I Love Brazil!
| I Love Brazil! | ||||
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| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | October 31-November 7, 1977 | |||
| Genre | Bossa nova, vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 54:43 | |||
| Label | Pablo | |||
| Producer | Aloísio de Oliveira | |||
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I Love Brazil! is a 1977 studio album by Sarah Vaughan, accompanied by prominent Brazilian musicians Milton Nascimento, Dori Caymmi, and Antônio Carlos Jobim.
This was Vaughan's first album of bossa nova/MPB, it was followed by Copacabana (1979), and Brazilian Romance (1987).[1] It was also her first album for Pablo Records.
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn said that "Sarah Vaughan's recordings during the last phase of her magnificent career weren't always up to her usual standards, but this late-'70s set focusing on Brazilian music was a superb exception.... The backing and rhythms weren't Americanized pap, but an accurate reflection of contemporary Brazil's sound at the time."[1]
The album garnered a Grammy nomination.
Track listing[edit]
- "If You Went Away (Preciso Aprender a Ser Só)" (Ray Gilbert, Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle) - 4:25
- "Triste" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) - 2:58
- "Roses and Roses (Das Rosas)" (Dorival Caymmi, Gilbert) - 3:23
- "Empty Faces (Vera Cruz)" (Lani Hall, Milton Nascimento) - 6:26
- "I Live to Love You (Morrer de Amor)" (Oscar Castro-Neves, Luverci Fiorini, Gilbert) - 3:54
- "The Face I Love (Seu Encanto)" (Gilbert, Carlos Pingarilho, M. Valle) - 3:29
- "Courage (Coragem)" (Nascimento, Cootie Williams) - 3:42
- "The Day It Rained (Chuva)" (Pedro Camargo, Durval Ferreira, Gilbert) - 4:40
- "A Little Tear (Razão de Viver)" (Deodato, Gilbert, P.S. Valle) - 4:07
- "Like a Lover (Cantador)" (Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Dori Caymmi, Nelson Motta) - 4:45
- "Bridges (Travessia)" (Nascimento, Fernando Brant, Gene Lees) - 4:12
- "Someone to Light Up My Life (Se Todos Fossem Iguais a Vocë)" (Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Lees) - 3:26
- Tracks 11 and 12 are CD reissue bonus tracks.[3]
Personnel[edit]
- Sarah Vaughan - vocals
- Dorival Caymmi - vocals (3)
- Milton Nascimento - acoustic guitar, vocals (4,7,11)
- Dori Caymmi - acoustic guitar, vocals (10)
- Nelson Angelo - electric guitar (4,7,11)
- Hélio Delmiro - electric guitar (1-3,6,8-9,12)
- Danilo Caymmi - flute (4,7,11)
- Paulo Jobim - flute (4,7,11)
- Mauricio Einhorn - harmonica (8)
- Antônio Carlos Jobim - piano (2,12)
- José Roberto Bertrami - electric piano (1-3,6,8-9), organ (4,7,11)
- Edson Frederico - orchestration (1-3,5-6,8-9,12), piano (5)
- Sergio Barroso - acoustic bass (1-2,6,9,12)
- Claudio Bertrami - acoustic bass (3,8)
- Novelli - electric bass (4,7,11)
- Wilson das Neves - drums (1-3,6,8-9,12)
- Robertinho Silva - (4,7,11)
- Ariovaldo - percussion (1-4,6-7,9,11-12)
- Chico Batera - percussion (1-4,6-7,9,11-12)
- Luna - percussion (12)
- Marçal - percussion (12)
- Production
- Durval Ferreira - creative director
- Sheldon Marks - design, layout design
- Norman Granz - design, layout design, liner notes
- Mário Jorge Bruno - engineer
- Tamaki Beck - mastering
- Aloísio de Oliveira - producer
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Wynn, Ron. "I Love Brazil!". AllMusic. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 199. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ "I Love Brazil [Bonus Tracks]". Allmusic. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
