Obrigado Brazil Live in Concet

Ma, Yo-Yo
Sony Classical
World | Feb 2004

Reviews

Decca
Reviewed 2004-03-12
Live performance of his ode to Brazil. A few songs overlap with his “Obrigado Brazil” CD, some are new here. Great music, excellently played by top-notch performers. Watch for applause. You can’t go wrong w/ any track.

*1. Spoken word intro into a deliciously swinging tango. 3:33
*2. Warm & sexy Jobim classic w/wonderful fem. Vocals.5:02
3. Warm, sweet & soundtracky w/a nice midtempo bounce2:58
4. Lovely, haunting blend of guitars & cello.5:42
*5. Sexy little bossa nova w/fem vox & light string/perc.3:25
*6. Jazzy piano/clarinet/strings/perc in an intricate mix.3:46
7. Beautiful love song w/a lush, old-fashioned quality to it.4:54
*8. Uptempo jazz duet for piano/cello.3:03
9. 10:18 epic. Starts slow & lyrical, gets dramatic. Tango-esque.
10. Dramatic, percussive opening. Then slow, then bright. 5:41
11. Elegant suite. Slow & spare, lush & lyrical, really lovely. 10:30
*12. Light jazz dance w/ vox, clarinet, perc, piano, strings. 4:47
*13. Two guitars & one cello blend in classic Piazzolla. 4:19
14. Soft vox & strings in a delicately sensual samba. 4:11
3/2004

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Charting

2004-04-05 — 2004-06-07 Reggae/World
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Track listing

1. Libertango
2. Chega De Saudade
3. Merengue
4. Menino
5. Aguas De Marco
6. Wapango
7. Doce De Coco
8. Cristal
9. Tango Suite
10. Afro
11. Bodas De Prata
12. Aquarela Do Brasil
13. Zita
14. So Danco Samba