Antonio Carlos Jobim & Elis Regina - Elis & Tom
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Free Music Review: 360-Degrees Beautiful
Hit: 5 Stars
I own several Jobim LPs/CDs. I love them all. This CD, however, was my first real intro to Elis Regina. I had heard her once or twice on Brazillian compliations, never on her own album. This CD is the highest artistry. The songs, the arrangements, the chemistry, the singing -- 360-degrees beautiful.
Free Music Review: The absolute best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hit: 5 Stars
If you like the passion of live music captured on a studio recording, if you like some of the most beautiful music sung by the most beautiful voice that has ever sung, this is for you. This is the finest music there is. Every song is gorgeous.
Recently, Cesar Camarague Mariano, who was married to Elis and an arranger/keyboardist on this album, master-edited the album and this came out in a combined dvd/cd edition. Buy that version - the sound quality is better, and they include some of the chatter before the take - which is music itself. Also, if you like this, there are two dvds that Elis Regina did - one in 1973 (which is phenomenal) and another in 1980 not too long before she died. She is the definive singer on both, althou she shows the wear of age in the latter (in which she shows how beautifully she can nail a song). Breathtaking music on both - if you have to choose, buy the earlier one. They are avaialble on e-bay and perhaps Amazon.com.
Free Music Review: Pure, unadultered emotion.
Hit: 5 Stars
In the book "Furacao Elis" the author writes about the difficulty between Tom and Elis in recording this album, as both ideas of what the album should be, differed radically. Through the anger and joy in finding a collective idea as to what direction the album should be moving in, one can hear the range of emotions in each of the artist's voices. Elis Regina and Tom Jobim's "Aguas De Marco" is with all sincerity the most truly emotional and unpretentiously sophisticated song I have ever heard in my life, and for this it continues to be, in my opinion, the greatest work not only of Jobim, but of any of his contemporaries.
--Taylor
Free Music Review: Timeless beauty
Hit: 5 Stars
Superlatives do no good. I was going through the vinyl collection of a 60+ year old friend and stopped at this disc. Bob said he picked it up in Brazil back in the 70's and explained what a huge record it was back in that day. Well I borrowed it, slapped it on my SOTA and through the scratches came the most enchanting and genuine of sounds. Instant love. The charm and chemistry of the two is undeniable as you laugh along. Other parts set a mood that is pure romance and relaxation. I ran the record through ProTools and descratched it, only to find the CD release some months later. This a great soundtrack for a warm easy summer day or a cold urban winter night. Gentle, honest and affectionate music. Great for sharing. One of the all too rare true gems.Free Music Review: The album all Brazilians own
Hit: 5 Stars
Locals consider Elis Regina the most gifted Brazilian singer ever. She died too soon, in 1980. Tom Jobim is one of the creators of Bossa Nova and the conductor that made the genre famous worldwide. This combination alone would make this CD remarkable. But there's more. A lot more. Elis was in her top shape in 1974 when the CD was recorded. The arrangements are subtle, delicate. Jobim's piano is sublime here. The recording is flawless, the textures, the tones, everything is crisp and present. Many takes are FIRST TAKES. The emotion was captured raw and sincere, very few overdubs were done.
A rare gem.
If you go to a Brazilian's home and browse through his/her CD collection, chances are this CD will be there. If you ask a musician from that country what are the top 10 albums ever, chances are this will be listed.
If you have to own ONE Brazilian CD, this should be it.