Rio Revisited [Digipak]

Performer: Various Artists/Antonio Carlos Jobim
Artist: Gal Costa
Engineer: Joel Moss
Producer: Jack Lewis
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Performers include: Gal Costa, Antonio Carlos Jobim, The Jobims (Elizabeth, Ana and Paulo), Maucha Adnet, Paulo Braga, Danilo Caymmi, Simone Caymmi, Sebastion Neto, Jaques Morelemnbaum. Personnel: Gal Costa (vocals); Antonio Carlos Jobim (vocals, piano); Maucha Adnet, Ana Lontra Jobim, Simone Caymmi (vocals); Jaques Morelenbaum (cello); Danilo Caymmi (flute); Paulo Braga (drums). This live date, recorded in 1987, features Brazilian music icon Antonio Carlos Jobim paired with Tropicalia diva Gal Costa. Jobim's gravelly voice might sound a bit worse for wear compared with his recordings from the `60s and early `70s, but RIO REVISITED still pleases with its offerings of classic Jobim compositions such as "One Note Samba," "Desafinado," and "Wave." Accompaniment from a large ensemble, and the contributions of the dynamic Costa, make this an engaging listen through and through. The set was remastered and reissued in 2008. Recorded at a video taping in the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles as part of the Jazzvisions series, this was Jobim's live act shortly after he resumed touring in the mid-'80s. At the time, Jobim struck an avuncular, almost casually anti-show-business presence seated before a grand piano, presiding over a large ensemble composed of friends and family, singing in his endearingly rough, now-threadbare voice. Some of the performances here are little more than pro-forma run-throughs of standard Jobim oldies but things perk up when Jobim digs into some lesser-known compositions like his "Song of the Jet" and son Paulo's catchy "Samba do Soho." In any case, the material is always superb and the cool-voiced, always in-pitch Brazilian singer Gal Costa turns up on a few numbers. ~ Richard S. Ginell

Record Collector (magazine) (p.83) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[A] spellbinding live recording from 1987 spotlighting singer Gal Costa."

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