Live at Umbria Jazz [Import]

Joao Gilberto | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 2, 2004)
• Original Release Date: 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Egea
• ASIN: B00006ZAKW
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #636,099 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Isto Aqui O Que E/

2. De Conversa Em Conversa

3. Pra Que Discutir Com Madame?

4. Malaga

5. Estate

6. Vem A Baiana

7. Corcovado

8. Doralice

9. Rosa Morena

10. Desafinado

11. Saudade Da Bahia

12. O Pato

13. Chega De Saudade

14. Garota De Ipanema

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding, March 16, 2010

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phlip "music_!_lover" (Bristol, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live at Umbria Jazz (Audio CD)

A completely essential purchase for fans of Joao Gilberto. Recorded in 1996, this differs from some of his more readily available live material. There's more swing in the vocal with an occasional touch of vibrato, more staccato in the guitar..what comes across most strongly is that Joao sounds like he's just loving the occasion. I find the comments of an earlier reviewer here baffling, the recording of O Pato here is in every way perfect, pretty much defines virtuose in my view. As also mentioned previously the quailty of the recording is excellent. Highly recommended.

5.0 out of 5 stars This ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, April 30, 2009

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belshaz - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live at Umbria Jazz (Audio CD)

Up till now I thought the Tokyo album was Joćos best in an already stellar discography. To settle the above dispute, this is at least just as good. The point is this: since 20 years Gilberto has only record solo albums with basically the same repertoire, albeit one live recordings. But he is getting better and better, year after year. And the sound quality on some of those is awful (Live In Montreux, Eu sei que eu vou te amar). Here, as in Tokyo, the sound is perfect, stella, pure, warm!

My advice: buy both!

5.0 out of 5 stars Makes all his other recordings obsolete..., December 15, 2004

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music lover (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live at Umbria Jazz (Audio CD)

This is not an overstatement. Much better in every way than 90% of the stuff he's released in the last 40 years. Recording quality is superb. The performances are spot-on. The guy is just swinging like crazy. Much better than "Montreaux", "Live in Tokyo" and miles beyond the "Eu sei que eu vou te amar" disaster. But it also even makes some studio recordings obsolete. The definitive version of "Malaga".
"La vem a bahiana" is a great old Dorival Caymmi tune previously unrecorded by Joćo. The guy just keeps getting better, his voice richer, the guitar more assured, and he was in peak form this evening. You may be asking yourself, "Do I really need another version of Joćo doing "Corcovado"? Trust me, get this and you won't be disappointed.