Taboo! [Enhanced]

Jonny Blu | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 8, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Peer Music / Dao Feng Music
• ASIN: B002PR1NTS
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #380,948 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Taboo

2. Be True To Me

3. Frenesi

4. Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps

5. Say No More

6. Adios

7. Besame Mucho

8. Time Was

9. Babaloo

10. Amor

11. Sabor A Mi (en Espańol)

12. Besame Mucho (en Espańol)

13. Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps (Duet with Juanita Rosa)

14. Taboo (instrumental)

15. Be True To Me (instrumental)

16. Frenesi (instrumental)

17. Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps (instrumental)

18. Say No More (instrumental)

19. Adios (instrumental)

20. Besame Mucho (instrumental)

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

The newest album from Jonny Blu "Taboo!" is an amazing 23-track mix of classic "Latin Standards" with Blu's own contemporary spin and some stellar arrangements by the extraordinary Bob Malone and co-produced by Peer Music. Every song on this album is a classic. A mix of swing, latin groove, jazz, blues and contemporary pop, tunes like Babaloo, Taboo and Frenesi will have you swingin' the night away, while smooth vocals and instrumentals on songs like Be True To Me, Amor and Besame Mucho will have you swooning and falling into a romantic groove... the whole album, including the 2 bonus tracks in Spanish, a duet and 10 bonus instrumentals for every track will be a new standard in your music world. If you enjoy the music of artists like Harry Connick Jr., Michael Bublé, John Mayer, Jason Mraz, Norah Jones and Diana Krall, you will love Jonny Blu. -jonnyblumusic.com-

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buble, shmooble...Johnny stands on his own, August 19, 2010

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Roberto Roberts "rroberto18" (Southern CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Taboo! (Audio CD)

I'll give Mr. Buble credit for initially bringing pure pop/swing/up cabaret/jazz back into fashion and chart prominence. The downside is everyone in this category gets compared to him.

Outside of obvious Buble impersonators, this simply isn't fair. Case in point, this new collection from Jonny Blu.

Mr. Blu establishes his own sound profile and personality from the first track and continues from there to consistently impress and most importantly for me, lead you into repeated listening.

Even the potentially over-the-top title grabs your attention. Clever marketing move.

I hope Jonny gets all the breaks Michael has. He certainly deserves them.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jonny heads south of the border with his most recent album Taboo!, October 26, 2011

By 

Steve Cox "Vocal Standards Guy" (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Taboo! (MP3 Download)

I came by Jonny Blu about a year ago while listening to Martiniinthemorning ... one of my favorite ways to sniff out new young talent plying the standards. On this occasion Jonny caught my ear with his jazzy cool version of "Babaloo (Babalu)" off his most recent album, "Taboo!". I'm going to age myself right now by telling you that I grew up watching I Love Lucy with Ricky Ricardo and secretly loved Ricky singing "Babloo" ... yeah I know, wow.

In a similar vein to Diana Krall's "Quiet Nights" and Sinatra's excursions with Antonio Carlos Jobim, "Taboo!" delivers thirteen great renditions of some great Latin standards classics. Starting with the title track and it's Basie band stylings and then on to "Frenesi", a well done version of "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps", super smooth "Say No More" and of course "Babloo"! There are two versions of "Bèsame Mucho" (one in Spanish) which is extra primo cool with a chasing cornet throughout the song. Jonny reprises "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" in a duet with Juanita Rosa who shadows Jonny nicely but overall there's not much extra juice in the duet.

People tend to lump guys like Jonny Blu into the "Bublé wannabe" camp (I've heard "Connick Jr. wannabe" in Jonny's case as well), but with JB it's neither fair nor apt as this kid is the real deal. Jonny is polished and smooth so there are similarities but, he takes fresh license with most of the arrangements and his sometimes bluesy, sometimes jazzy, always smooth vocal styling is distinctive.