Jorge Ben (1969)

Jorge Ben (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 26, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 1969
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: DUSTY GROOVE
• ASIN: B001BTZO00
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #17,568 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

Product Description
A samba soul classic from Jorge Ben quite possibly his greatest album ever, and a true treasure through and through! The tunes explode with an amazing sense of energy driven by Jorge's great guitar and vocals, plus key percussive efforts from Trio Mocoto whose sounds here are simply amazing, and create a unique undercurrent of funk. This is the album that set a whole generation on fire, and it's probably still one of the most-copied moments of Ben's long career. In contrast to the cerebral output of the Tropicalia camp in 1969, this album's much more visceral and personal yet no less revolutionary! First time on CD in the US and first time on CD in the world in over 15 years.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best Brazilian albums of the late 1960s, September 2, 2008

By	Joe Sixpack -- Slipcue.com (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)

Great acclaim should go to Dusty Groove mailorder for reissuing this classic Brazilian psychedelic gem, one of the clear highpoints of the late-1960s tropicalia era. While this edition doesn't include any bonus tracks, it does have a great sound mix -- indeed, it sounds better than the now out-of-print Brazilian CD editions from the 1990s. This is an excellent album, with some of Jorge Ben's best guitar work and catchiest songs, many of which often make it onto best-of compilations. Wildly inventive, syncretic, experimental pop music, ranging from San Francisco-sound psychedelia to spaghetti western schmaltz, and deep, heavy samba-soul: if you want to plunge into Brazilian rock and pop and want to start with the very best stuff, this is where to start. Highly recommended! (DJ Joe Sixpack, Slipcue Brazilian Music Guide)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Brazillian record of all time!, September 1, 2008

By	A. Elbaz (Calgary, Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Hold a conch up to your ear and you'll hear the ocean. Listen to Jorge Ben (1969) and you'll be transported to Brasil. Hands down, one of the best albums in the history of the country.

The music is rock-fueled samba. Words cannot describe it's awesomeness, but I'll try - catchy, buoyant, melodic and trippy with incredible vocals. And it still sounds fresh, even after fourty years. Buy it now, reader. I command you.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars mp3 link not the 1969 masterpiece, May 1, 2009

By	Jon "live music lover" (chico, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jorge ben (MP3 Download)

Just to warn everybody that the other three reviews are referring to a completely different album. This mp3 album (with a photo of Ben in front of a sunset in Rio) is a compilation drawn mostly from Jorge Ben's 80s albums, and does not represent his best work, which was done in the 60s and early 70s. Amazon is using the same reviews for these two completely different albums. The music here is ok as a whole and it has its moments, but if you're looking for a first Jorge Ben album, try Africa Brasil or A tábua de esmeralda, or a compilation of his earlier music, like Puro Suingue. Jorge Ben is one of the greats and you definitely should own something of his, but this is not the place to start.