Colors of Brazil/African Blue

Colors of Brazil/African Blue

ASIN: B00092ZM8Y

Track Listings

1. Felicidade {From Black Orpheus}

2. Canta de Ossanha

3. Balan Samba

4. Day of the Roses (Dia das Rosas)

5. Man and a Woman

6. Who Will Buy?

7. Somewhere in the Hills

8. Goin' Out of My Head

9. Tristeza (That Sadness)

10. Berimbau

11. Laia Ladaia (Reza)

12. Banda

13. Born Free

14. Yellow Sun

15. Flame Tree

16. Zebra

17. Dark River

18. Topaz

19. Tree of Life

20. Girl from Uganda

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Tracks:

Felicidade [From Black Orpheus]
Canta de Ossanha
Balan Samba
Day of the Roses (Dia das Rosas)
Man and a Woman
Who Will Buy?
Somewhere in the Hills
Goin' Out of My Head
Tristeza (That Sadness)
Berimbau
Laia Ladaia (Reza)
Banda
Born Free
Yellow Sun
Flame Tree
Zebra
Dark River
Topaz
Tree of Life
Girl from Uganda
Magenta Mountain
Johannesburg Blues
Jalba
Azure Sands
Kalahari

Product Description

1. A Felicidade (From the film Black Orpheus)
2. Canta De Ossanha
3. Balan Samba
4. Day of the Roses
5. A Man and a Woman
6. Who Will Buy
7. Somewhere in the Hills
8. Going' out of My Head
9. Tristeza (That Sadness)
10. Berimbau
11. Laia Ladaia
12. A Banda
13. Born Free
14. Yellow Sun
15. Flame Tree
16. Zebra
17. Dark River
18. Topaz
19. Tree of Life
20. Girl from Uganda
21. Magenta Mountain
22. Johannesburg Blues
23. Jalaba
24. Azure Sands
25. Kalahari

Format: CD

Colors of Brazil/African Blue
Average customer rating:

TheGreatEqualizer

why do i have to title my review?

Two original albums on one CD

Dreamy Les

As dated as can be, this is not timeless brazilian music...

Colors of Brazil/African Blue
Les Baxter
Manufacturer: Gnp Crescendo
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

A Felicidade (From The Film 'Black Orpheus')
Canta De Ossanha
Balan Samba
Day Of The Roses (Dias Das Rosas)
A Man And A Woman
Who Will Buy
Somewhere In The Hills (Favela)
Goin' Out Of My Head
Tristeza (That Sadness)
Berimbau
Laia Ladaia
A Banda
Born Free
Yellow Sun
Flame Tree
Zebra
Dark River
Topaz
Tree Of Life
Girl From Uganda
Magenta Mountain
Johannesburg Blues
Jalaba
Azure Sands
Kalahari

Customer Reviews:

TheGreatEqualizer.......2006-07-27

Relax...here's the honest truth- the "Real Deal" so-to-speak. One of the most difficult musical genres to access is Exotica. Most people don't even know what the f@#k it is, and arguably for good reason, Its difficult to discover and represents a slightly obscure period of cultural history. But if you happen to discover it this is probably one of the best albums to date in its class. (And if you haven't discovered Exotica, this may be the stronest gateway into such a bizarre world.) Baxter now has a real "feel"--its finally groove-oriented while retaining its melodical and harmonic sense. Cooler than the at-times corny stuff that Baxter and others made before its inception while still capturing some strong essences of the original style; It should not be compared to Brazilian Samba and Bossa Nova, true Brazilian genres critical to the advancment of music as an artform. You should compare it, rather, to its own soothing sense of "escapism", a product of its own invention.

why do i have to title my review?.......2005-08-12

I like this because im a genius. if you suck, you won't like this. i recommend sampling "Yellow Sun". a moving track, that makes you wish you never existed, given all the crap geniuses have to deal with daily.

Two original albums on one CD.......2001-08-17

This CD contains two original albums of Les from the late 60's. The first 13 tunes coming from an LP originally titled "Brazil Now" (except "A Banda" which is a bonus from the "Love Is Blue" album). Most of them are well-known standards, not composed by Les, but arranged and conducted in his own special way. Please note that this is no traditional latin music, but very fine easy listening. In fact not all songs are latin stuff, but Les also brings latin moods to titles like "A Man and a Woman" (by Francis Lai) and "Born Free" (by John Barry). The remaining 12 tracks (composed by Les) representing his "African Blue" album, which (in my opinion) is fantastic. Good compositions played by great musicians. Sometimes the guitar sounds like played by Jerry Reed! Sound quality is also very good.

Dreamy Les.......2000-09-26

What's wrong with Mr. Baxter giving his interpretation of Brazilian music? Why not? All I need is one rainy day, one valium and one record-lovely. This is mood music at its best.

As dated as can be, this is not timeless brazilian music..........2000-05-13

The king of Muzak does it again, takes lounge music to new lows... This is Baxter trying to do Brazilian music, however the background singers going "doo doo doo doo" make this only so much muzak. If you're seious about some beautiful Brazilian music try Charlie Byrd's "Brazilian Byrd" (Columbia).

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Colors of Brazil/African Blue
Les Baxter
Manufacturer: King
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000FI8SP6
Release Date: 2006-07-03

Tracks:

Felicidade [From Black Orpheus]
Canta de Ossanha
Balan Samba
Day of the Roses (Dia das Rosas)
Man and a Woman
Who Will Buy?
Somewhere in the Hills
Goin' Out of My Head
Tristeza (That Sadness)
Berimbau
Laia Ladaia (Reza)
Banda
Born Free
Yellow Sun
Flame Tree
Zebra
Dark River
Topaz
Tree of Life
Girl from Uganda
Magenta Mountain
Johannesburg Blues
Jalba
Azure Sands
Kalahari

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