A Tábua de Esmeralda [Import]

1. Os Alquimistas Estão Chegando Os Alquimistas

2. O Homem da Gravata Florida

3. Errare Humanum Est

4. Menina Mulher da Pele Preta

5. Eu Vou Torcer

6. Magnólia

7. Minha Teimosia, Uma Arma Pra Te Conquistar

8. Zumbi

9. Brother

10. O Namorado da Viúva

11. Hermes Tri

12. Cinco Minutos (Five Minutos)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Considered by Many to Be a True Masterpiece and Representative of the Creative Culmination of Jorge Ben's Astonishing '70s. This 1974 Album Had Tremendous Influence on Brazilian Musicians at that Time and to a Great Extent Helped to Ignite the Creative Explosion that Took Place in the Brazilian Samba Rock and Samba Soul Scenes During the Period.

Tracks:

Os Alquimistas EstChegando Os Alquimistas
O Homem da Gravata Florida
Errare Humanum Est
Menina Mulher da Pele Preta
Eu Vou Torcer
Magn
Minha Teimosia, Uma Arma Pra Te Conquistar
Zumbi
Brother
O Namorado da Vi
Hermes Tri
Cinco Minutos (Five Minutos)

Album Details

Considered by Many to Be a True Masterpiece and Representative of the Creative Culmination of Jorge Ben's Astonishing '70s. This 1974 Album Had Tremendous Influence on Brazilian Musicians at that Time and to a Great Extent Helped to Ignite the Creative Explosion that Took Place in the Brazilian Samba Rock and Samba Soul Scenes During the Period.

Customer Reviews:

love it.......2007-05-11

this album is great. jorge ben has a unique guitar style. after you hear a few songs of his, you'll be able to recognize most of his other songs just by hearing the guitar. for instance in his collaboration with gilberto gil (another great cd...and much rawer than this cd), you can easily tell which guitar is gil's and which is jorge's.
this is funky, soulful music. jorge ben has made lots of songs that express black pride and this album has one of the best -- zumbi. he later did another (even funkier) version on africa brasil, but this is the definitive one. overall the cd is well balanced with catchy melodies and a wealth of cool rhythms.
if you already have some interest in brazilian music, definitely grab this one. if you are becoming interested in brazilian music, pick this one up to see how well jorge combines traditional brazilian influences with all the rock and funk that was coming out of the US in the 70s.

A very special album. .......2007-02-27

I highly recommend this album. Its a twist of funk, soul, bossa and Ben's vocals are outstanding (not to mention his strong guitar). The majority of the songs are good - for me "5 minutes" sends shivers down my spine every time. Track 2 and track 4 are also kicking. The only thing that kinda bothers me is the back up vocals. Some tracks have a child like orchestra in the background, which at first sounds a bit cheesy. But after listening to the album about 20 times - I have to say that it would not be the same with out the vocals.

Salve Jorge!.......2006-06-08

Simply, this CD transcend the frontiers of music. Perfect in musical content and in spiritual force, Tábua De Esmeralda is just a master piece!

Jorge Ben, you truly are the master. .......2005-06-26

In my life, I've always been searching for the perfect sound much like a surfer attempts to find the perfect wave. I don't play music, but I listen, I listen with the best of them. My tastes are wide ranging, eclectic and discerning. I'm always open minded, and on the look out for anything I haven't heard but might like.

But even when I've found a sound that I really love, and that sounds like what I've always been looking for(such as Stereolab), a wanderlust always crops up again, and thats how it should be, if we only listened to the same thing we'd become stagnant. That said, even as I go on to other music, I'd always wanted to know that I wouldn't be going on to greater music, that the music I had found was for now the pinnacle of what I'd always wanted to hear.

Jorge Ben is that sound. To me, he is the single greatest musician songwriter in the world that ever was. His sound is utterly unique and majestic, rhythmic, soulfull, spiritual, poetic, perfect. Perfect. Nothing is perfect. Except his music. The only perfect thing in an imperfect universe.

This album is spectacular. I recommend it more highly than any other. Ben is a vocal vertuoso always. A master songwriter. A man who found his inner voice and sound and nailed it down and just couldn't fail to write a mesmerizing rhythmic masterpiece.

Another reviewer here really hit it on the head when he said that Ben went 10 yrs where every year he produced a masterpiece. I have many of those masterpieces. I recommend them all.

Its quite amazing that a musician of this caliber can't even get his albums sold on Amazon. Its really a travesty that I had to go to another rare cd site for Negro E Lindo, Ben, and his collaboration with Gilberto Gil. If you're even reading this and you're American, you've traveled quite a long way off the beaten path and really discovered a musical Shangri-la. Enjoy it. You're in a special place.

THE sound........2003-06-21

This album simply sounds amazing. It's primarily driven by Jorge Ben's ultra-funky guitar playing; imagine choppy funk guitar, but played in a Spanish guitar, with a samba influence to all of it; it's got a really unique sound that really must be heard to be grasped. The one other group I'm familiar with that has a similar guitar sound is Café Tacuba (especially their first two albums), but it's not quite the same.

The rest of the band is also wonderful; the drum kit and synth really drive songs like "Os Alquimistas Estão Chegando" over the top. The songs are wonderfully composed and arranged. They make a sophisticated virtue of straightforwardness; or in other words, it's amazing how such sophisticated songs can sound so simple. Jorge's singing shows great variety and effortless spontaneity. I was going to list my favorite tracks, but realized that except for "Brother", they're all great...A must-have.

A Tábua de Esmeralda
Average customer rating:

A must have for the international music lover!

A Tábua de Esmeralda
Jorge Ben
Manufacturer: Musicrama
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music
Samba | Latin Music | International | Styles | Music
General | Latin Music | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00000IGST
Release Date: 2003-09-30

Tracks:

Os Alquimistas EstChegando Os Alquimistas
O Homem da Gravata Florida
Errare Humanum Est
Menina Mulher da Pele Preta
Eu Vou Torcer
Magn
Minha Teimosia, Uma Arma Pra Te Conquistar
Zumbi
Brother
O Namorado da Vi
Hermes Tri
Cinco Minutos (Five Minutos)

Customer Reviews:

A must have for the international music lover!.......1999-05-08

A great disc from a great artist. Even for those who don't speak Portuguese this disc is very enjoyable. Every song is good. An amazing disc that is worth every penny.