Romance

Rosa Passos - Romance

Romance
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Artist: Rosa Passos
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2008-05-20
Music Label: Telarc
Soundtracks:
  1. Doce Presen?a
  2. Nem Eu
  3. Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar
  4. Alibi
  5. Preciso Aprender a Ser S?
  6. Atr?s Da Porta
  7. Tatuagem
  8. Por Causa de Voc?
  9. Altos e Baixos
  10. Cad? Voc?
  11. Neste Mesmo Lugar
  12. Nossos Momentos

Music reviews of Romance

Music Review: A Universal Language Spoken Here
Rating: 5 Stars

While many went nuts over Rosa Passos' last c.d., "Rosa," I respectfully dissented. On that c.d., Rosa accompanied herself on guitar, and evidently sang and played simultaneously. I argued that the situation precluded truly beautiful music-making, at least on that recording.

That is not the issue on this recording at all. Here, Ms. Passos is accompanied by a number of wonderful Brazilian instrumentalists, including Luca Galvao on guitar and Fabio Torres on piano, and is left simply to sing and interpret. And what a job of interpretation she does!

This is a c.d. of a number of Bossa tunes, from composers as diverse as Jobim (of course), Chico Barque and Minas Gerais, but also Ivan Lins, Dorival Caymi and Djavani. She performs all of these tunes in her native Portuguese; but really, she sings all of them in the universal language of love.

Ms. Passos knows when to put weight in her singing voice, and when to sing lighter than a feather. She can sigh, sob, whisper, wail, sing coyly, sing warmly, and sometimes all of the above simultaneously. She not only sings all of the colors in the rainbow, a box of Crayolas doesn't have as many colors as the ones she displays.

Bottom line: You don't have to know a word of Portuguese (not even "saudade"!), to understand what Rosa Passos is singing about, or to appreciate - even cherish - this c.d. Her stories resonate with the viewpoint of one who has seen it all, and yet still believes in love.

Both Jazz Times and Down Beat rated this Telarc release as one of the best vocal jazz recordings of 2008. Surprise, surprise - they're right. RC

Description of Romance

In her native Brazil, Rosa Passos is known and loved as "a feminine Joao Gilberto." For a singer/songwriter who carries the soulful cool of bossa nova into a new age, there can be no higher compliment. Mingling the classics of Gilberto, Jobim, Barroso and other masters of Brazilian song with her own enchanting works, Passos sings in a sweet, warm, totally-in-tune voice that the Los Angeles Times has hailed as "sounding a bit like the legendary Elis Regina but with the rhythmic articulation of Ella Fitzgerald."

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