Rio Revisited [Digipak]

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

Notes: Personnel: Gal Costa (vocals); Antonio Carlos Jobim (vocals, piano); Maucha Adnet, Ana Jobim, Simone Caymmi (vocals); Jacques Morelenbaum (cello); Danilo Caymmi (flute); Paulo Braga (drums). Recording information: The Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, California (1987). 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.

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

Antonio Carlos Jobim is one of the founding figures of bossa nova. Starting with his work with guitarist Joao Gilberto in the late 1950s ("Chega de Saudade," "Desafinado"), Jobim composed a string of unforgettable songs that combined subtle rhythms, modern harmony, and poetic lyrics, and which quickly found their way from Brazil to the rest of the world. His music has been performed and recorded by countless musicians, and by the time of his death in 1994, Jobim was widely regarded as one of the great composers of popular song.

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