Nightingale [Import]

Gilberto Gil | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 8, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Rhino/Wea UK
• ASIN: B00006H67O
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #478,166 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sarara (Sah Rah Rah)

2. Goodbye My Girl

3. Ella

4. Here And Now

5. Balafon (Bah Lah Fon)

6. Alapala (Alah Pal Lah)

7. Maracutu Atomico

8. Move Along With Me

9. Nightingale

10. Samba De Los Angeles

Editorial Reviews

2002 remastered reissue of 1979 album. Digipak. Warner Jazz.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SUPERB.........., July 15, 2005

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Papetti "papetti" (Mexico City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nightingale (Audio CD)

Gilberto Gil is a genius, and this album originally recorded in 1979 and recently re-mastered is a knock out.

Here you have his fresh compositions, his super eloquence and most importantly that escence of Brazilian beauty he reflects in each of his masterpieces.

This album has many songs that have made it into different compilations as well as recorded by many; my favorites: 1) Here and Now and 2) Maracatu Atomico.

Also, the amazing list of great musicians playing here is:

- Gilberto Gil / Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Percussions

- Sergio Mendes / Synthesizers, Percussion

- Don Grusin / Fender Rhodes

- Michael Sembello / Electric Guitar

- Abraham Laboriel / Bass

- Laudir de Oliveira / Congas, Percussion

- Alex Acuna / Drums

- Gracinha Leporace & Carol Rogers / Background Vocals

- Robertinho Silva / Percussions

- Lee Ritenour / Electric Guitars

- Oscar Castro-Neves / Cavaquinho

etc. etc.

If you are a fan of Gil, you owe it to yourself; if you are not yet, this is a great start point.

Thanks Gilberto for painting magnificent hues in our lives with your masterpieces..........

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gil tries to enter the English market, August 18, 2009

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Jaap-Jan de Greef (Parrish, Florida USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nightingale (Audio CD)

Back in 1979, I went to see Gilberto Gil in concert at Florida State University. Gil was on a tour in the USA trying to break into its' music market with a partly English, partly Portuguese album named Nightingale. Unfortunately for him and many of us music fans, he did not make much of a dent. That is a shame, because this a delightful album with nice uplifting music in various styles of Latin music like samba,Caribbean reggae blended with a more modern sound. Music that is nice to dance to as well as just playing it for a happy atmosphere. If you are an English speaker this is definitely the album to try out first. And if you like lots of rhythms, you will not regret getting this album.

5.0 out of 5 stars de lenhar, May 2, 2008

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Pescador Escoces - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nightingale (Audio CD)

not in the category of essential gil, but still a fun cd especially for those familiar with him. he takes a different approach to many songs that he had previously recorded. nightingale is an english rendition of rouxinol from refazenda; ella an english version of ela from the same album; goodbye my girl an english version of na norte da saudade from refavela; and baba ala pala yet another english language version of the same titled track on refavela. it gets a little cheesy at points -- foreshadowing some of the worst stuff he ever put out (lots of his 80s stuff).

i'd recommend it to experienced gil fans...otherwise start elsewhere.