Composer

Antonio Carlos Jobim | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 29, 1996)
• Original Release Date: October 29, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000002N3Y
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #250,208 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

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Media Type: CD
Artist: JOBIM,ANTONIO CARLOS
Title: COMPOSER
Street Release Date: 10/29/1996
Domestic
Genre: BRAZILIAN

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best of the Nelson Riddle & Claus Ogerman Jobim LPs, June 17, 2000

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Barbara J. Major "bjbear71" (Upper Darby, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Composer (Audio CD)

This CD is a welcome compilation to have because the albums that make up its tracks are currently only available as expensive imports (if they are still even in print). Tracks from "The Wonderful World of Antonio Carlos Jobim", "A Certain Mr. Jobim" and "Love, Strings, & Jobim" are here, along with at least two previously unreleased tracks. I can't say enough about Claus Ogerman's arrangements and Nelson Riddle's are also very excellent. These albums which Jobim recorded in the U.S. before his "Wave" LP are among his best efforts. There are both vocals and instrumentals on this CD, something to please a fan of either. Don't miss getting this one!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars hypnotic, enchanting versions of timeless Brazilian classics, April 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Composer (Audio CD)

This is the definitive CD for lovers of Jobim....to hear the Composer himself vocalize his own songs is to hear them as they are meant to be heard....simply, beautifully rendered. Jobim's world is a universe of Love, of Hope, of Romanticism realized to it's fullest....you believe in the Power of Love and it's capacity to heal...the Beauty of Life is easily manifested in every note and lyric.....Listen to this music and eat a fabulous meal, make love, kiss your children, hug your spouse....Jobim wrote and played the Music of Life, and we are all a part of it.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the BEST compilations from ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM's work!!!, November 9, 2007

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

This album includes tracks from THREE other albums: THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM (1965); LOVE, STRING AND JOBIM (1966) and A CERTAIN MR. JOBIM (1967)... plus four unreleased songs recorded for this last album.

Here we find a young and vibrant Jobim during one of his most creative phases with many, many classics like SHE'S A CARIOCA, SURFBOARD, BONITA, SAMBA DO AVIÃO, DESAFINADO, USELESS LANDSCAPE, SÓ TINHA DE SER VOCÊ and DINDI.

Beautifully arranged by Nelson Riddle (tracks 1-12), Gaya and Eumir Deodato (13-14) and Claus Ogerman (15-28), these songs show the unforgettable genius of Tom Jobim along with fellow composers Vinícius de Morais, Aloysio de Oliveira and Dolores Duran. These recordings are truly among the best examples of the best Brazilian music ever written!

In fact, these were the songs that really made of Brazilian music one of the worldwide creative quality references is has been ever since.

It is impossible not to feel the musical uniqueness of songs like DINDI and SURFBOARD. After listening to these songs for all my life I still get an incredible sense of amazement thinking how can someone write such beautiful music. Well... the truth is nobody really can - except legendary figures like Jobim and Vinícius who were probably super humans... because these songs are larger than life.

One final note: American audiences have got used to hear English versions of Jobim and Vinícius' songs. Although most of them are great, none can match the beauty of the original lyrics who (many times) are very different from the English versions.

Ever thought about learning Portuguese? Well... here's a great excuse to start today: Brazilian Music.