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Latin
Release Date: 10/29/1996
Run Time: 69:57
In some ways, this is a strategic retreat for
Antonio Carlos Jobim after the
classical departures of the '70s -- a retrospective of past triumphs, including some of the most trod-upon
standards (
"Ipanema," "Desafinado," "One-Note Samba," etc.), with
Claus Ogerman again at hand. But these are thoughtful retoolings, some subtle, some radical, ranging in backing from a lonely piano to elaborate yet sensitive
Ogerman orchestral flights that cram more complexity than ever into the spaces (listen to his beguilingly involved take on
"Double Rainbow") with only a few overbearing faux pas.
Jobim's own vocals sound increasingly casual in temperament as he serves them up in an unpredictable mixture of Portuguese, English and scat. And there is much unfamiliar material here, often dressed up in a brooding
classical manner. Originally a two-LP set and now on one CD, this is a snapshot of
Jobim's view of his output as of 1980; as such, it is not as definitive as
Verve's posthumous
The Man from Ipanema set
~Richard S. Ginell, All Music Guide
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