Elis Regina (Orquestra Sob a Direção de Astor) [Import]

Product Description
This is an Original Work by the One of Brazil`s Greatest Singers. It Was Recorded in 1964 When She Was Only 18.

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Average customer rating: A Classic, But... Magnificient Genius! Elis & Tom. They live! Still Fabulous!

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Tracks:

1. Aguas De Marco (Waters Of March)
2. Poise E (So It Is)
3. So Tinha De Ser Com Voce (It Had To Be With You)
4. Modinha
5. Triste (Sad)
6. Corcovado
7. O Que Tinha De Ser (What Had To Be)
8. Retrato Em Branco E Preto (Picture In Black And White) (AKA Zingaro)
9. Brigas, Nuncas Mais (Fights Never More)
10. Por Toda Minha Vida (For All My Life)
11. Fotografia (Photograph)
12. Soneto De Separacao (Song Of Separation)
13. Chovendo Na Roseira (Raining On The Rosebush) (AKA Double Rainbow)
14. Inutil Paisagem (Useless Landscape)

Customer Reviews:

A Classic, But..........2007-05-16

At the risk of being accused of massive heresy, I'd like to point out a few things that the potential buyer should be aware of: 1) if you're of a certain generation(younger than say, 40)and aren't accustomed to hearing sacharrine-like string arrangements then there will be about 4 or 5 slow orchestra + singer tracks(non-bossa) on this album that will drive you nuts and distract from Elis's amazing voice. For example, if you get the chance, listen to the version of "Modinha" on this CD vs. the version with just Elis and Cesar on piano in the Elis DVD. I always skipped this song on the CD and now I'm realizing how sad it is that it was orchestrated...Good heavens just get out of the lady's way and let her sing. This song sounds so much better 'unplugged'! I bet the same would happen with the other tracks. It sounds a bit pretentious since the strings are not needed to make Elis 'better', due to the inherent greatness of the songs...thus, sublime songwriting by Jobim...but he should've nixed the 'ambitious' arrangements! Btw, I also dislike the version of Corcovado here...and I'm not so sure it's the definitive vocal version...I think that honor should go to Joao Gilberto...and once again, I bet if Elis has/had an unplugged version, it probably would be the among the best. Anyhow, just a controversial opinion of mine. I'm sure many disagree!
2)Many are calling this a quintessential bossa album...but nearly half the tracks are not bossa nova but modinhas...slow-tempo dramatic songs that may sound a bit 'over-the-top' to modern ears.
3)This is not my favorite singing by Elis...for my taste she is too polished and restrained on a few of the songs here(with some very notable exceptions such as Aguas de Marco)...although her singing is indeed flawless and unmatched. Call me crazy, I'd much rather hear the relaxed, soulful, or fun Elis in "Como Os Nossos Pais", "Upa Neguinho", or "Sou Caipira Pira Pora Nossa"(not sure about the title), or "Alo, Alo Marciano". At any rate, Elis was soooo much more than a bossa nova or jazz singer. She was and could be anything!
Now, as for the priceless songs...these are the ones that I pick as my faves on this CD:
1) Aguas de Marco (btw, the end part, in which Elis starts laughing is I think due to the fact that, based on my limited understanding of Portuguese, Elis and Tom start chopping off the first letter of each word starting the refrain phrases...it's onderful!)
2) Triste: So sexy...tua beleza e' um aviao, Elis!
3) Retrato em Branco e Preto- Just amazing! The strings aren't as obnoxious here, either.
4) Fotografia: brilliant!
5) Chovendo na Roseira: One of my favorite songs ever!
6) Inutil Paisagem: Great song for when you're feeling depressed...very cathartic!

Magnificient.......2007-01-10

Wonderful stuff....both of these folks were masters.

I am so glad that I have discovered Elis, and feel
sorry that I was not familiar with her long ago.

She passed away at age 36 in 1982, and brought
enlightening moments to so many.

Their collaboration gave birth to a rich and magical thing!

Genius!.......2006-11-22

This record is a true jewel, a century-recording. It's like you enter a place with stagnant energy in which, suddenly, a beautiful woman who dropped from nowhere lights a cigarette, and not voluntarily, but because you let yourself go, you inhale the smoke, and thereby inhale the woman's perfume and all her being ...

It has the incredible presence of touch, of life, of emotions that only analog recordings have and the digital era has buried in 'clean' sound anaestetics. The talent of the musicians is nothing less than genius, not to talk about Jobim's music which is not of century, but of millennary genius. The inner harmony and synergy between Jobim and Regina is not to put in words. It's one of those rare encounters between artists that are truly blessed by heaven.

This unique music has transformed me an evening of utter depression into one of wonder and inner peace. This music is truly religious, in a non-religious sense.

What Brazilians teach us is that musical genius, when you encounter it incarnated in a human being seems to be simplicity. This simplicity is the outer shell of high inner complexity. Brazilians are all gifted for music, as they have it in their blood. This is because they are one of the most emotionally intelligent cultures on earth, together with Cubans and Italians.

One last word: there is today lots of Samba and Bossa Nova around. Don't let yourself fool by all these copy productions. This CD has the originals!! And you may be surprised at the romantic slowness of some of the pieces that you heard played like clockworks and with digital robotic perfection. And also you may be surprised about the natural pathos of the Brazilian soul. What most people confuse with 'bar music' truly is a religious expression. It's people presenting themselves without a shell, without an emotional armor, and with a totally open heart. And the Brazilian language, that has almost totally transcendented Portuguese is next to Indonesian and Italian one of the most beautiful languages for chant.

To play this music like nightclub candies, which is (unfortunately) the understanding most Westerners have of Brazilian music, is based on a cultural misunderstanding. For Brazilians their music is sacred, no less than that. And perhaps, this CD will convince you of this truth!

This CD merits 50 stars, not just 5.

Elis & Tom. They live!.......2006-11-10

This the epitome of awesome music! Two giants of Brazilian and international music paired in one of the best ever Bossa Nova records. The music they make together has an inherent energy and romanticism that feels utterly free and endless.

Still Fabulous!.......2006-09-10

A treasured classic!

After the justly famous Getz/Gilberto album, this is the most essential Jobim session. Recorded at MGM Studios, Los Angeles, California between February 22 and March 9, 1974 this recording pairs the brilliant Brazilian vocalist Elis Regina and the father of bossa nova, Antonio Carlos Jobim. This album is magic!

Regina, who many feel was the finest female Brazilian jazz singer ever, adroitly taps into the melancholy, existential sadness at the heart of so many Jobim recordings. ELIS AND TOM features a full orchestra. Moreover, Jobim wisely tailors his arrangements to suit the strengths of Elis who works best in a sparse environment.

Portuguese lyrics enrapture me. The sublime song cycle of material, reminiscent to my ear of Lani Hall, Herb Alpert's wife (lead Brazil '66) solo material, creates an emotionally complex mood of melancholy that suddenly bursts free with the exhilarating, wondrous Aguas De Marco (Waters Of March). The lyrics sung in Portuguese add a fresh dimension of mystery and tension to the recording.

Average customer rating: Amazing Accidental Discovery! Elis is a gift from God! Two giant musicians ! Stunning! A Six Star Tour De Force!!! Pure Fire - Elis Regina ensemble with Toots on harmonica

Aquarela Do Brasil Jean 'Toots' Thielemans and Elis Regina Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Brazilian Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Elis & Tom The Brasil Project Chez Toots Wave Only Trust Your Heart ASIN: B00000471V Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Wave
2. Aquarela Do Brasil
3. Visao
4. Corrida De Jangada
5. Wilsamba
6. Voce
7. Barquinho
8. O Sonho
9. Five For Elis
10. Canto De Ossanha
11. Honeysuckle Rose
12. Volta

Customer Reviews:

Amazing Accidental Discovery!.......2007-07-05

As an avid jazz-samba fan from the era of those Getz/Gilberto/Jobim (etc.) collaborations, I am stunned to imagine -and embarrassed to admit that I did not know of Elis Regina before recently stumbling by accident into these extraordinary reviews on the Amazon site. The obvious question was, "Could anything be as good as these people say?!!" The answer is YES! For starters, the magic of this beautiful CD thoroughly compares to that experienced when I first heared the other albums referenced above, and then some! Not at all because these selections display great musical innovation or complexity within this genre; -they don't, and that is what makes these performances so delightful from start to finish. That is, this is music which "sings", and goes straight to the heart of the listener. The whole group sound like they are enjoying themselves enormously during the sessions, and I still find myself unable to sit still when this album is on! Rather, the compulsion to tap one's toes, or to rise and start dancing (with or without partner available) is simply irrepressible! Small wonder, therefore, that the polite and cool-tempered Swedes who observed these recording sessions were spellbound, or so it seems, by the spectacle of these Brazilians having so much fun while "working"! For Elis Regina, she is everything the other reviewers say, and she grows on me increasingly with each new listening; her loss at such a young age is forever saddening and confounding to me. Very thankfully, however, the recording engineers have captured and preserved the moment for us magnificently with this album. I am also very pleased, as well, to be introduced to the music of Toots Thielemans, who blends into this group with absolute perfection.

Elis is a gift from God!.......2006-08-26

Elis is my one and only singer! I am sorry to say this, but Elis does not sing, SHE HUMILIATES THE REST! As a Brazilian I am very proud of her singing so many wonderful Brazilian songs and share them with the world. Thank you, Elis! I love you!

Two giant musicians !.......2004-12-05

Two legends : two unforgettable names for the musical story of Brazil .
Toots Thielemans is an extarordinary musician . His wide scope has allowd him to face one of the widest spectre of the music .
In this famous recording dated from 1969 Elis Regina (the divine , unforgettable and supreme brazilian song goddess and one of most inspired female singers ever) joined theor gifts to giva the world a tresure of thousand carats .
Canto de Ossanha, Aquarela de Brazil , O barquinho and Wave are among the best tracks of this spectacular and glorious CD . The only complaint -if I may- is the shortness of this album . Thought and recorded according the LP laws: Twelve tracks and that's all . I have the hidden hope someone finds records not available before or recording sessions never released before to get the chance to enjoy the craft of this fantastic combination .
Acquire this CD and get close to the world of this giant couple .

Stunning! A Six Star Tour De Force!!!.......2004-05-19

On a scale of 1 to 5, "Aquarela Do Brasil" is a SIX!! One of the great MPB performances of all time, with Toots Thielemans adding soaring beautiful harmonica/guitar solos between some truly amazing vocals by Elis Regina. Plus Toots gives three solid solo performances, including an Elis tribute.

Recorded in 1969, during a "howling snowstorm" in Stockholm Sweden of all places, the Brazilian Super-Diva, Elis Regina, and the acclaimed jazz master, Toots Thielemans, conjured up a steaming, mid-summer Brazilian beach in the studio. Elis is on fire throughout and clearly having alot of fun! Her musical quintet, Elis Cinco, is brilliant and audibly enthusiastic. Singing with a wide range of emotions and tossing off gymnastic phrases with ease, Elis is incredible! She wields her voice like a knief, cutting quickly and deeply into each song. Toots is equally brilliant and the entire ensemble plays like old musical friends. I speak no Portuguese but this music is as clear as a crystal.

Normally I pick out a "Piece D'Resistance" in every CD, but this CD is so uniformly brilliant that there are too many outstanding performances by both artists to pick one. The sensuous, sultry "Barquinho" (Little Boat) is cast as an overpowering ballad performance that will slow your breathing. "Voce", the tongue twisting "Corrida de Jangada", and the sizzling "Wave" (with Elis' patented "sozinho" Afro-Brazilian tagline at the end) are new again. She totally personalizes "Aquarela Do Brasil" using the 'bridge' only and then adds the batucada "Nega do Cabelo Duro" to it, infusing it with humor and the sound of "crickets": very unique performance. And the octave-jumping tour de force of "Cantu de Ossanha" is spine-tingling great singing like no one else can do it.

I bought this CD primarily out of curiosity about the combination of Toots & Elis. I had recently bought the excellent "Chez Toots" CD and noticed this CD in his discography. I popped it in the CD player and wandered away. The next morning the CD player woke me up with "Wave" and I was captivated and totally amazed for the next hour. As a jazz, classical, and pop music fan, I KNOW singers and this singer was someone very, very special. She understood nuance, emotion, improvisation, the blues (ok, "saudade", if you must), how to deliver a knockout punch and leave us wanting more. It's no wonder they called her 'The Hurricane'. Now I'm collecting more Elis recordings and have just purchased the self-titled first CD cut by her multiple Grammy-winning daughter, "Maria Rita". With this CD, Elis (over twenty years after her tragic accidental death) has stolen my musical heart. She ranks in the company of the greatest singers ever: Ella, Sarah, Maria Callas, Judy, and LadyDay. I think she realized she was really a jazz singer at heart interpreting MBP. Believe me, this CD should be required listening for ALL music fans who love GREAT MUSIC. Definitely, a SIX !

Snowstorm? What snowstorm? LOL

Pure Fire - Elis Regina ensemble with Toots on harmonica.......2003-05-18

One of the outstanding Elis Regina's characteristics as a singer was not only her quality as a vocal master. She also knew very well how to choose her musicians and arrangers.

And she also had all great Brazilian musicians at her keep. They used to say it was very hard to work under her top parameters but the result was prestige. Many American songbirds became famous on this aspect - this reminds me of Carmen McRae and Betty Carter - and like them, Elis Regina always brought luck to all musicians and composers she recorded with.

This album counted on her trio in 1969, leaded by pianist and composer Antonio Adolfo. This same trio made her European tour in 1969 and recorded this album with Toots Thielemens in Sweden.

Half the program consists of instrumentals with the trio plus Toots. Very Great!

Average customer rating: Elis & Tom

Elis & Tom Antonio Carlos Jobim & Elis Regina Manufacturer: Verve ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Bossa Nova | Latin Music | Styles | Music Brazilian Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Verve | Verve Music Group | Specialty Stores | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Aquarela Do Brasil ASIN: B000EZ8BCA Release Date: 2006-05-29

Tracks:

1. uas de Mar[Waters of March]
2. Pois [So It Is]
3. Snha de Ser Com VocIt Had to Be with You]
4. Modinha
5. Triste [Sad]
6. Corcovado
7. O Que Tinha de Ser [What Had to Be]
8. Retrato Em Branco e Prieto [Picture in Black and White]
9. Brigas, Nunca Mais [Fights Never More]
10. Por Toda a Minha Vida [For All My Life]
11. Fotografia [Photograph]
12. Soneto de Separa [Song of Separation]
13. Chovendo Na Roseira [Raining on the Rosebush]
14. Inaisagem [Useless Landscape]

Customer Reviews:

Elis & Tom.......2007-05-02

This album is considered THE BEST album ever released in Brazil! The performance of Elis Regina and Antonio Carlos (Tom) Jobim in this album are absolutely impeccable!!!

Average customer rating: Wonderful, Sizzling Elis Regina Performances. The soft side of Brazilian spice- leaves the heart dancing!

Personalidade Elis Regina Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Folk | Latin Music | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Brazilian Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Elis & Tom Aquarela Do Brasil Fascination Vento de Maio Montreux Jazz Festival ASIN: B0000046MS Release Date: 1993-02-23

Tracks:

1. Casa No Campo
2. Dois Pra La, Dois Pra Ca
3. Madalena
4. Atras Da Porta
5. Triste
6. Agaus De Marco
7. Mucuripe
8. Romaria
9. Folhas Secas
10. Como Nossos Pais
11. Me Deixa Em Paz
12. Nada Sera Como Antes
13. E Com Esse Que Eu Vou
14. Voce
15. Fascinacao
16. Vou Deitra E Rolar (Quaquaraquaqua)

Amazon.com essential recording

With a temperamental personality and crystalline voice, Elis Regina became a beloved national symbol of Brazil in the early 1960s when she was 21 years old. She sang with the clarity of glass in a naturally risqué tone that spilled forth with little effort, a reposed style shared by Astrud Gilberto. Though she sang much music unrelated to the bossa nova, her best-known albums include the legendary collaboration with Antonio Carlos Jobim, Elis & Tom, as well as this collection in the Personalidade series. Oozing with samba rhythms and bossa nova sensuality, Elis takes listeners to the lounges of Brazil with such classics as "Aguas de Marco" and "Triste." Regina is intimately romantic and charismatically mysterious, and early into the album it's easy to see how an entire country could fall in love with her. She even escaped the political exile suffered by other artists during Brazil's rigid military rule in the 1960s. Tragically, though, the singer died from a cocaine overdose in 1982. This compilation serves as a lovely remembrance of the magnetic singer who set Brazilian hearts on fire. --Karen K. Hugg

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful, Sizzling Elis Regina Performances........2004-08-05

Five Stars!! The legendary Elis Regina is a Brazilian National and World Music Treasure over 20 years after her accidental death and this CD tells you why!! There was simply no other to whom she could be compared. She's an idiom unto herself, instantly recognizable, and one who always demands our complete attention.

This CD is simply wonderful and loaded with 'Pieces D'Resistance'. From the joyful "Voce" (taken from the amazing CD "Aquarela do Brasil" with Toots Thielemans in 1969); to the definitive "Madalena", complete with strings and 'whistlers'; to Milton's "Nada Sera Como Antes", chalk up yet another Five Star winner. And don't miss her outstanding performances of Jobim staples "Triste" (from "Elis & Tom") and the sizzling version of "Aguas De Marco" is without Jobim. "Mucuripe" is amazingly beautiful, as is the show stopper "Como Nos Pais" (Like Our Parents).

"Atras Da Porta" (Behind the Door) is the mesmerizing original version, where Elis hums the unwritten Chico Buarque final verse from the unfinished manuscript. It's hauntingly beautiful and Elis infuses it with so much overpowering emotion. Small wonder it sets the standard for all of the following attempts by other singers who do sing a final verse.

Two more gems are the breezy "Me Deixa Em Paz" (~I'm Left At Peace), tightly arranged and deftly performed faster than the version on Milton's "Clube da Esquina" CD, and the awesome, crystalline beauty of "Dois Pra La, Dois Pra Ca" with Elis obviously enjoying and joining the wonderful background vocal group. This is Elis at her wonderful best and each song is a winner.

Ella Fitzgerald, a music legend herself, liked Elis' artistry. And Elis' awesomely talented singing daughter, Maria Rita, is influenced mainly by Ella: and so the artistic wheel goes 'round and 'round. If you love Elis and Ella, you'll love the triple Grammy winning CD "Maria Rita".

BTW, "Romaria" and the uptempo "Vou Deitar E Rolar", with the familiar "Quaquaraquaqua" verse, are bonus songs, not found on the original Philips vinyl LP. This CD also overlaps alot with the import "Perfil". Buy and enjoy this wonderful recollection. Five Stars!

The soft side of Brazilian spice- leaves the heart dancing!.......1999-07-08

This is the perfect CD for those who enjoy the softer bossa nova side of Brazilian music. This easy- listening adventure embraces the heart of the listener with jazzy overtones, whimsical gimmicks and bittersweet poignancy all from the magical voice of Elis Regina. One need not understand Portuguese to enjoy this music as it weaves itself around the listener. This is the cheapest vacation you will ever get to Brazil - with your tour guide leading you through clever musical passages with her voice. You will feel the pride, the gaiety, the passion and disappontment of lifes little turns in classic songs written by the "best of the best" Latin songwriters. There are few voices more beloved in the world of Brazilian music than Elis Regina. The clarity and emotion her voice delivers is unsurpassed and contagious. This CD transports you to a beach in Rio, where life shows its beauty, sensuality, sadness and vitality. This is what Brazil is really like! Not to be missed by those who like to dust off their souls with a little spice and spontaneity!

Average customer rating: Elis a immortal Voice Compilation CD of a wide period of Elis Regina's Recordings great but uneven Queen of Musica Popular Brasileira Fascinating

Fascination Elis Regina Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Folk | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Elis & Tom Personalidade Aquarela Do Brasil Meu Nome é Gal: The Best of Gal Costa Maria Rita ASIN: B000004789 Release Date: 1990-10-05

Tracks:

1. Menino das Laranjas
2. Upa, Neguinho
3. Madalena
4. Lapinha
5. Corrida de Jangada
6. Canto de Ossanha
7. Como Nossos Pais
8. O Mestre-Sala Dos Mares
9. Vou Deitar E Rolar
10. Potpourri-C/Jair Rodrigues
11. Arrasto
12. Romaria
13. Mucuripe
14. Casa No Campo
15. Fascinaco
16. Me Deixas Louca
17. Atrs da Porta
18. Cartomante
19. Dois Pra L, Dois Pra C
20. O Rancho da Goiabada

Customer Reviews:

Elis a immortal Voice.......2004-06-13

Elis was and always will be wonderful voice to hear.
Only the person who copies the titles should be careful...hehehe It's not "Rfancho da Goiabada" and but "Rancho da Goiabada"; it's not "Crooida de Jangada" but "corrida de Jangada" and so.

Compilation CD of a wide period of Elis Regina's Recordings.......2003-05-18

This a compilation and I am not a fan of collections which distorts the real meaning of the originals. Anyway, here you'll find the great Brazilian master in a big variety of ensembles which covers Brazilian samba and pop music from the 60/70s and even jazzy Bossa Nova ensembles. For those who want to know the best of the best in Brazilian vocals. Though all sung in Portuguese I tell you you'll get moved.

great but uneven.......2000-11-16

This is an excellent collection of Elis' music. Her voice... well, you'll just have to listen. I have no idea what the heck she is saying and I'm absolutely entranced. I can play some of these tracks over and over and over. The fire and emotion, the intimacy, the great brazilian vowel sounds. Sometimes you get all of this in the same sentence. There are a couple of slow parts, like the medley towards the end, that I just skip over. The rest is great. Also try Elis and Tom and Acquarela do Brazil.

Queen of Musica Popular Brasileira.......2000-09-13

Elis Regina is in my opinion together with Clara Nunes THE greatest Brazilian singer of all times. They had an unrivalled power of heartfelt delivery in their singing. Even more remarkable about Elis Regina was her ability to handle a song by famous or less famous Brazilian MPB songwriters like Ivan Lins, Milton Nascimento and João Bosco in such a way that it sounded like her own creation. This compilation is a very good one, I would say it is even slightly better than the other "A Arte De", although I have both of them to fill up the missing ones. As an introduction this one is hard to fault and it has the advantage of containing the unbelievably beautiful "O Rancho Da Goiabada" as a cherry on the cake. Don't forget to check out Clara Nunes as well.

Fascinating.......1999-11-09

This is an essential collection of recordings from 1965-1978. "The Best of Elis Regina", as it says on the box, is an astonishing review of this great singer's range and development over those years. For one who is just beginning to fathom all of the available recordings, as I am, this collection is invaluable. And the music is wonderful. I believe she was one of the greatest singers there ever was. Her phrasing and musical instincts were without equal. This collection preserves her great artistry. I highly recommend it for any basic collection.

Average customer rating:

Elis, Como & Porque/In London Elis Regina Manufacturer: Universal ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000MV92Z6 Release Date: 2007-04-02

Average customer rating:

Definitive Collection Elis Regina Manufacturer: Wrasse Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Bossa Nova | Latin Music | Styles | Music Folk | Latin Music | Styles | Music Brazilian Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Montreux Jazz Festival Amorosa Elis & Tom Maria Rita Astrud Gilberto's Finest Hour ASIN: B0002VEWFG Release Date: 2004-10-05

Tracks:

1. Fascinac[Fascination B-Side]
2. Madalena [Madeleine]
3. uas de Mar[March Rains]
4. O Mestre Sala Dos Mares [Protector of the Seas]
5. Corcovado [Corcovado Hill]
6. Triste [Sadness Mix]
7. Dois Pra lDois Pra CTwo Steps This Way, Two Steps That Way]
8. Casa No Campo [House in the Country]
9. So Tinha de Ser Com Voce [It Could Only Be Like You]
10. Como Nossos Pais [Like Our Parents]
11. Atrda Porta [Behind the Door]
12. Romaria [Pilgrimage Songs]
13. Nada Seromo Antes [Nothing Will Be as Before]
14. E Com Esse Que Vou [I'll Go with This One]
15. Upa, Neguinho [Giddy Up There Black One]
16. Amor Ate o Fim [Love Keeps to the End]
17. CaxangCrab]
18. Folhas Secas [Dry Leaves]
19. Canto de Ossanha [Ossanha's Song]
20. Arrast[Pull in the Fish Net]
21. Louvo [Praise]
22. Para Lennon e McCartney [For Lennon and McCartney]
23. Aquarela Do Brasil/Nega Do Cabela Duro [Waters of Brazil/Dark ...]

Average customer rating:

Essential Elis Regina Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Bossa Nova | Latin Music | Styles | Music Folk | Latin Music | Styles | Music Brazilian Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Elis & Tom Personalidade Amorosa Maria Rita Aquarela Do Brasil ASIN: B0001KL3YQ Release Date: 2004-08-09

Tracks:

1. Se Eu Quiser Falar Com Dues
2. O Trem Azul
3. Aprendendo a Jogar
4. Sai Dessa
5. Rebento
6. Nova Estc
7. O Medo de Amar E O Medo de Ser Livre
8. Sus Quem Sabe
9. Calcanhar de Aquiles
10. Tiro Ao varo
11. Vento de Maio
12. Outro Cais
13. O Que Foi Feito Devera [De Vera]

Album Details

EMI Essential Series. Features Tracks Recorded in Elis' Album from 1980 on EMI. Highlights Are the Duets of Milton Nascimento in "o Que Foi Feito Devera" and with Adoniran in "Tiro Ao Alvaro".

Average customer rating: Thank you, Elis. A Sold-out Music Play in 1976 My favorite Elis Regina album

Falso Brilhante Elis Regina Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Em Pleno Verao Como E Porque Elis 1973 Elis & Tom Elis ASIN: B00000477U Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Como Nossos Pais
2. Velha Roupa Colorida
3. Los Hermanos
4. Um Por Todos
5. Fascination
6. Jardins De Infancia
7. Quero
8. Gracias A la Vida
9. O Cavaleiro E Os Moinhos
10. Tatuagem

Customer Reviews:

Thank you, Elis........2004-11-24

This is a masterpiece: no soft jazz, but great music from the seventies with a distinct Brazilian tinge. Elis is in great voice, raw and emotional. 'Como nossos pais' is utterly beautiful, one of her greatest performances ever; 'Fascinacao' is heavenly mysterious; 'Los Hermanos' and 'Gracias a la vida' are sung in Spanish with an earthy Argentine edge in the voice that no Argentine can match; and no one weak song here! It's superb.

A Sold-out Music Play in 1976.......2003-05-18

"Falso Brilhante" was a sold-out music play by Elis Regina. A wide cover of Brazilian and Latin music of the moment. "Gracias a La Vida" and "Los Hermanos" are sung in their original Spanish. Elis also covers some of the new important composers from those times, namely Belchior. The ensemble is the usual one for Elis at those times, with the usually great arrangements by Cesar Camargo Mariano. Here you'll find Elis Regina in all her splendor. This is a studio (not live) album although it gets nearly all the repertoire from the show. Strangely, one of the best Elis' renditions from the show was not recorded in the studio, the song "No Dia em Que Vim-me Embora" by Caetano Veloso.

My favorite Elis Regina album.......2002-07-17

Too bad it is so hard to get. Hopefully that will change. In my humble opinion this is the single greatest LP Elis ever recorded. Amazing. Amazing. Amazing. If you are a fan of Brazilian 70's music, this belongs in your collection...

Average customer rating: This is not an authorized album, just for her fans Several beauties accompanied by avoidable disco stuff A wonderfully arranged and performed album.

Elis Especial Elis Regina Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Bossa Nova | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Elis & Tom ASIN: B00000G9EU Release Date: 1979-01-01

Tracks:

1. Noves Fora
2. Violeta de Belford Roxo
3. Ou Bola Ou Bulica
4. Credo
5. Dinorah, Dinorah
6. Joana Francesca
7. Bodas de Prata
8. Entrudo
9. Valsa Rancho
10. Bonita
11. Deixa O Mundo E O Sol Entrar

Customer Reviews:

This is not an authorized album, just for her fans.......2003-05-18

When Elis Regina left Polygram Records, there were some parts of recordings, tracks which were not approved by their composers (like "Valsa Rancho" by Francis Hime) and even by Elis herself.

Fortunately for her fans and unnecessarily for quality reasons, Polygram Records has decided to issue this neglectable album.

Several beauties accompanied by avoidable disco stuff.......1999-11-26

In my opinion, the first half of this release contains two much disco-pop-rock stuff, as "Dinorah, Dinorah", "Bola ou búlica" or "Noves fora", which is the part of Elis I less like. But the album also includes such beauties as "Joana francesa", "Bodas de prata", "Entrudo" and "Violeta de Belford roxo", songs where Elis shows her expressive qualities at her best, her ability to thrill and move the listener with every note. In summary, a mixed release which can become a masterpiece if you programm your CD player to avoid the drekky stuff.

A wonderfully arranged and performed album........1999-10-17

This is Elis at her best (was she ever anything else?) "Bodas de Prata" is a wonderful almost art-song-like composition. "Deixa o Mundo e Sol Entrar" is a basic popular song sung so well and tastefully arranged. "Bonita" by Jobim is sung in English, but the language barrier doesn't hamper her style or pronounciation. The superbly-rhythmic "Ou Bola Ou Bulica" shows the typical perfection Elis achieved in singing complex rhythms. But for most part it's a fairly quiet album which grows on you with repeated listenings.

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2. Exitos del Mariachi
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6. Frente a Frente: Los Dos Grandes Romanticos
7. Frontera Azul
8. Gigantes de Puebla
9. Grandes Compositores, Vol. 3
10. Grandes Exitos

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