Dez Anos Depois [Import]

Nara Leao | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Universal
• ASIN: B0000677LE
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #651,479 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Japanese only SHM paper sleeve pressing. The SHM-CD [Super High Material CD] format features enhanced audio quality through the use of a special polycarbonate plastic. Using a process developed by JVC and Universal Music Japan discovered through the joint companies' research into LCD display manufacturing* SHM-CDs feature improved transparency on the data side of the disc* allowing for more accurate reading of CD data by the CD player laser head. SHM-CD format CDs are fully compatible with standard CD players. 2009. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Is that guy crazy?, January 21, 2008

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Jilly Billy (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dez Anos Depois (Audio CD)

The whole thing that makes this album so beautiful is the sparse arrangements. Yes, it's just vocals and guitar. That's why you feel like Nara is sitting there in your living room singing to you in the candlelight.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars among bossa's best, March 20, 2008

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M. Miller (cuba, ny USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dez Anos Depois (Audio CD)

this cd rates as one of the finest examples of Brazilian music (even though it was recorded in France). a vast majority of the 24 tracks are written by Jobim & they are among the very best interpretations of his wonderful songwriting that one is going to find. a 3 star rating for this cd is an absolute joke. the arrangements are fairly stark but if you listen to the track Insensatez & have any soul at all you'll be moved to tears. Leao's voice is overdubbed so that she sings along with herself & the result is nothing short of stunning. this recording could not be any more perfect. not a single note or nuance could be added or taken away. there are plenty of jazzier, more fleshed out arrangements of these songs & some of them are true masterpieces. with material such as this you can't go far wrong. i consider classic MPB & Bossa Nova as one of the most satisfying movements in music culture & i would place Nara Leao's Dez Anos Depois among the very top of the heap.

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the finest bossa albums, September 24, 2011

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hannibalsmith "hannibalsmith" (Van Nuys, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dez Anos Depois (Audio CD)

I agree with some of the previous reviews - the sparseness of the instrumentation on this album makes the album, rather than detracting from it. IMHO, bossa is a very intimate musical style and the sparseness here maximizes the intimacy that the listener experiences. In fact, when other instruments come into the mix, which only happens occasionally with some flutes and violins, IMHO the record is a little bit the worse for it. In fact, after listening to this, I can well understand why Joao Gilberto was purported to have told Stan Getz to play more softly when they recorded Getz/Gilberto, as his loud playing was going against the idea of bossa nova - softness and sparseness make it more effective. Granted, what Getz did lead to an undeniably great record, but listening to this record will give you a greater appreciation of the bossa style, in my opinion.

Throughout, Nara's voice is spot on, and her renditions of many of the well-known classics on here are both unique and outstanding, including Insensatez, Corcovado, Outra Vez, O Grande Amor, Desafinado and Chega de Suadade. In fact, I would say that the versions of Insensatez and Corcovado on this album are my favorite recordings of these two songs that I've come across so far, and that includes the Getz/Gilberto version of Corcovado. To me, Nara is the female Joao Gilberto - her voice is that good, and as was said of Gilberto, I'd say of Nara that she could sound good singing the telephone book. Bottom line, this CD is 24 tracks of sublime bliss, and its a shame that its not as well known or popular as some others that, as good as they are, often pale next to this.