocal side there are five Astrud Gilberto songs including one from the record ...
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Antonio Carlos Jobim's Finest Hour
(2000)
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Antonio Carlos Jobim
Verve continues their Finest Hour series with Antonio Carlos Jobim's Finest Hour, a 17-song collection highlighting the bossa nova pioneer's singing and songwriting. "Insensatez," "Corcovado," "The Girl From Ipanema," "Desafinado," and other definitive tracks make this set entertaining, if not comprehensive. Heather Phares, All Music Guide
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A Walk in the Park
(2005)
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Dena DeRose
Equally talented as a pianist and singer, Dena DeRose performs a wide range of material on A Walk in the Park. Possibly the biggest surprise is the obscure and touching Al Jolson ballad "All My Love." Other highlights include a swinging "How Deep Is the Ocean," her revival of Duke Ellington's obscure "The Lonely Ones," and a fine rendition of "I ...
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Sentimental Journey
(1998)
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Kelly Stewart
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Compact Jazz: Best of Bossa Nova
(1987)
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Various Artists
Ah, boss nova American style: a sea of white dinner jackets shimmying to Getz, poolside. Beyond images from many a bossa soundtracked ‘60s movie, though, the music itself was something to behold. Teaching jazz a bit more about it's already graceful mien, bossa nova found its most regal stateside purveyor in Stan Getz. Getz's classic work with both ...
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The Red Hot Ray Brown Trio
(1985)
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Ray Brown Trio
Bassist Ray Brown's 1985 trio (featuring pianist Gene Harris and drummer Mickey Roker) is heard in fine form throughout this swinging set. In addition to five standards and Brown's own blues "Captain Bill," there are a couple of unlikely but successful selections: Tyree Glenn's "How Could You Do a Thing Like This to Me" and "Love Me Tender." ...
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Dear Heart/The Shadow of Your Smile
(1999)
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Andy Williams
Andy Williams' successive annual LP releases Dear Heart (1965) and The Shadow of Your Smile (1966) make for a good two-fer CD reissue. Williams was a leading exponent of movie theme songs in the mid-'60s, and both albums derive their titles from then-current films, 1964's Dear Heart and 1965's The Sandpiper, with several other film songs ("I'm All ...
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Brazil
(2000)
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Rosemary Clooney & John Pizzarelli
As one of the most loved jazz vocalists, modern jazz heroines, and prolific vocalists, Rosemary Clooney gives a very beautiful and feminine side to Brazilian jazz on Brazil, a sensitive musical feeling of 16 ripe standards. This wonderful collection is dedicated to Antonio Carlos Jobim, Frank Sinatra, and Nelson Riddle through her amazing ambience ...
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Soul Espanől
(1966)
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Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson augmented his regular working trio of the time (bassist Sam Jones and drummer Louis Hayes) with Henley Gibson on congas, Marshall Thompson on timbales, and Harold Jones as an added percussionist for this release, which focuses mostly on the music of Brazilian composers (so the title Soul Espanől is a bit misleading). With the surge ...
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Collectables Classics [Box Set]
(2006)
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Vic Damone
Vic Damone's Collectables Classics box set brings together seven of the vocalist's better-known albums. Compiled on four discs are Stay with Me, Why Can't I Walk Away, That Towering Feeling!, On the Swingin' Side, Closer Than a Kiss, This Game of Love, and the romantic collection Love Songs. Matt Collar, All Music Guide
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Personalidade
(1991)
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Antonio Carlos Jobim
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Quiet Now: Nights of Quiet Stars
(1999)
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Antonio Carlos Jobim
Antonio Carlos Jobim's Quiet Now: Nights of Quiet Stars is probably the most successful entry in this series of Polygram reissues, because the Brazilian composer's music is so blissfully suited to compilations that focus on the gentle, romantic side of jazz. Perhaps it's his sleepy, low-key voice, which makes Perry Como sound like Darby Crash, or ...
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Rio After Dark
(1989)
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Ana Caram
In stylistic terms, large portions of Ana Caram's first U.S. album could easily have been recorded in 1962; it's as if time had stood perfectly still since "Desafinado" became a hit. Yet this is all to the good for this Antonio Carlos Jobim protegé, who can comfortably give material by the more contemporary writer Djavan, and even Carole King's ...
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Byrdland/More Brazilian Byrd
(2001)
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Charlie Byrd
There is something immediately warm and accessible about Charlie Byrd's acoustic guitar. Byrdland, which was originally released in 1966, and More Brazilian Byrd, released in 1967, find Byrd playing two widely different sets. On the first, he is joined by bassist Joe Byrd, drummer Bill Reichenbach, trumpeter Hal Posey, and saxophonist Teo Macero. ...
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Getz/Gilberto #2 [Bonus Tracks]
(1993)
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Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto
Justifiably overshadowed by the peerless Getz/Gilberto album (which featured "Girl From Ipanema") from a year before, Getz/Gilberto #2 still holds its own with an appealing selection of fine jazz and bossa nova cuts. Unlike the first album's seamless collaboration by Getz, Joao Gilberto, Astrud Gilberto, and Antonio Carlos Jobim, here Getz and ...
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Laid Back Lounging
(2000)
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Van Craven
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Greatest Love Album [United Multi Vmi]
(2003)
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Various Artists
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Quarteto Jobim-Morelenbaum
(2000)
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Quarteto Jobim-Morelenbaum
The Jobim in Quarteto Jobim-Morelenbaum isn't the late Antonio Carlos Jobim, who was rightly exalted as "The George Gershwin of Brazil" and wrote such well known standards as "Wave," "The Girl from Ipanema," "Chega de Saudade (No More Blues)," "One Note Samba," and "Triste." However, this Brazilian foursome does boast two of Jobim's relatives, ...
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