(Rio, 25 janeiro 1927 – Nova Iorque, 8 dezembro 1994)
Manhã cinzenta aqui em Sampa (nem os passarinhos apareceram!) ...
Saquei da prateleira essa "obra-prima" do maestro brasileiro ... trilha perfeita para começar o dia
Meu album de cabeceira do Tom ... adoro CORRENTEZA (que letra linda!)
LÍGIA é chover no molhado (obra-prima)
SAUDADE DO BRASIL, ANGELA, BÔTO ... etc
My all time favorite Jobim recording. So haunting, sophisticated, and romantic. The first four selections have Jobim on vocals, with orchestra arranged and conducted by the brilliant Claus Ogerman.
The first tune, "Boto" (Porpoise), includes vocalist Miucha (second wife of legendary Brazilian superstar/composer Joao Gilberto) in an elegant duet with Antonio, and at over six minutes, is the longest vocal track on the cd. "Angela", the last vocal track, is one of the most incredibly romantic and beautiful things Jobim ever wrote.
It's a piece not heard very often, although the pianist/vocalist Eliane Elias did a wonderful version on her 1990 cd "Plays Jobim".
Also, another marvelous performance can be found on Jobim's classic 1981 collaboration with Edu Lobo, "Edu and Tom", on the Mercury label (Universal 2007).
The other vocal tracks, "Ligia" and "Correnteza" (The Stream), are gorgeous, as well. "Correnteza", co-written with Luiz Bonfa, can also be heard with vocalist Miucha on Japanese songbird Lisa Ono's fabulous versions of Jobim called "Ipanema - The Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim".
On "Urubu", the rhythm section on the first four cuts includes Jobim on Fender Rhodes piano, Ron Carter on bass, Joao Palma on drums, and Ray Armando on percussion.
The final four selections on "Urubu" showcase Jobim the composer in a strictly orchestral setting with large orchestra.
This is some of the most serious and mesmerizing composing one will EVER hear from Jobim, and can even be seen as symphonic works with their depth and complexity. Jobim's son, Paulo, contributes one composition, "Valse", that is very gentle and sublime.
Claus Ogerman conducts the orchestra through the intricate charts Jobim wrote, and also produced the recording.
From 1976, when it was originally released, "Urubu" is efficacious and staggeringly beautiful ...
James K. Stewart
(Louisville, KY)
