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Imagina: Songs of Brasil
March 25, 2008
From All Music Guide: Recording Info: Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA; Sear Sound, New York, NY
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| 1. AFelicidade [Happiness] | Listen | Listen |
| 2. Correnteza | Listen | Listen |
| 3. Só Tinha de Ser Com Você | Listen | Listen |
| 4. Medo de Amar [Surrender the Soul] | Listen | Listen |
| 5. O Morro Não Tem Vez (Favela) | Listen | Listen |
| 6. Estrada Branca [This Happy Madness] | Listen | Listen |
| 7. Outono [Stay] | Listen | Listen |
| 8. Double Rainbow | Listen | Listen |
| 9. Imagina | Listen | Listen |
| 10. Desafinado [Slightly Out of Tune] | Listen | Listen |
From All Music Guide:
Karrin Allyson has sung Brazilian tunes before, notably on 1999's From Paris to Rio, but this time she's dedicated an entire album to the swaying rhythms of bossa nova and samba, and she's never sounded lovelier. Allyson has always been a gifted interpreter, and while her material in the past has drawn from any number of sources, her prime focus here is on the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim. While choosing oft-covered tunes like "Desafinado" and "A Felicidade" may not be the riskiest thing Allyson could have done, nor the most original, she is so clearly in love with these compositions that she's easily forgiven for adding her name to the list of artists who have lent their voices to them. Allyson's vocal instrument is somewhat coarser and more world-weary than the majority of singers who gravitate toward Jobim's material, and here she favors stripped-down arrangements that accentuate the vulnerabilities and lived-in qualities of that voice. It works to great effect, as on "Double Rainb...
Performers:
David Finck, Gil Goldstein, Karrin Allyson, Michael Spiro, Rod Fleeman, Steve Nelson, Todd Strait
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