Terra Brasilis

Terra Brasilis Artist: Antonio Carlos Jobim
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio Cassette


UPC: 075992340946
EAN: 0075992340946
ASIN: B000002KL1


Release Date: 1990-10-17

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Brazil Brazil
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Tracks:

  1. Dreamer (Vivo Sonhando)
  2. Canta Mais (Sing Once More)
  3. Olha Maria (Amparo)
  4. One Note Samba
  5. Dindi
  6. Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)
  7. Marina
  8. Off-Key (Desafinado)
  9. Vocai Ver (You'll See)
  10. Estrada Do Sol (Road to the Sun)
  11. Girl from Ipanema
  12. Double Rainbow
  13. Triste
  14. Wave
  15. Someone to Light Up My Life (Se Todos Fossem Iguais a Voc
  16. Falando de Amor (Speaking of Love)
  17. Two Kites
  18. Modinha (Serenade)
  19. Song of the SabiSabi
  20. This Happy Madness (Estrada Branca)

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Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Middleaged and watered down bossa.......2006-03-08

Before this Jobim had released two great albums "Matita Pere" and "Urubu", where he seemed to try to go beyond the bossa-nova, for which he was primarily known. Maybe these albums weren't commercially succesfull enough, at any rate he chose with this album, to primarily return to his bossa-nova classics. Thus, even though the opulent title "Terra Brasilis" suggests, that this might be a collection of tonepoems about Brazil, it's basically rerecordings of a lot of his bossa standards and even some prebossa songs. Of course a lot of those songs are great, but Ogermans arrangements are a little too sugary and Jobim's performances also sound a little sloppy, like he doesn't take it too seriously, which might have something to do with uninspiring arrangements and him singing some songs, that probably were old to him and also in a language that wasn't his own. Maybe he also just didn't think of himself so much as a performer. A pity because you only need to listen to "Ligia" from "Urubu" to hear what a great singer he could be, when he wanted to and sang in his own language. Since it's originally a double album, of course there are some good moments like "Voce Vai Ver" and "Two Kites" that shows, that he hadn't lost his songwriting chops, but overall the whole thing, which might have worked if it had been edited down to a single album, is a little too lacklustre and not exactly Jobim at his sharpest.

1 out of 5 stars Buy another album from Jobim.......2005-08-08

The problem with this album is that the songs are not sung in Portuguese and Jobim himself is singing them. Jobim is the best composer of popular music in this century, and he deserves a world class interpretation. There are superior vocal albums with Elis Regina (best), Astrud (cute), and Joao Gilberto singing. Or you can try the mostly instrumental versions such as Wave, Tide, or Stone Flower. The rating is based on the better available alternatives.

5 out of 5 stars Pure Brazilian Soul.......2005-07-26

Jobim was one of the finest and most accomplished artists in Brasil and this album of his is no exception.Most of his classics are here delivered as beautifully as ever and maestro Ogerman's arrangements perfectly fit them. The only missing thing is a rendition of Agua de Marco, but you can always find it somewhere else! I do recommend this cd to all true music lovers.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent!.......2003-10-09

There is no risk in buying this album. Perfection, and Ogerman is extraordinaire!

5 out of 5 stars Jobim's Best.......2003-07-20

The first time I heard this CD was late at night several years ago. The entire 75 minutes this album played on my CD player I sat down listening in awe delighted that a human being could create such beautiful sound with charming and poetic lyrics to match. The orchestration is near perfection. I have not since heard music as beautiful and haunting as what's been crafted here. By far his best effort!

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