I Love Brazil [Live]

Sarah Vaughan | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 10, 1994)
• Original Release Date: March 15, 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Pablo
• ASIN: B000000XI5
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #70,321 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heartbreakingly beautiful and joyous to the core...., November 20, 1998

By 

Dennis J. Zeitlin, M.D. (San Francisco) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Love Brazil (Audio CD)

From one of the most soulful artists of any time comes songs of such depth and range of emotion that they take you to places in your heart, perhaps long ago savored and set aside. "I Live to Love You," with achingly haunting lyrics delivered from the depths of human connection can return you to the love you've perhaps taken for granted; or bind you closer to the ones you cherish.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sarah Vaughan and a Brazilian dream team of instrumentalists, November 20, 2004

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Carlos from Rio "Carlos from Rio" (Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Love Brazil (Audio CD)

This is the first of Sarah Vaughan's recordings in Brazil with Brazilian material and Brazilian instrumentalists.

Helio Delmiro on guitar, Sergio Barroso and Novelli on bass, Chico Batera and Wilson das Neves on drums, Jose Roberto Bertrami (from Azymuth) and Edson Frederico on piano make up the dream team among other guest soloists. Guitarrist Helio Delmiro specially shines on virtually all tracks!

Milton Nascimento and Dorival Caymmi sings along with Ms. Vaughan each one in their own compositions. A beautiful toast to those great composers but with neglectable results, unfortunately. Antonio Carlos Jobim plays the piano on his "Someone To Light Up My Life".

Repertoire showcases Bossa Nova and post-Bossa Nova standards, all sung in their English versions. A mix of obvious and not-obvious Bossa Nova for Americans, featuring the Bossa standard "The Day It Rained (A Chuva)" as composed by Durval Ferreira.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars excellent all around, July 20, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: I Love Brazil (Audio CD)

A fine album of Brazillian music by the Divine One. There may be some forgettable numbers, but for the most part, they are winners. Triste and the Face I Love are delightful tropical colors, but the killer is Empty Faces, written by Milton Nascimento. But you have to feel sorry for him in having to sing next to Sarah. Sort of like sending someone to guard Michael Jordan. After hearing that tune, you wished she would have recorded with Jimi Hendrix, she certainly had the power to.