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Sounds From the Verve Hi-Fi

Thievery Corporation | Format: Audio CD
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Recording in their Washington DC based studio, Rob Garza and Eric Hilton, better known as the international production and DJ duo Thievery Corporation, have released their fifth studio album, Radio Retaliation, through their independent music label ESL Music. The 15-track opus features the duo collaborating with a roster of International all-stars to create the strongest statement yet from… Read more in Amazon's Thievery Corporation Store

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  • Audio CD (January 29, 2002)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Umvd Labels
  • ASIN: B00005RTJ4
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #26,935 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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1. Menina Flor - Stan Getz And Luiz Bonfa
2. Chove Chuva - Sergio Mendes & Brazil '66
3. Ogd (Road Song) - Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery
4. Hard Latin - Kenyon Hopkins
5. The Fakir - Cal Tjader with Lalo Schifrin
6. Something Else Again - Richie Havens
7. Light My Fire - Astrud Gilberto
8. Bala Com Bala - 0 Elis Regina
9. Batacuda - Walter Wanderley
10. Samba Triste - Jackie And Roy
11. Cuchy Frito Man - Cal Tjader
12. Lisa - Willie Bobo
13. For Mods Only - Chico Hamilton
14. Escapade - The Wynton Kelly Trio
15. Do It The Heart Way - The Jazz Renegades

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Get ready for your jazz education. These virgin, unremixed tracks taken from the 1960s Verve vaults were a major influence on Thievery Corporation's Rob Garza and Eric Hilton years before they spun epic documents like The Mirror Conspiracy. Their time capsule is a bubbling, Brazilian soul-jazz blast, starting with the sensuous "Menina Flor" by Stan Getz and Luis Bonfa. Jimmy Smith's "Road Song" is a classic of '60s hard bop, while Kenyon Hopkins's "Hard Latin" shows the kind of groovy organ jazz that was popular in bars from Philly to hot 'Lanta. Things go left with Cal Tjader's "The Fakir," a day-glo Middle Eastern track influenced by Coltrane's "My Favorite Things," while Astrud Gilberto pulls a Nancy Sinatra on another freaky standout, "Light My Fire." Walter Wanderley, Wynton Kelly, Chico Hamilton, and Elis Regina also light up the night, along with your hi-fi. --Ken Micallef

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43 of 44 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Original artists & original music only, December 11, 2002
By Enrique Torres "Rico" (San Diegotitlan, Califas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sounds From the Verve Hi-Fi (Audio CD)
It is worth repeating ; this is NOT a Thievery Corporation disc in the vein of "Mirror Conspiracy " or their latest "The Richest Man in Babylon. " If you have recently been turned on to these guys, like their ability to remix the music and are looking for more of the same stay away from this disc. To use Thelonious Monks title to one of his songs, this is "Straight No Chaser." This is pure and simple some old jazz, of the softer variety and sort of like the roots of acid jazz. Featured are some pretty good selections for newbees to the genre but for grey beards this is a stroll down memory lane;essentially an eclectic compilation leaning towrds the softer sounds of bossa nova and the likes of Latin jazz. Imagine James Bond(the original Sean Connery) strutting with his eye on some obscene named babe, introducing himself as Bond.....James Bond with a martini in hand as the featured "For Mods Only " plays in the background by Chico Hamilton. This is music from the 60's, when spies were spies and Peter Sellers was shagadelic. This was the time when world music was spreading it's wings, east meets west with the introduction of sitars and tablas as in the catchy Richie Havens(he of the "Freedom" cry at Woodstock) number included here entitled "Something Else Again." It was a time when pop rock was making the crossover to jazz artists interpretations as in Astrud Gilberto's version of the Doors "Light My Fire". The musical boundries were beginning to be blurred. Some artists were experimenting with Latin rhythmns. The Latin flavors abound with some tasty offerings by one of the great vibe players Cal Tjader and his "Cuchy Frito Man." A few songs are on the fringe of straight ahead jazz like the the numbers by former John Coltrane pianist Wynton Kelly's Trio entitled "Escapade" or the jazz vocal stylings offered by The Jazz Renegades on "Do it the Hard Way ." All in all this is nice compilation for those softer moments when you want ot create a relaxed mood while you tap your feet without falling asleep.
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good cocktail lounge music (not elevator music), August 28, 2002
By Neal C. Reynolds (Indianapolis, Indiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sounds From the Verve Hi-Fi (Audio CD)
This is good music to have in the background for soft conversation, slow dancing, and, yes, seduction. This is good smooth jazz played by the masters of the form such as Stan Getz, Sergio Mendes & Brazil 66, Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery, Cal Tjader, Astrud Gilberto, Walter Wanderly, and others. It has that Bossa Nova beat to it. Great summertime listening!

Somebody wanted to know who the female vocalist on the first track is (No, it sure wasn't Stan Getz! LOL) It's Maria Toledo who was married to Luiz Bonfa who plays with Stan Getz on this cut.

This is '60's music and, as I noted, cocktail lounge music. The performers are definitely those best versed in this kind of truly smooth jazz. Recommended for relaxed and for romantic occasions.

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20 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Oh, you poor hipsters!!!, February 20, 2002
This review is from: Sounds From the Verve Hi-Fi (Audio CD)
When Mad Professor remixed Massive Attack's "Protection," there was a rush to grab up the Professor's solo material. You could hear the shouts of horrified hipsters everywhere as REGGAE wafted out of the speakers! Something tells me that something similar might occur with this CD.

"Sounds from the Verve Hi Fi" is a collection of semi-obscure easy listening/bossa-nova/jazz from the record collection (are all of their records on Verve? Hmmm...) of Eric Hilton and Roberto Garza, Thievery Corporation to you. NO, it's not set to BEATS, and there is NOTHING SAMPLED. The music here is original and occasionally raw...this is the real thing! Standouts include "Ogd" (anything by Jimmy Smith is a worthy purchase), "Light My Fire" as interpreted by Astrud Gilberto and Wynton Kelly puts in an appearance with "Escapade."

The verdict? Everything on here is great, but it's no place to start your jazz collection. This is not the complex or spiritual stuff like Miles or Mingus. However, it goes down quite nicely with a decadent Polynesian cocktail and that lil' special someone...

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great *JAZZ* album... TC only selected old tracks.
I find it funny that so many Thievery Corporation fans are reviewing this disc. This is pretty much a JAZZ disc of music from the 50's and 60s with tracks that just happen to be... Read more
Published on November 30, 2005 by S. Kat

5.0 out of 5 stars This is where they get their inspiration
I remember the first time I listened to a record by Thievery Corp. I became instantly aware of how different their sound is. Read more
Published on March 12, 2005 by Jose L. Rodriguez

5.0 out of 5 stars Not Your Classic Thievery
This CD by all means is not like Thievery's other stuff. When I first bought the album I was a little disappointed. Read more
Published on October 25, 2004 by Franklin Howard Scobey

4.0 out of 5 stars What's Old Is New Again...
Bossa Nova, Jazz, Reggae and Lounge-Pop are what the Thievery Corporation is all about. The resurrection of the downtempo-lounge movement of recent years is a reflection of the... Read more
Published on August 8, 2003 by Saint Santiago

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't get enough!
I first heard this compilation in the Pacific Restaurant in Dublin. I asked the server for the name of the CD and ordered it right away. Read more
Published on June 11, 2003 by Casselberrian

5.0 out of 5 stars Swiging Soundtrack for Futuristic Lounge Lizards...
Theivery Corp. digs in the past and gives you a taste of the future too. Excellent for making pitchers of martinis!
Published on January 25, 2003 by Buddhafinger

5.0 out of 5 stars Smooth...
Smoooth... The most delicate tunes for true romance. Must have music. On your shelf proves that you are sophisticated person with TASTE.
Published on December 19, 2002 by Alexei Gourianov

3.0 out of 5 stars Blood-Red Velvet
Solid pick up. Very loungy. A few tracks are pretty weak, a little too in-the-clouds, wimpy. But definitely an interesting adoptation of South American beats and percussion... Read more
Published on August 8, 2002 by Thomas Conigliaro

4.0 out of 5 stars reply to peter
dear Peter, unfortunately you have "fait gaffe": the lovely and Talented Stan Getz is, in fact, the female vocalist you have so searched for. Read more
Published on August 2, 2002 by ramcln

4.0 out of 5 stars thank your lucky stars for CD's like this...
I dig this album, and I'm on the side with the other people who dig this record. It's a nice rehash of stuff I've heard a million times before. Read more
Published on August 1, 2002

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