Do Brazil: Gold Collection

Antonio Carlos Jobim | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 29, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Fine Tune
• ASIN: B00000BIEW
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #788,507 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Three Notes Samba

2. Samba de Amor

3. Cupids

4. Live for Tomorrow

5. Janelas Abertas

6. Sambe Nao E Brinquedo

7. Girl Upstairs

8. Estrada Blanca

9. Incerteza

10. O Morro Não Tem Vez

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Jobim?, July 29, 2000

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sensor "sokaer" (Europe) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Do Brazil: Gold Collection (Audio CD)

I doubt if Jobim had a lot to do with this album. Most of the numbers on this cd can be heard either on the Luis Bonfa album 'Composer of Black Orpheus Sings and Plays' or the Bonfa/Getz album 'Jazz Samba Encore'. And most of the compositions on this record are also usually credited to Bonfa, but with different titles. As far as I can tell the only two 'real' Jobim numbers on the cd are 'Janelas Abertas' and 'Estrada Branca, which are featured here in 'okay' versions. But all in all, if you are interested in hearing this music, you might be better off buying the two abovementioned albums, since they have a much better sound quality.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ok disc, but not Jobim, February 9, 1999

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Bruce (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Do Brazil: Gold Collection (Audio CD)

This CD features ten compositions written or co-written by Jobim, played by an uncredited group of musicians. It does not, however, contain the master himself. Consider this a warning! Having said that, the music is well- played and (of course) well written. There's a great-sounding jazz saxophonist who is featured on two selections whom I recognize to be Stan Getz. Audio quality is questionable, at best.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Quaint, June 5, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Do Brazil: Gold Collection (Audio CD)

I really enjoyed this CD, but please note that these are not all Jobim songs. Rather, they're mostly Stan Getz and Luiz Bonfa songs... literally. And they have been given different names. It should also be known that all of the songs are on a double cd which someone else here had mentioned.

The music is hard to explain, but it is a very good of course (Getz, Bonfa, etc.), as if it is played romantically on an older styled record player. The sound quality is hardly to be envied. It sounds as if a tape recorder was placed against a speaker as the record played (don't laugh. That might have been how this cd was made). But that quiet sound takes you back into time, almost imagining a honeymoon on a private beach.

Nice CD. And for the price, it is very good to add to the collection.