Bossa Tres Jazz [Import]

Various Artists - Intl. - So. & Central America - Brazil/Bossa Nova/Samba, Bossa Tres... Jazz | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 12, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Wea Int'l
• ASIN: B00002ZZ1Y
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #128,519 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #58 in Music > Imports > International

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Intro - Salome De Bahia

2. People From The Sun And The Earth - Calm

3. Aracaju - Modaji

4. Interlude: Ms. Loneliness - Jazztronik

5. Vai Minha Tristeza - Tom & Joyce

6. Nacer Do Sol - Kyoto Jazz Massive

7. Black Shrine - Chari Chari

8. Interlude: Ms. Loneliness - Jazztronik

9. Outro Lugar - Salome De Bahia

10. Easy In - St. Ernesto

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Interlude: Ms. Loneliness - Jazztronik

2. Gilberto - River Plate

3. Guarana - Neon Phusion

4. Interlude: Ms. Loneliness - Jazztronik

5. Searchin' - Little Big Bee

6. Vai Minha Tristeza (Modaji Acoustic Mix) - Tom & Joyce

7. Interlude: Ms. Loneliness - Jazztronik

8. Moon Bossa - Mighty Bop

9. Plein Soleil (Nuyorican Soul Remix) - Yasushi Ide

Editorial Reviews

Subtitled: When Japan Meets Europe. An effortless blend of Japanese Future Jazz, Latin and Latin-influenced Jazz, Bossa Nova fused with ambient and Modern Jazz styles and so much more. . A perfect chillout CD for fans of Jazz or just good music. Highlights among the 23 tracks include cuts from Chari Chari, Ide Yasushi, Kyoto Jazz Massive, Limbo Experience, Little Big Bee, Modaji, Neon Phusion, Salome De Bahia, St Ernesto, The Mighty Bop, Tom & Joyce and more. Yellow.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting but not great., October 4, 2000

By 

Paulo Leite (Lisbon, Portugal) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bossa Tres Jazz (Audio CD)

As a brazilian, I love brazilian music. I bought this cd because I loved Salome de Bahia's "Outro Lugar". The song in itself is not great, but Salome's performance is. She has an energy and a feel that one can only find in brazilian music. At home I got to listen to the rest of the cd (they're two). The other tracks are easy to like and listen... and here lies the issue: this cd was made by people (europeans and japanese) who probably never heard from Brazilian music more then those classic tunes from Tom Jobim, Joćo Gilberto. To me it seems they do not know the richness of brazilian music as much as I expected. In their attempt to get (let's say) a "Bossa Nova 2000" feel, they ended up with something much closer to simple easy listening then to Jazz (or Bossa Nova). The music seemed to me very well produced, performed, nicely melodic but also too easy and commercial. One thing that annoyed me very much was the deliberate use of brazilian elements that were clearly misused: Some words in the titles of a few tracks (portuguese words) are simply misspelt and that left me with the idea that the people who made this cd have no idea what they are naming their music after (laughs). It seems to me they just did it because it would look great to have their music named in portuguese and (laughs) that would make them look more brazilian. But it doesn't. I tried to find brazilian elements that would denounce the presence of someone able to deliver what the title on the cover suggests. But after listening to it I found only 10% of it brazilian, 10% Jazz and 80% easy listening. To me this is clearly something designed to look like something it isn't. ANYWAY it sounds good, it is very nice, it is moody, it has atmosphere, it is catchy... but it is not brazilian, it is not Bossa Nova (in any way) and I think it is certainly not Jazz either. Plus: I still haven't figured out what that multimedia section has to do with anything...

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars When Japan meets Europe, February 9, 2000

By 

Daniel Fogel (Tel Aviv Israel) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bossa Tres Jazz (Audio CD)

This is a project coordinated by DJ Yellow from French Yellow Productions (Kid Loco, Mighty Bop... are some of their stars) and it assembles a young jazz artists from Japan, England and France. On the basis of bossa nova rhytms, DJ Gregory, Neon Phusion, Modaji, Mighty Bop and others build plenty of excelent acid and electronic jazz. The mix of an easy-listening bossa nova and a hard acid and electronic jazz makes the disk interesting either to everyone that likes jazz, or to the club-dance electronic music fans. CD also contains Introduction to Bossa Tres...Jazz and Dzine paintings multimedia presentation for CD-ROM. The high quality music and the interesting conception of the disk promises that acid jazz has a bright future.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting but not great., October 4, 2000

By 

Paulo Leite (Lisbon, Portugal) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)    (REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Bossa Tres Jazz (Audio CD)

As a brazilian, I love brazilian music. I bought this cd because I loved Salome de Bahia's "Outro Lugar". The song in itself is not great, but Salome's performance is. She has an energy and a feel that one can only find in brazilian music. At home I got to listen to the rest of the cd (they're two). The other tracks are easy to like and listen... and here lies the issue: this cd was made by people (europeans and japanese) who probably never heard from Brazilian music more then those classic tunes from Tom Jobim, Joćo Gilberto. To me it seems they do not know the richness of brazilian music as much as I expected. In their attempt to get (let's say) a "Bossa Nova 2000" feel, they ended up with something much closer to simple easy listening then to Jazz (or Bossa Nova). The music seemed to me very well produced, performed, nicely melodic but also too easy and commercial. One thing that annoyed me very much was the deliberate use of brazilian elements that were clearly misused: Some words in the titles of a few tracks (portuguese words) are simply misspelt and that left me with the idea that the people who made this cd have no idea what they are naming their music after (laughs). It seems to me they just did it because it would look great to have their music named in portuguese and (laughs) that would make them look more brazilian. But it doesn't. I tried to find brazilian elements that would denounce the presence of someone able to deliver what the title on the cover suggests. But after listening to it I found only 10% of it brazilian, 10% Jazz and 80% easy listening. To me this is clearly something designed to look like something it isn't. ANYWAY it sounds good, it is very nice, it is moody, it has atmosphere, it is catchy... but it is not brazilian, it is not Bossa Nova (in any way) and I think it is certainly not Jazz either. Plus: I still haven't figured out what that multimedia section has to do with anything...