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 | Title : Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
Author : Frank Sinatra
Release Date : 19980526
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $11.98
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Editorial Reviews :
Multitalented Brazilian musician Jobim's talent was revealed to a larger world in 1959 by his and Luis Bonfa's score for the film Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus) in 1959. Songs such as 'A Felicidade' and 'Desafinado' generated the bossa nova movement of the early '60s that inspired the likes of Stan Getz, Charlie Byrd, and Miles Davis. This 1967 album features Jobim sharing vocals with Sinatra on 'The Girl from Ipanema' and 'How Insensitive.' Three standards--'Change Partners' by Irving Berlin; 'I Concentrate on You' by Cole Porter; and Robert Wright, George Forrest, and Alexander Borodin's 'Baubles, Bangles, and Beads'--round out the program of seven Jobim tunes. This is a lovely taste of Latin melody and rhythm from two masters of relaxed swing. --Stanley Booth
Buyer Reviews :
It took me quite a while to get into this album. 'The Girl from Ipanema' instantly struck me as one of the best songs I've ever heard, but the rest of the album took me a while to settle into. Being of a younger generation exposed to new wave, punk, heavy metal, etc...I think it takes a while to get used to the soft sounds of Sinatra. I'm sooooooo glad I stuck it out though, because this is one fine CD.
'The Girl From Ipanema' instantly transports me to Brazil. You can tell this song was written by someone surrounded by Brazilian beauty. This collaboration was such a brilliant idea, Jobims' songs and amazing guitar work with Sinatra's smooth vocals. 'Dindi' is the second best tune on the record. There's something so beautiful about a truly tender love ballad...this is the real thing, not that watered down garbage 'love pop' of today, these guys knew what they were doing.
The disc also includes the Burl Ives' classic 'Change Partners' which is an innocently mischevious song (I know its a paradox.) Basically this record is a great collection of laid back samba songs by Jobim (with a one or two exceptions) translated into English and sung by Sinatra. I think translating these tunes was a great idea, because they are instantly more accessible.
I've always disliked 'love songs' and 'romantic music,' but this is just too good to ignore. Highly uncharacteristic of my usual preferences, but a fantastic CD.
(by Ephraim Khalife)
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