Pure Brazil: Bossa 4 Two

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 13, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Planet Rhythm
• ASIN: B0002IQAIQ
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #400,659 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Girl from Ipanema

2. Águas de Março

3. Você

4. So Nice (Summer Samba)

5. Água de Beber

6. Tarde Em Itapoã

7. Este Seu Olhar/Só Em Teus Braços

8. Saudade da Bahia

9. Telefone

10. Falando de Amor

11. Desesperar, Jamais

12. Anos Dourados

13. De Onde Vens

14. Samba Pra Vinicius

Editorial Reviews

Evolving out of the jazzy end of samba, bossa nova is one of Brazil's great gifts to the world, and this compilation of duets opens with probably the most famous bossa ever written, "The Girl From Ipanema." (Which is actually a trio of João and Astrud Gilberto with saxophonist Stan Getz, but who's counting?) Bossa's really creative heyday was the 1960s, and the majority of these cuts date from that period, although a few later pieces snake in, such as "Águas de Março," a pleasant if slightly showbizzy cut from Elis and Tom. But there's plenty of delicate beauty to be found on this set, such as "So Nice (Summer Samba)," probably best known in its Bebel Gilberto version, although this original, from Marcos and Anamaria Valle, offers a kind of kitsch, cocktail-party charm. Quite justly, Tom Jobim, the father of bossa nova, features on several tracks, the best being the airy "Saudade da Bahia," which teams him with the superb Dorival Caymmi, and "Anos Douarados," a duet with Chico Buarque, where the lines are lovingly thrown away in gorgeous fashion. Jobim also penned "Falando de Amor," which receives a romantic treatment from Quarteto em Cy and MPB-4. All in all, this is a very satisfying introduction to the style. -All Music Guide

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bossa4Two, August 25, 2005

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Barbara Garcia (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pure Brazil: Bossa 4 Two (Audio CD)

I bought this cd for the 1st song...however, once I heard the entire cd, I was in love with it! Everything about the cd is wonderful...even the flow of each song...not one bad song! I recently had a dinner for a few friends, I put this cd on the background...well let's just say before the night was over, Amazon.com had 10 orders for this cd! It's even inspired us to learn Portuguese!