John Pizzarelli, Rosemary Clooney - Brazil
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Artist: John Pizzarelli, Rosemary ClooneyEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2000-06-06
Music Label: Concord Records
Soundtracks:
- Brazil
- Corcovado (Quiet Nights)
- Boy from Ipanema
- Wave
- Once I Loved
- Desafinado
- I Concentrate on You
- One Note Samba
- How Insensitive
- Let Go
- Dindi
- Waters of March (Aguas de Mar?o)
- Meditation
- Sweet Happy Life
- Day in the Life of a Fool
- Brazil (Reprise)
Music reviews of Brazil
Music Review: Buy it if only for Oscar Castro-Neves!
Rating: 5 Stars
I give this CD 5 stars on the merits of a single track alone:
I Concentrate on You with Oscar Castro-Neves (arranger, guitar, vocals), with the addition of Paulinho da Costa on tamborim!
When it comes to truly authentic bossa-nova guitar arrangements, it does not get any better than Oscar Castro-Neves (one of the originators of the style - a contemporary of Joao Gilberto, Tom Jobim, Dori Caymmi, Baden Powell, etc.)
I'm sure many would be mislead into thinking this trio arrangement uses John Pizzarelli on guitar since his name is prominently featured but this is not the case.
Oscar Castro-Neves should be a household name to anyone who likes Brazilian music: he has worked mostly as an arranger for many years.
But the purity of Oscar Castro-Neves' guitar playing is best showcased in simple duo or trio arrangements with vocal, as we have here.
Here are a few other comparable examples of Oscar's work:
Eliane Elias ('The Three Americas' CD) - Chega De Saudade
Eliane Elias ('The Three Americas' CD) - Brigas Nunca Mais
Joe Henderson ('Double Rainbow' CD) - Once I Loved (O Amor Em Paz)
Oscar Castro-Neves & Paul Winter - 'Brazilian Days' CD
Description of Brazil
This Brazil's greatest hits album is made with such affection and panache that it's all but irresistible. Vocalist Rosemary Clooney, in her autumnal prime and possessing a spot-on feel for the material, teams up with guitarist-singer John Pizzarelli and a superb ensemble led by her pianist, John Oddo, in delivering this love letter to the magical music of Antonio Carlos Jobim, Luis Bonfa, et al. The familiar tunes--"One Note Samba," "Boy from Ipanema," "Wave," "Dindi," "Corcovado," "Once I Loved," and eight others--get fresh, even surprising interpretations. Take Jobim's "Boy from Ipanema," where Clooney, her voice deepened by time but still resilient and lithe, duets with the exquisitely breathy Diana Krall, who adds gently swinging piano lines. Or that wonderful Ary Barroso standby, "Brazil," done in three tempos: an out-of-time opening with Clooney speak-singing; a very leisurely samba, recalling the 1940s and 1950s; and a brisk bounce, where Pizzarelli plays glowing-toned lines.The slower tunes have an enchantment all their own. Clooney invests such bittersweet songs as "Corcovado," "Once I Loved," and "Meditation" with lyric readings so wise and informed, you know she's been there. The achingly poignant "How Insensitive," a duet with Pizzarelli, is a heartstopper. The vibrant "Desafinado," perky "One Note Samba," and complex "Waters of March" are among the solid matchups between the voices of Clooney and her guitarist. They each swing in their own manner, and their harmonies make a good blend. Pizzarelli is the featured vocalist on "Wave" and "Dindi" and plays the beamingly upbeat "Sweet Happy Life" (a.k.a. "Samba de Orfeo"). Throughout, first-rate solos from the likes of saxophonists Gary Foster and Nino Tempo and trombonist Chauncey Welsch add vital flavors. If you're a Clooney or traditional Brazilian fan, this is a must-have. --Zan Stewart
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