Gilberto With Turrentine [Import]

Gilberto With Turrentine [Import]

Track Listings

1. Wanting Things

2. Brazilian Tapestry

3. To A Flame

4. Solo El Fin

5. Zazueira

6. Ponteio

7. Travelling Light

8. Vera Cruz (Instrumental)

9. Historia De Amor (Love Story)

10. Where There's A Heartache (There Mus Be A Heart)

11. Love Story (Bonus Track)

12. If Not For Oyu (Bonus Track)

13. Acercendome A Ti (Bonus Track)

14. Argomenti (Bonus Track)

15. En Tu Piel (Bonus Track)

16. Una Donna Che Ti Ama (Bonus Track)

Editorial Reviews
Product 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.

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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The Deodato Show, Special Guests: Gilberto and Turrentine
Great!! LP on Vinyl & the worst CD reissue I've ever heard.
Nothing Unusual
Bring This One to a Desert Island
Another great Astrud Gilberto album...

Gilberto with Stanley Turrentine
Astrud Gilberto with Stanley Turrentine
Manufacturer: Sony
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Binding: Audio CD

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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

This album is not what I was expecting, but it is mostly well done. Deodato did the arrangements and conducts throughout. This is really HIS album, more than Astrud's. Astrud is absent on two songs. (One of those -- pure instrumentals -- is a tasty arrangement of Steven Stills' To A Flame.) Turrentine shows up only on only four cuts. There is probably less improvisation on this album than on Deodato's hit CD Prelude, but the Deodato touch is very familiar. He makes arrangements that are easy to listen to without becoming completely cheesy, and he leaves room for the instrumentalists to improvise. However, I didn't feel that the spotlight was on Astrud. She became a central voice in Deodato's little symphonies.

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

I first purchased this LP on vinyl in '79. The record became a favorite when I was in a mellow, laid-back mood but still wanted to hear good jazz players, solo's etc.. Stanley Turrentine plays sensitively, but, shows his testosterone throughout. One reason to buy this CD is to simply get more of the phenomenal musician "Toots Thielemans". Like Art Tatum, Toots never played a bad note. Add-in Ron Carter, a team of great percussionists, Gtr. solo's by Bob Mann, Astrud's soft, innocent vocal approach, Deodato's arrangements and Creed Taylor's production and you get a very cool session.

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

Gotta confess, I ordered this album without reading the details when I saw the name Gilberto thinking it would be Joao and not Astrud together with Stanley Turrentine. Well it was a mistake, but not a disaster.
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

I have been listening to this album since I was 3 years old when my father first brought this home from the record store in 1972. It is just incredible. Astrud's voice and laid-back delivery are better here then on her earlier (and better-known) Verve albums. The real treasures of this ablum though are the outstanding arrangements by Eumir Deodato, who once again proves he is the master of this type of music. Nearly every track is full of interesting, complex, yet beautiful instrumentation. He blends mellow low strings with lots of Fender Rhodes electric piano, plenty of electric and acoustic guitar, and a wide variety of Brazilian percussion instruments. It's just a rich tapestry of sound that never fails to intrigue me, even though I've probably heard the album a hundred or more times. Stanley Turrentine is all over this record, and his solos are soulful, strong, and melodic as always. If you can get past a couple of the Carpenters songs that are included, you'll find it to be a timeless album. This is one you'll want to listen to this one over and over.

Another great Astrud Gilberto album..........2002-04-30

This is another great album of Astrud Gilberto... This one seems to be more instrumental compared to some of her other albums, which is nice in my opinion. This music is very relaxing and soothing.
This or any of her other albums are great for those that are already familiar with her style and those who are not.

Average customer rating:

The Lady of Bossa Nova rides rare and greater than ever

Gilberto with Stanley Turrentine
Astrud Gilberto
Manufacturer: Beatball
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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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

This is one of the master albums by Astrud Gilberto, with her famous cool and little voice. Here with Deodato arrangements and the great Stanley Turrentine on sax.

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
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Manufacturer: CTI
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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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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Gilberto with Stanley Turrentine
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Manufacturer: CTI
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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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
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Manufacturer: Import [Generic]
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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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

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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
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Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007GP6BA
Release Date: 2005-02-15