Antonio Carlos Jobim's Finest Hour

Antonio Carlos Jobim | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 27, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B00004TWRR
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,244 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #45 in Music > World Music > Latin Music > Brazilian > Bossa Nova
  • #65 in Music > World Music > Caribbean & Cuba > Cuba
  • #69 in Music > Jazz > Brazilian Jazz

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Timeless Tunes For Any Time, February 19, 2005

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R. DelParto "Rose2" (Virginia Beach, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Antonio Carlos Jobim's Finest Hour (Audio CD)

Antonio Carlos Jobim's Finest Hour is an excellent collection of jazz bossanova recordings by one of the leaders of the bossanova sound. Jobim's solo and accompaniment with vocalist Astrud Gilberto and legendary saxophonist, Stan Getz, offers a melodic and sensuous effect to his lush Brazilian sound. The cd's crispsness makes the recordings timeless, but not without a thought of 1960s cocktail sounding nostalgia (dependent on your age, these are tunes you heard your father play on the good ol' hi-fi system). The songs make you imagine you're on a beach with the palm trees gently swaying back and forth, or simply lounging on the patio listening to tracks, such as the all too familiar, "The Girl From Impanema," my favorite version of "Meditation," or the delicious hipster trappings of "Desfinado" with Getz's exceptional sax solo.

Finest Hour will not disappoint those listeners looking for the quiet jazz sounds that whisper in your ear or simply let you relax. So, grab yourself a copy, and while you're at it, mix a cocktail or two and add one of those little umbrellas.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SOME OF HIS JOBIM'S BEST, August 7, 2001

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Stephan Mayer (sacramento, ca United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Antonio Carlos Jobim's Finest Hour (Audio CD)

This CD covers all of Jobim's greatest tunes. A large chunk are instrumentals and with Claus Ogerman charts they are very smooth and relaxing. These songs have far more depth and beauty to them than they appear to have at first glance.

Overall, Jobim was better at composing and playing guitar than at singing plus I prefer the more lush orchestra sound over a small combo.

Finally, this CD it also provides a good time span and variety of Jobim's music (63-86).

If you're JOBIM fan, this is a great point to start at.

22 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Get Getz/Gilberto or Composer of Desafinado Plays, May 22, 2001

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Carlos I. Camacho González (MIAMI, FLORIDA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Antonio Carlos Jobim's Finest Hour (Audio CD)

This compilation here is a not-very-imaginative rehash of previously released material. The reason I gave it one star is not cause it['s bad], but because ALL of the songs here one can get in more attractive/comprehensive packages, such as: "Getz/Gilberto" (a masterpiece), "Composer of Desafinado Plays" (a cool record) or "The Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook" compilation from Verve, which is really cool. So there! If you are really interested in Antonio Brasileiro, skip this one and go for the real deal.