Boleros

Jose Cura (Artist), Ettore Stratta (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 11, 2002)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Elektra / Wea
• ASIN: B000059ZHX
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #38,819 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Voice Of Pure Beauty!!!, January 16, 2003

By	David A. Preiser "Mannequin Man" (Tacoma, WA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

First Off I Am NOT An Opera Buff!! I Don't Speak Spanish! But After Discovering Luis Miguel & Alejandro Fernandez I Fell In Love With These Songs, Based On That Love I Purchased This Cd And Have Become An Instant Fan Of Jose Cura!!! His Voice Is Glorious & He Sings These Songs With Such Passion & Tenderness That He Takes You Beyond This Earth And A Little Closer To BLISS!!! Please Buy This And Add Some Romance To Your Life!!!!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everyone's a critic, August 25, 2002

By	James A. Holland (Las Vegas, NV USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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As for this CD, there is nothing to say other than FABULOUS!!!
By and far one of the best CD's I own and a most brilliant example of Mr. Curas' vocal and interprative talents.
While he does sound more baritonal than anything else, it is exactly that which sets this CD apart form any of Domingos' "pop" efforts....or any CD of contemporary nature by other Tenors i.e. Boccelli etc.
Granted, Mr. Cura avoids most high notes (the highest sung on any song is an A natural), but given the song selections and that this is a vocal Jazz CD, there really is no room nor need for any excessive Tenoral vocalizing.
If you like Jazz and want to hear a world class Tenor sing it, purchase this CD.
Unless you belong to the "If it's not Pavarotti, it's no good.." crowd, you're promised to enjoy this most recent effort by Mr. Cura immensely.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lush, Unforgivably Romantic, Old Fashioned Late night sultry, July 8, 2002

By	Grace Polichar (Hayward, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It is truly unfortunate that Mr. Anderson of Detroit, MI did not have a chance to hear the
samples of this lovely album before he bought it and wrote such a scathing review.....
If he had wanted The José Cura of the Opera Stage he should have bought Samson &
Delilah. This collection of some of the sexiest music ever written and sung can make one
weak in the knees, and full of longing for the untimate romantic experience....what else can
I say? The music is in many ways a throwback to the old jazzy romantic tunes of the late 50's and early 60's. Big orchestrations full of strings on some cuts and simple relaxed
piano paired with Mr. Cura's rich baratonal yet easy going voice....sometimes soft as a whisper and other times hotly seductive....this is a real late nighter....and a mood setter,
as well as a collection of music to be savored and carefully listened to. If this sounds like
an "X" rating....well, let's just say....mix up a perfect martini, hold your partner close and take a couple of slow turns around the dance floor, then see where the evening will take you.