Antonio Carlos Jobim Music

This is not the best Jobim though the best tracks are those where he performs just with his group. Gal Costa, the famous Brazilian songbird, appears on some tracks but she doesn't hip.

Rio has a well kept secret.

It rains.

Lots!

The rain is a reoccurring theme in Jobim's motifs. A silver lining behind every cloud.

I feel there is a maritime theme as well, Rio's drifting tide stirs the Soul.

I like Sinfonia Do Rio de Janeiro. A warm inviting caliope of sight and sounds.

Originally released as a 10" disc on the Continental Label in 1955, employing a full scale Orchestra arranged by Radames Gnattalli, in eleven pieces or Sambas, featuring a host of Singers from the Odean roster, co-written by Billy Blanco.

It is not to be confused with Brasilia, Sinfonia da Alvorada, or Brasilia, Symphony of the Dawn, a work Jobim composed with Vinicius de Moraes around the same time.

I'm not sure how Jobim felt about Sinfonia Do Rio de Janeiro, but it's very powerful, it has a uncanny way of making me feel I'm going to float out of my body.

I enjoy the version released by El Records and their Subsidiary Cherry Red Records.

The front cover of the CD has a striking color photograph looking over Rio, and on closer inspection, Block Letters for all the songs.

Teresa Da Praia, O Que Vai Ser Di Mim? Sinfonia Do Rio de Janeiro, Solidao, Outra Vez.

My kind of front cover, the Jobim Songbook with Sugarloaf Mountain in the background.

Teresa Da Praia, or Teresa Of The Beach is the first song written and recorded by Jobim to recieve massive airplay.

Dick Farney's rendering of Outra Vez stands out.

The cover for the original 10" disc of Sinfonia Do Rio de Janeiro is displayed on Jobim's official website.

I'm betting the cover on El Records and their Subsidiary label is a re-issue that came out around the time The Girl From Ipanema was released to capitalise on its' success.

El Records has managed to furnish some substantial bonus tracks, look for five of the eleven movements recorded by the Radames Gnattali Quintet around the time the Symphony was first released.

The liner notes supply quite a retrospective.

There are a couple quotes by our Maestro I use for a meditation.

"I can't distinguish where the feminine ends and nature begins".

Beautiful!

"Every time that a tree is cut here on Earth, I believe that it grows again in another place in some other world. So, when I die, that is the place I want to go. Where the forest lives in peace".

Trailblazer, for sure.

I'm not sure if Sinfonia Do Rio de Janeiro was swept under the carpet after its' initial release, and re-issued in the early 60's to capitalise on Jobim's newfound success, I do like a good group effort.

The eleven melodies and feelings the symphony conjure fade in and out of each other in a very pleasing way.

This is a rather charming recording for serious fans of the genius Tom Jobim. The sound quality is decent, but Jobim sings not, conducts not, plays piano nor guitar-not. But we live in the Cosmos. Rather scary down here but always strilingly beautiful. Cosmetic-to make pretty-comes from the word cosmos. Mysteriously, certain places seem full of a spirit, a cosmic vibration: Detrit, Mi. and Motown, Cali and Columbia's Salsa, Havana in Cuba, Kansas City and big band jazz, 52nd St. in New York and Bebop, Merenque from Dominican Republica, and-Brasil-the whole damn fine place! A young music professional, Jobim wrote [or co-wrote] this music ands it's informative of Brasil just as Bossa Nova was to be born. Like a charming travelouge, even the schmaltzy accordinoista, plays charming schmaltz. Hell, Jobim created the greatest schmaltz ever and did it in heavenly beautific fashion! Enough philosophy, I suggest you get Ruy Castro's wonderfully idisyncratically Brasil-ish book-Bossa Nova-The Music That Seduced the World. This audio cd makes a nice accompaniment and features many of the Brasilian artists of that time.

One of the first films starring Mimi Rodgers was 'The Rapture', also starring David D. who is well known for playing Muller in 'The X-Files' and a co-star in the movie 'Kalifornia'.

This soundtrack has much to offer if you've ever been a Motown or even Andy Worhal fan. It features legends such as: 'Irma Thomas' and 'Antonio Sabato Jr.'.