Samba Esquema Novo [Import]

Jorge Ben, Jorge Ben Jor | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 19, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Universal Import
• ASIN: B00005OC4R
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #177,597 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

The 1st Jorge Ben CD (1963). Note for 3 hymns of soul generation: "Mas que Nada", "Chove Chuva" e "Por Causa de Voce". ; O primeiro LP de Jorge Ben de 1963. Destaque para 3 hinos da geracao soul: "Mas que Nada", "Chove Chuva" e "Por Causa de Voce". Le 1er disque de Jorge Benjor (1963): "Mas que Nada", "Chove Chuva" e "Por Causa de Voce".

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jorge Ben's first album, from 1963, January 1, 2002

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

Marvellous. A long overdue and reasonably priced reissue of Jorge Ben's dazzling debut album. This album helped revitalize Brazilian pop at a time when the bossa nova craze had largely played itself out... This record opens with his version of "Mas, Que Nada," the hit song that made Jorge Ben and internationally known songwriter. Here Ben works with several of the best samba-jazz and pop bandleaders of the bossa era, including Maestro Gaya, Meirelles, and Luiz Carlos Vinha... Combined with Ben's sleek vocals, each arranger spins magic. Some of the best songs on here, such as "Vem, Morena, Vem," have been neglected over the years, while others such as "Chove Chuva" are perennial favorites. Listening to the album in its entirety is highly recommended -- it not only captures a bright new voice coming through at a special moment in time, it also just sounds great as a cohesive piece of work. Highly recommended.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The King!!!!!!!, March 22, 2004

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This review is from: Samba Esquema Novo (Audio CD)

"Mas, que nada", was the first song written by Ben. Can you believe? This album is a prelude of a brilliant career. The three first solo albums (Samba esquema novo, Sacundim Ben Samba and Ben é samba bom) ,the period 1969-1976 (8 albums: From Jorge Ben to Solta o Pavão), and the 1979-81 period (out of Polygram) marked the climax of the brazilian music.

Jorge Ben: The TRUE genius.

5.0 out of 5 stars The beggining, September 5, 2006

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Nuno Leal Da Silva "Emilio Robin" (Lisboa, Portugal) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samba Esquema Novo (Audio CD)

The first album and already a masterpiece, that's the way Jorge Ben is. Strongly recommended, full of world known songs loke Mas que nada and Chuva, his unique voice is one of Brazilian and world music most powerful manifest to beauty. After this more raw and simple, check out two more complex albums and for me their masterpieces - Tábua de Esmeralda and Africa Brasil (for those two, 6 stars :)))