Voltar Pro Rio

Kleber Jorge | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 6, 1999)
• Original Release Date: April 6, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sonic Images
• ASIN: B00000IGRD
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #470,094 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Voltar Pro Rio [Back to Rio]

2. Danga Do Ouro [Golden Dance]

3. Assim Nao Oá [It Doesn't Work This Way]

4. Camera

5. Trovador (Troubador)

6. Nana das Aguas [Nana of the Waters]

7. Sem Parar [Hanging There]

8. De Repente O Amor [Sudden Love]

9. Cry for Joy

10. Descube Caymmi [Forgive Me Caymmi]

11. Underneath the Face of the Moon

12. Mangueira [Name of a Brazilian Samba School in Rio]

Editorial Reviews

Voltar Pro Rio

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SUPERB & FRESH BRAZILIAN JAZZ AND MPB !!!!!!, March 21, 2002

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Papetti "papetti" (Mexico City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Voltar Pro Rio (Audio CD)

Kleber is fantastic; his Brazilian Jazz and MPB fusion is as fresh, inventive, and full of imagination as it gets. I disagree with the last reviewer about Kleber's interpretations in English; I think his accent and phrasing are awesome; and if we look around for other Brazilian singers in this market like Bebel Gilberto, Kenia, Gracinha Leporace and many others; we find that that's exactly what makes them so amazing; that portuguese accent combined with English is peerless. Anyhow, the absolut highlights (all 12 songs are superb) are: Voltar Pro Rio with his guest Justo Almario on Soprano Sax, Golden Dance, Trovador and Mangueira.
If you are into Brazilian Jazz and/or MPB, this is a MUST-HAVE; don't let it pass you by.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hot Brazilian-flavored pop--with one serious flaw, April 22, 2000

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Gary Dunford (Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Voltar Pro Rio (Audio CD)

Kleber Jorge was guitarist and singer in the last incarnation of Brazil 99, the Sergio Mendes group. This is is a solo album of his own material: terrific, tuneful, delivered by a guy with a marvelous, slippery voice. BUT: beware the sappy English lyrics cruelly pasted onto four of the 12 cuts. The 8 cuts Jorge delivers in flawless Portugese--including his own wonderful Nana Das Aguas--eclipse the banal drivel some unhelplful hand has decided must be here for airplay or accessibility. When will the label dorks trying to break this music in North America realize the fans desperate for this Latin stuff want the real thing, not some lame, Anglo-unassisted translation? Jorge is closer to Mendez and Ivan Lins in his poppy genre than to Nascimento or even Djavan. But if upbeat pop's what you want, this fills the bill. Would have given it five stars--EXCEPT for the botched Anglo-cuts. Great voice, great production, bubbly percussion, at least three of the cuts are knock-outs. Probably essential for anyone who loves or follows Brazilian jazz or pop.

5.0 out of 5 stars Brazilian jazz at its best!, March 27, 2009

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Rita C. Cartwright "opera mom" (San Diego) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Voltar Pro Rio (Audio CD)

I have been a fan of Kleber Jorge for many years, as my brother Bill Cantos has played with him in his band. I have been an aficionado of Brazilian music since the 60's. I call this album my "happy music" - guaranteed to put me in a great mood the from the first cut.