Celebration: A Musical Journey
World
| Apr 2011
Reviews
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2011-04-18
Reviewed 2011-04-18
Jazz pianist, composer and musical ambassador from Brazil brought the new bossa nova sound along with the songs & lyrics of Antonio Carlos Jobim and Jorge Ben to the rest of the world. A nice look at his works from the 1960's to the present.
[Disc 1]
1: 2:24 soft lounge 1962 bossa nova
2: 3:15 1964 instrumental "The Girl from Ipanema"
3: 3:10 soft lounge 1967 bossa nova
****4: 2:40 the great tune that played the world. First song in Portuguese that charted in the USA. GREAT vocals by Lani Hall & Janis Hansen
***6: 3:16 fem chorus in English with a novel sitar riff
****7: 3:07 classic Cole Porte Night & Day"
****8: 2:44 Classic 1968 Burt Bacharach & Hal David "The Look of Love"
**9: 4:29 slow,lush bowed strings, fem vocal
****10: 3:15 Lennon/McCartney's "The Fool On the Hill"
***11: 3:21 classic Simon-Garfunkle "Scarborough Fair"
12: 3:12 Otis Redding-Steve Cropper's "Sitting On the Dock of the Bay"
13: 3:22 great fem vocals "Pretty World"
14: 2:49 mid tempo cover of "Wichita Lineman"
**15: 3:51 Lennon/McCartney' "Norwegian Wood, nice fast instrumental jam
***16: 3:31 nice vocals by Lani Hall & Janis Hansen
17: 2:16 fast
****18: 2:46 nice Jorge Ben song in Portuguese
****19: 3:05 a Gilberto Gil tune in Portuguese, fast, Gracinha Leporace
**20: 3:29 Brazil 77 great fem vocal scat style " la la la la la la la la"
****21: 3:34 Brazil 77 a Dori Caymmi cover, very good percussion
[Disc 2]
1: 4:17 pop hit for Mendes in 1983 sung by Joe Pizzulo & Leza Miller
2: 4:02 pop hit with Gracinha Leporace & Michael Sembello
3: 3:26 sung by kids
4: 3:26 pop, big lush instrumentation
5: 4:35 Brazil 86 pop
6: 3:32 pop tune in Portuguese
7: 4:43 upbeat poppy number
***8: 4:43 pop samba
****9: 3:54 fast fem vocals, nice percussion, vocal by Gilberto Gil
****10: 4:25 classic Sergio Mendes Mas Que Nada written by Jorge Ben. Sweet piano, fem chorus in Portuguese and rap by Black Eye Peas
***11: 3:51 rap by Q-tip & William of Black Eye Peas, fem chorus vocal in Portuguese minimal scratching.
****12: 4:00 fast "Waters of March" in English, sung by Ledisi
13: 4:20 faster scat style, flute, male vocal, arranged by Joao Donato
14: 3:46 fast, pop fem vocals in Portuguese
****15: 3:57 faster more processed update to a classic, nice scat style chorus.
16: 3:22 Lennon/McCartney's "The Fool On the Hill" mellow, fem vocal
***17: 3:46 mellow "Constant Rain" in Portuguese
[Disc 1]
1: 2:24 soft lounge 1962 bossa nova
2: 3:15 1964 instrumental "The Girl from Ipanema"
3: 3:10 soft lounge 1967 bossa nova
****4: 2:40 the great tune that played the world. First song in Portuguese that charted in the USA. GREAT vocals by Lani Hall & Janis Hansen
***6: 3:16 fem chorus in English with a novel sitar riff
****7: 3:07 classic Cole Porte Night & Day"
****8: 2:44 Classic 1968 Burt Bacharach & Hal David "The Look of Love"
**9: 4:29 slow,lush bowed strings, fem vocal
****10: 3:15 Lennon/McCartney's "The Fool On the Hill"
***11: 3:21 classic Simon-Garfunkle "Scarborough Fair"
12: 3:12 Otis Redding-Steve Cropper's "Sitting On the Dock of the Bay"
13: 3:22 great fem vocals "Pretty World"
14: 2:49 mid tempo cover of "Wichita Lineman"
**15: 3:51 Lennon/McCartney' "Norwegian Wood, nice fast instrumental jam
***16: 3:31 nice vocals by Lani Hall & Janis Hansen
17: 2:16 fast
****18: 2:46 nice Jorge Ben song in Portuguese
****19: 3:05 a Gilberto Gil tune in Portuguese, fast, Gracinha Leporace
**20: 3:29 Brazil 77 great fem vocal scat style " la la la la la la la la"
****21: 3:34 Brazil 77 a Dori Caymmi cover, very good percussion
[Disc 2]
1: 4:17 pop hit for Mendes in 1983 sung by Joe Pizzulo & Leza Miller
2: 4:02 pop hit with Gracinha Leporace & Michael Sembello
3: 3:26 sung by kids
4: 3:26 pop, big lush instrumentation
5: 4:35 Brazil 86 pop
6: 3:32 pop tune in Portuguese
7: 4:43 upbeat poppy number
***8: 4:43 pop samba
****9: 3:54 fast fem vocals, nice percussion, vocal by Gilberto Gil
****10: 4:25 classic Sergio Mendes Mas Que Nada written by Jorge Ben. Sweet piano, fem chorus in Portuguese and rap by Black Eye Peas
***11: 3:51 rap by Q-tip & William of Black Eye Peas, fem chorus vocal in Portuguese minimal scratching.
****12: 4:00 fast "Waters of March" in English, sung by Ledisi
13: 4:20 faster scat style, flute, male vocal, arranged by Joao Donato
14: 3:46 fast, pop fem vocals in Portuguese
****15: 3:57 faster more processed update to a classic, nice scat style chorus.
16: 3:22 Lennon/McCartney's "The Fool On the Hill" mellow, fem vocal
***17: 3:46 mellow "Constant Rain" in Portuguese
Recent airplay
The Look Of Love, Mas Que Nada
Traditions - More Artists We Lost Last Year — Jan 14, 2025
The Dock Of The Bay, Never Gonna Let You Go, Mas Que Nada
Global Ginga — Nov 04, 2022
The Fool On The Hill
Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics — Mar 12, 2019
Mas Que Nada
Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics — Mar 05, 2019
The Fool On The Hill, Mas Que Nada
Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics — Sep 27, 2018
Chove Chuva, The Fool On The Hill
Clean Copper Radio — Nov 29, 2016
Charting
2011-04-17 — 2011-06-19
Reggae/World
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jun 19 | 1 |
| May 29 | 2 |
| May 15 | 1 |
| May 8 | 2 |
| May 1 | 1 |
| Apr 24 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Outra Vez | ||
| 2. | Garota De Ipanema | ||
| 3. | So Danco Samba | ||
| 4. | Mas Que Nada | ||
| 5. | Going Out Of My Head | ||
| 6. | Constant Rain | ||
| 7. | Night And Day | ||
| 8. | The Look Of Love | ||
| 9. | So Many Stars | ||
| 10. | The Fool On The Hill | ||
| 11. | Scarborough Hill | ||
| 12. | The Dock Of The Bay | ||
| 13. | Pretty World | ||
| 14. | Wichita Lineman | ||
| 15. | Norweigian Wood | ||
| 16. | Masquerade | ||
| 17. | What The World Needs Now Is Love | ||
| 18. | Pais Tropical | ||
| 19. | Viramundo | ||
| 20. | After Sunrise | ||
| 21. | Promesa De Pescador | ||
| 22. | Never Gonna Let You Go | ||
| 23. | My Summer Love | ||
| 24. | The Sound Of One Song | ||
| 25. | Kisses | ||
| 26. | Daylight | ||
| 27. | Sarara | ||
| 28. | Cinnamon & Clove | ||
| 29. | Rio De Janeiro | ||
| 30. | The Frog | ||
| 31. | Waters Of March | ||
| 32. | Y Vamos Ya | ||
| 33. | So Tinha De Ser Com Voce | ||
| 34. | Magalenha | ||
| 35. | The Fool On The Hill | ||
| 36. | Chove Chuva |