| 1. Wanting Things |
| 2. Brazilian Tapestry |
| 3. To a Flame [Instrumental] |
| 4. Solo el Fin (For All We Know) |
| 5. Zazueira |
| 6. Ponteio |
| 7. Traveling Light |
| 8. Vera Cruz [Instrumental] |
| 9. Historia de Amor (Love Story) |
| 10. Where There's a Heartache (There Must Be a Heart) |
| 11. Just Be You [*] |
| 12. Puppy Song [*] |
| 13. Polytechnical High [*] |
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Gilberto with Stanley Turrentine
Astrud Gilberto with Stanley Turrentine Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000026IV Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- Wanting Things
- Brazilian Tapestry
- To A Flame (Instrumental)
- Solo El Fin (For All We Know)
- Zazueira
- Ponteio
- Traveling Light
- Vera Cruz (Instrumental)
- Historia De Amor (Love Story)
- When There's A Heartache (There Must Be A Heart)
Customer Reviews:
The Deodato Show, Special Guests: Gilberto and Turrentine.......2006-12-01
Astrud's vocals range from wonderful to a little embarrassing. Zazuiera in particular sounds tentative and sort of dashed together. She is rarely exactly in tune on this song. On the other hand, Burt Bacharach's Wanting Things is just beautiful, touching. The best cut on the album is probably Brazilian Tapestry, bringing together the best of Deodato's arranging, Turrentine's sax, and Astrud's vocals.
I don't like the way Astrud's voice was mixed. Ponteio and Traveling Light sound normal. On some of the other cuts, her lower range is boosted, and the upper middle and higher frequencies are sucked out, removing any hint of breathiness or reediness in her voice. What's left is the fundamental note, plus the sibilants at the extreme high end. It sounds heavy and thick. The audio engineering could have been improved on in this regard.
What we're left with is an album with many good individual tracks that make for pleasant Sunday brunch-style jazz listening, but is not in any sense a cohesive whole. I recommend the album. In fact, I've enjoyed it very much. I just wasn't prepared for Deodato being the mastermind.
By the way, I would recommend the European Import "Master Series" version, ASIN: B0000AM6RE, currently available through Amazon marketplace sellers for less than $9 plus shipping. Look carefully through the Amazon listings, and you will find it. It contains three bonus tracks, not very consequential ones, but still. Also, the overal sound quality is quite pure and clean, apart from the heaviness apparent on some of Astrud's vocals. (It is an HDCD disc.)
Great!! LP on Vinyl & the worst CD reissue I've ever heard........2005-01-09
Some tracks are a bit sappy like "Solo el fin (For all we know)" and "Historia de amor (Love Story)", but 5 or 6 other tracks make up for it and hell, when's the last time you bought a record where over half the tracks are keepers? Standouts are "To A Flame" (Turrentine sings), "Zazueira" (infectious rhythms behind Astrud and Turrentine), "Ponteio" (I learned to play bass by) that features Toots throughout, fine melodies sung by Astrud & more of Turrentine, "Brazilian Tapestry" (starts mellow, but, has an upbeat, pretty instrumental ending) and "Traveling Light" that features nice solo work by Mann.
The record is hard to categorize. Brazilian Pop? Jazz? Soundtrack background? For me, it works.
What doesn't work: if you loved the vinyl (and have BiG ears) the reissue is a HUGE disappointment, a travesty to the Artists, Creed Taylor & Rudy Van Gelder. Whomever of these have left this earth must be rolling in their graves. The Mixes suck. One example in detail: on "Traveling Light" there's a whole section of Bob Mann's ripping solo that is almost buried in the mix. I can't imagine the idiots who put up the original tapes and didn't hear this. Instead of keying in on the featured Guitar solo, they let it muster and instead let Deodato's Fender Rhodes (strictly a background part) take over. Too bizarre for words. The only upshot to this track was they let the song play out longer than the original. You get more music. You also get a couple bad notes by Mann, kinda' rare to hear in the ultra-safe world of Pop.
The rest of the record sounds thin. Nothing like the vinyl. Maybe this is an homage from the Producer's to the old days of Vinyl? The CD is so uneven I often wonder if there's a hidden message.
Still, the record is an achievement, and though a bit dated sounding, contains great performances.
Nothing Unusual.......2004-03-30
I have never been a big fan of Astrud Gilberto's voice, and this CD has not changed my opinion. But, fans of Turrentine will enjoy the smooth sax interludes that pepper this recording. I like him most on To A Flame, Ponteio and the Milton Nascimento instrumental composition Vera Cruz.
I really like most of the CDs that were originally issued as albums on the CTI label. But overall,Gilberto with Turrentine falls short of the high standards set on most of those recordings. It is too commercial for my taste and features nothing unusual to recommend it. As background music, it is unobtrusive but nothing you'd want to listen to every day. Three stars to Turrentine for his fine sax work in the face of mostly weak material. Too bad Turrentine isn't around to do an album with Joao Gilberto, now that would be of interest.
Bring This One to a Desert Island.......2002-11-07
Another great Astrud Gilberto album..........2002-04-30
This or any of her other albums are great for those that are already familiar with her style and those who are not.
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Gilberto with Stanley Turrentine
Astrud Gilberto Manufacturer: Beatball ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0001JXMUA Release Date: 2004-03-02 |
Tracks:
- Wanting Things
- Brazilian Tapestry
- To a Flame
- Solo el Fin (For All We Know)
- Zazueira
- Ponteio
- Traveling Light
- Vera Cruz
- Historia de Amor
- Where There's a Heartache (There Must Be a Heart)
- Love Story [*]
- If Not for You [*]
- Acercendome a Ti [*]
- Argomenti [*]
- En Tu Piel [*]
- Una Donna Che Ti Ama [*]
Album Description
Digitally remastered Asian reissue of 1971 album with Stanley Turrentine, accompanied by Deodato, Hubert Laws, Ron Carter, & Sivuca, is packaged in a miniature LP gatefold sleeve & features 16 tracks including 6 bonus tracks, 'Love Story' (English version of the Frances Lai classic), 'If Not For You' (Bob Dylan), 'Acercendome A Ti' (Spanish version), 'Argomenti' (Italian version produced by Ennio Morricone), 'En Tu Piel' (Spanish Version), & 'Una Donna Che Ti Ama' (Italian version produced by Ennio Morricone). Beatball. 2004.Album Details
Asian Only Reissue featuring Six Bonus Tracks from Long Deleted 1972 Spanish Singles.Customer Reviews:
The Lady of Bossa Nova rides rare and greater than ever.......2004-11-19
Program follows the magical Creed Taylor formula as usual - a mix of Brazilian typical samba and Bossa Nova songs more some American Song standards. This CD also includes a generous list of bonusses. Generous for its quantity and for its rarity.
The original album included 'Love Story', the famous Francis Lai theme for the famous movie in a Spanish version. This CD also offers an alternative English rendition of it.
The American song set of the album includes two not so obvious Burt Bacharach songs with beautiful arrangements. Also a Bob Dylan song within the bonus track list.
Another great performance is 'Mulher Rendeira', a great hit from the 50s in Brazil. Notice the rhythm different than samba - it is the old "baiao" - a typical dance from the Brazilian Northeastern region - wrapped in a spectacular arrangement by Deodato and in a brilliant sax solo by Turrentine. Also features beautiful flute lines by Mr. Hubert Laws.
'Zazueira' is a big standard of popular samba in Brazil, as composed by Jorge Ben, the same composer of 'Mas Que Nada'.
Also, the CD offers two very rare-to-find tracks which Ms. Gilberto has recorded in Ennio Morricone's soundtrack for the film 'Le Casse' - the tracks "Argomenti' and 'Una Donna che ti Ama'. Wow!
Another must-have album by Ms. Gilberto.
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Gilberto with Stanley Turrentine
Astrud Gilberto with Stanley Turrentine Manufacturer: CTI ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000H5U0CQ Release Date: 2006-10-16 |
Tracks:
- Wanting Things
- Brazilian Tapestry
- To a Flame [Instrumental]
- Solo el Fin (For All We Know)
- Zazueira
- Ponteio
- Traveling Light
- Vera Cruz [Instrumental]
- Historia de Amor [Love Story]
- Where There's a Heartache (There Must Be a Heart)
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Gilberto with Stanley Turrentine
Astrud Gilberto with Stanley Turrentine Manufacturer: CTI ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000058A8V Release Date: 2001-01-02 |
Tracks:
- Wanting Things
- Brazilian Tapestry
- To a Flame [Instrumental]
- Solo el Fin (For All We Know)
- Zazueira
- Ponteio
- Traveling Light
- Vera Cruz [Instrumental]
- Historia de Amor [Love Story]
- Where There's a Heartache (There Must Be a Heart)
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Gilberto with Stanley Turrentine
Astrud Gilberto Manufacturer: Import [Generic] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0000DZU1U Release Date: 2003-10-28 |
Tracks:
- Wanting Things
- Brazilian Tapestry
- To a Flame [Instrumental]
- Solo el Fin (For All We Know)
- Zazueira
- Ponteio
- Traveling Light
- Vera Cruz [Instrumental]
- Historia de Amor (Love Story)
- Where There's a Heartache (There Must Be a Heart)
- Just Be You [*]
- Puppy Song [*]
- Polytechnical High [*]
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Gilberto with Stanley Turrentine
Astrud Gilberto Manufacturer: Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0000AM6RE Release Date: 2003-10-28 |
Tracks:
- Wanting Things
- Brazilian Tapestry
- To a Flame [Instrumental]
- Solo el Fin (For All We Know)
- Zazueira
- Ponteio
- Traveling Light
- Vera Cruz [Instrumental]
- Historia de Amor (Love Story)
- Where There's a Heartache (There Must Be a Heart)
- Just Be You [*]
- Puppy Song [*]
- Polytechnical High [*]
Album Description
CTI Master Series remastered reissue of 1971 album, the only this charming Brazilian thrush recorded for CTI, features 13 tracks including 3 previously unreleased bonus tracks, 'Just Be You', 'The Puppy Song' & 'Polytechnical High'. 2003.
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Gilberto with Stanley Turrentine
Astrud Gilberto , and Stanley Turrentine Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0007GP6BA Release Date: 2005-02-15 |
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Gilberto with Stanley Turrentine
Astrud Gilberto with Stanley Turrentine Manufacturer: CTI ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000FTCKOK |
Tracks:
- Wanting Things
- Brazilian Tapestry
- To a Flame [Instrumental]
- Solo el Fin (For All We Know)
- Zazueira
- Ponteio
- Traveling Light
- Vera Cruz [Instrumental]
- Historia de Amor [Love Story]
- Where There's a Heartache (There Must Be a Heart)
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