Product Details

• Actors: Gal Costa, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Jon Hendricks, Joe Henderson, Shirley Horn
• Format: Collector's Edition, Color, Compilation, Digital Sound, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Original recording remastered, Special Edition, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: View Video
• DVD Release Date: October 1, 2002
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00006ANKA
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #80,514 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

Steven I. Ramm, DISCoveries

a "must own"…gets the highest recommendation

Product Description

1995 JazzTimes Reader Poll- Best Video- First Runner Up

Direct from Brazil comes this deeply appreciative musical tribute to Antonio Carlos Jobim (1927-94), co-founder and leading composer of the Bossa Nova.

With hundreds of songs to his credit, Jobim virtually single handedly brought the Bossa Nova to the world, where it became a staple ingredient in the jazz cookbook. Jobim's new sound adapted the rhythmic variety and percussive excitement of the samba to the intimacy of syncopated guitar, while echoing the melodies and harmonies of cool jazz.

Composer of such standards as Girl From Ipanema, One Note Samba, Wave and Dindi, Jobim was inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame in 1991.

V.I.E.W. Video presents an extraordinary gathering of jazz giants in this enhanced DVD presentation with many bonus features. Along with Jobim himself (in his last recorded concert appearance), these superstars recreate Jobim's classic melodies in a beautiful concert-length "Thank You."

THE PROGRAM
Once I Loved Shirley Horn, vocals and piano
Agua de Beber- Gonzalo Rubalcaba, piano
Olha Maria- Gonzalo Rubalcaba, piano Joe Henderson, tenor sax
O Grande Amor- Joe Henderson, tenor sax
Chega de Saudade (No More Blues)- Jon Hendricks, vocals, Herbie Hancock, piano
A Felicidade- Gal Costa, vocals, Herbie hancock, piano
Se Todos Fossem Iguais a Voce - Gal Costa, vocals
Luiza- Jobim, vocals and piano
Wave- Jobim & ensemble
Garota de Ipanema (Girl From Ipanema) - The Ensemble

Additional musicians:
Ron Carter, bass
Alex Acuna, percussion
Paulo Jobim, guitar
Harvey Mason, drums

DVD BONUS FEATUES:
Dolby Digital Stereo Audio
Digitally Mastered Audio & Video
Multi-Directional Interactive Menus
Over 20 Scene Selections
Instant Access to Songs
Instant Access to Instrumental Solos
Multiple Artist Bio's
Hosted by Herbie Hancock
Bonus Music
Trivia & Fun Facts in the Subtitle Line
Test Your Jazz IQ and Win a Prize

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Customer Reviews

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not another All-Star Tribute?, August 25, 2003

By	Jim McIntyre (Germantown, MD USA) - See all my reviews

If you're wary of the typical "all-star tribute"--the protracted, over-the-top, star-studded, greatest hits extravaganza that manages to leave you unable to watch another minute but somehow still hungry for more--you owe it to yourself to set aside your misgivings and experience this concert. Although you will hear some of Jobim's greatest hits, you'll also be treated to a few not-so-well-known songs that deserve to be better known, like "Olha Maria," performed solo by pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba, and "Luiza," performed by Tom Jobim himself, who takes the stage mid-concert with no introduction. In fact, his entrance pretty much sums up the unassuming, sophisticated style that made Jobim and his music so special--he simply walks out, greets the band and the audience, sits down at the piano, and plays and sings. Marred only by careless film editing that sometimes shows close-ups of musicians obviously playing something other than what you're hearing, this program is a beautiful, bittersweet "good-bye" to Jobim, who continues to leave us hungry for more.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!! Brazilian Star-Studded Music w/the Master (A.C.Jobim), October 13, 2003

By	A. Browne "Angie" (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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It was a great honor to see this event on DVD. This event is a post-cardio-problem concert of Mr. Jobim. He still held his hands steadily and played beautifully while entertaining us for a short while during the tribute to Antonio Carlos Jobim. He played remarkably well and one could see that he was trying to maintain his haltar on his side rib/chest area. [I remembered in 1990 he had suffered a heart attack and his concert was in jeopardy of being cancelled; however, he tended to the all-star gala in 1991! I was preparing to see him.]

I am mostly proud of all of the band members: Mr. HERBIE HANCOCK [a true and fine pianist of our era], OSCAR CASTRO NEVES, the ever delightful Miss SHIRLEY HORN, Mr. GONZALO RUBALCABA [remarkable pianist], GAL COSTA (what a delight she was in this concert! Her voice raw and purified as fine river water flowing from las montañas de Copa!!), Mr. JON HENDRICKS (My Satchmo the 2nd, his voice as crisp as his sailor hat), RON CARTER (a fine bassist as always, mimicking Mr. Eddie Calhoun)and other fine deliciously in-tune musicians. They ALL WERE REMARKABLE!! I AM PROUD TO HAVE PURCHASED THIS EVENT ON DVD. Thanks once more to all who have assisted in making this a dream for me to have in my possession forever and ever... Thank you. **AB**

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tribute Recorded in a Brazilian Jazz Festival, July 9, 2000

By	Carlos from Rio "Carlos from Rio" (Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All Star Tribute [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Shirley Horn, Herbie Hancock, Jon Hendricks, Gonzalo Rubalcaba in a tribute to Antonio Carlos Jobim as recorded in São Paulo. A sensational Bossa Nova session ends the show in an all-star performance. Very good.