Quarteto Novo [Limited Edition, Import]

Quarteto Novo | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 18, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Limited Edition, Import
• Label: EMI Import
• ASIN: B000071WWI
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #584,096 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. O Ovo

2. Gica Mal com Deus

3. Canto Geral

4. Algodão

5. Canta Maria

6. Síntese

7. Misturada

8. Vim de Sant'Ana

Editorial Reviews

2008 reissue of this Bossa Nova classic from the Blue Note vaults, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the creation of Bossa Nova by Tom Jobim and Joao Gilberto, Eight tracks. Blue Note. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rare, beautiful Brazilian jazz from 1967, December 13, 2002

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Quarteto Novo (Audio CD)

An impressive late-'60s Brazilian jazz album, featuring early work by percussionist Airto Moreira, multi-instrumental madman, Hermeto Pascoal, and the politically-inclined MPB songwriter Geraldo Vandre, along with guitarists Theo De Barros and Heraldo Do Monte . The album opens with "O Ovo," a brisk update of the turn-of-the-century "choro" style popularized by Pixinguinha, Dunga and other Brazilian musical pioneers. The album gradually progresses into more modern, straightforward jazz material (which isn't as much fun) and even a Luiz Gonzaga forro tune. The playing throughout is very rich, well recorded, and vastly superior to many of their Braz-jazz contemporaries, even dipping into a mellow Vince Guaraldi-style vibe. This isn't just a cool footnote into the early careers of several of Brazil's most important musicians, it's also a very enjoyable, well-performed album. Recommended!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Special, June 13, 2008

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JP Nightingale - See all my reviews

This review is from: Quarteto Novo (Audio CD)

Unique and incomparable, this late '60s Brazilian gem is nigh on impossible to define, but is one of those rare records that defies definition.

Hermeto Pascual is a wizard, seemingly turning everything he touches to music and Airto Moreiro is arguably one of the greatest percussionists of the last 50 years. Together with the excellent Theo De Barros and Heraldo Do Monte they create a sound at once accessible and adventurous, rooted and new and, above all, utterly joyful! Misturada and Vim de Sant'Ana fizz with energy and restless creativity, while Algodão takes us to a different place with its compelling, hypnotic rhythm and simplicity.

The playing on all tracks is uniformly excellent, with Hermeto dazzling on flute and piano. Check out Airto's exciting drum solos on the last two!

This album has been a true joy to me ever since I bought it about 15 years ago. It's sad that Quarteto Novo didn't make another record together, although they have worked as session musicians for the likes of Edu Lobo.

This album, though, is special and one I wouldn't hesitate in recommending to anyone delighted by the magic of music.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars True !!, March 12, 2003

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Eduardo Miele Junior "Diemnoctis" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Quarteto Novo (Audio CD)

When you hear this work, recorded in 1967, you see how this work can never sound dated !! Genial, special, inspired... !! Remastering this was a blessing... it maintains alive the real and universal music around the hideous crime of nowadays futility !!