Vento De Maio

Elis Regina | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 19, 1998)
• Original Release Date: 1983
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Blue Note Records
• ASIN: B000006Q5Y
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #61,691 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Vento De Maio (May Wind)

2. Sai Dessa (Get Off It)

3. Tiro Ao Alvaro (Hit The Bulls Eye)

4. So Deus E Quem Sabe (God Only Knows)

5. O Que Foi Feito Devera (What Was Really Done)

6. Nova Estacao (New Season)

7. Calcanhar De Aquiles (Achilles' Heel)

8. Outro Cais (Another Pier)

9. Rebento (Explode)

10. O Trem Azul (The Blue Train)

11. O Medo De Amar E O Medo De Ser Livre (The Fear Of Loving Is The Fear Of Being Free)

12. Se Eu Quiser Falar Com Deus (If I Would Speak With God)

13. Aprendendo Jogar (Learning To Play)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For the true Brazilian music lover., February 7, 2002

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B. Nardi - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vento De Maio (Audio CD)

If you expect easy-listening run of the mill bossa nova, you most likely will not appreciate this excellent album. Different, raw, dreamy, in a way seventy-ish but always honest. It is an album which, like the best albums in history, will grow on you. Those who know Portuguese will understand that this is not just 'I love you so, please love me too'. There is enough boring bossa out there, this is for the true affecionadas of Brazilian music.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ELIS - A TORRID STUDIO SESSION NEAR THE END, October 4, 2005

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This review is from: Vento De Maio (Audio CD)

Five GREAT Stars!! This is the late Elis Regina at her very best, singing, scatting, purring, and soaring her way through her only EMI studio session as only she can. Near the end of her life, Elis was pouring it on in this studio session. This session stretches from using huge orchestras and choruses to smaller intimate groups with friends. We can tell this is probably one of her last studio sessions because several songs are the exact songs and arrangements that appear on the live home-recorded "Trem Azul" (The Blue Train) CD, which was the last recording of her work. ("Trem Azul" was remastered from an 8-track recording to a wonderful CD.) The difference between the two CDs is in her vocal delivery and in the inclusion in this CD of other remarkable songs and bonus tracks. That makes both CDs worthy of purchase for inclusion in any comprehensive Elis Regina collection. All singing is in beautiful romantic Portuguese.

Let's get to the "Pieces D'Resistance". The big performance for me is "What Was Really Done" a fiery performance by Elis with Milton Nascimento that ranks among her very best; even her scatting in the background is exciting as Milton whips up his own brand of flames over the rolling beat. In "Get Off It" and "New Season" her voice is a combination of sassiness and poignancy that is matchless, not even by daughter Maria Rita. "Hit The Bullseye" is the type of joyous song that made all of Brazil fall in love with Elis. The single stop hesitations in the song and the sound effect are a real hoot! The title song, "Winds of May" is another huge extravaganza with Elis singing on the upper arc of her voice, as only she can, her voice holding firm. "The Blue Train"is always a bittersweet moment because we know that it was the last recorded song she sang in public before the tragic accident. She purrs her way through "God Only Knows"with a lot of saudade in solo and with the backgound group. In all, a great performance worthy of Five GREAT Stars.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE STAR: ELIS, December 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Vento De Maio (Audio CD)

Elis Regina was the Judy Garland of Brazil. She didn't sing...she cooed, she evoked, she cajoled, she summoned, she tickled, she harped...all in one breathe.

This CD compiles some of her best recordings...highlights are "Aprendendo A Jogar", "Vento de Maio", "O Trem Azul", "Se Eu Quiser Falar Com Deus" and "Tiro Ao Alvaro".

You don't need to understand portuguese to understand why Elis was a star.

A must for any fan of music.