JSngry Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/06/entertainment/joao-gilberto-dies/index.html https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jul/06/brazilian-musician-joao-gilberto-dies-aged-88 https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/2019/07/lista-de-discipulos-de-joao-gilberto-inclui-caetano-gil-e-ate-ex-guitarrista-do-police.shtml https://elpais.com/cultura/2019/07/06/actualidad/1562443205_019517.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 R.I.P. for an undiluted João Gilberto experience, I warmly recommend his Montreux album: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted O'Reilly Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 (edited) Sure, mostly we'll be taking Getz/Gilberto off the shelf, but also look for Elis and Tom, Gilberto with the wonderful Elis Regina. Especially Águas de Março.... Here's a lovely live version: Edited July 6, 2019 by Ted O'Reilly addition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 RIP. Descanse em paz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 Amaroso, with arrangements but the Great Claus Ogerman, is one of my favorite albums ever. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgcim Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 RIP, Joao. Gary Burton's autobiography has some funny stories about working with Getz and Joao in the 60's. They were performing at Carnegie Hall, and Joao was afraid of walking in the streets of NYC for some reason, and they had to rent him a room that was right next to Carnegie Hall. Then they had to rent a limousine or something to drive him ONE BLOCK to the stage door, and rush him in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 R.I.P .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Shrdlu Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 Ted, that's a delightful version of Águas de Março. I've known that for years. For some reason, they sing it in Bb. It was in B originally. I found a copy of Tom's handwritten chart online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bluesnik Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 Wow, hadn't heard about this. But my three favourite Gilberto albums are his first three: Chega de Saudade, O amor o sorriso e a flor and Joao Gilberto (1961). They were recorded for EMI Odeon and sometime in the early nineties were released together by EMI in a double CD, called something with Joao Gilberto (I don't remember the exact title right now). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 (edited) 50 minutes ago, Bluesnik said: Wow, hadn't heard about this. But my three favourite Gilberto albums are his first three: Chega de Saudade, O amor o sorriso e a flor and Joao Gilberto (1961). They were recorded for EMI Odeon and sometime in the early nineties were released together by EMI in a double CD, called something with Joao Gilberto (I don't remember the exact title right now). They all fit on a single CD! I have it. Three LPs plus an EP. All songs clock in at 1:41 each! Edited July 7, 2019 by Teasing the Korean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesnik Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 Oh, thanks. I thought it was a double, but I don't have it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Garrett Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 3 hours ago, Bluesnik said: Oh, thanks. I thought it was a double, but I don't have it. There are at least a couple of different releases of the early recordings on a single CD: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 On 06.07.2019 at 0:22 AM, Ted O'Reilly said: Sure, mostly we'll be taking Getz/Gilberto off the shelf, but also look for Elis and Tom, Gilberto with the wonderful Elis Regina. Especially Águas de Março.... That would be Tom Jobim, right? My go-to album of Gilberto's so far has been this: It's from the early seventies and holds about 50 minutes of wonderfully subdued Music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheorghe Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 5 minutes ago, king ubu said: That would be Tom Jobim, right? My go-to album of Gilberto's so far has been this: It's from the early seventies and holds about 50 minutes of wonderfully subdued Music. This was also one of my first Gilberto albums Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesnik Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 11 hours ago, king ubu said: My go-to album of Gilberto's so far has been this: Yes this one is also called Joao Gilberto aka Aguas de marco and I think is from 73. 17 hours ago, Dave Garrett said: Yes that's the one I was referring to. The Legendary Joao Gilberto. And my favourite tracks would be O pato (the duck) and Bolinha de papel (paperball) from his second and third album, respectively. And Dave, the second album you mentioned is the same as the first, only from a different (Spanish, from the Freshsound family ) label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balladeer Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 For German speaking Gilbertonites I heartily recommend Marc Fischer: "Hobalala – Auf der Suche nach Joao Gilberto“ Excellent book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeith Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 On 7/6/2019 at 6:22 PM, Ted O'Reilly said: Sure, mostly we'll be taking Getz/Gilberto off the shelf, but also look for Elis and Tom, Gilberto with the wonderful Elis Regina. Especially Águas de Março.... Here's a lovely live version: Is Joao Gilberto on Elis and Tom? I was not aware of that. BTW- Gilberto's death is such a huge loss....what a contribution he made. An aside, at a memorial concert for Jobim in NYC, I saw Joao and Astrud perform together....I think it was the first time in decades. Wonderful concert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesnik Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 3 hours ago, Balladeer said: Marc Fischer: "Hobalala – Auf der Suche nach Joao Gilberto“ Will have to check that! And, by the way, I forgot to mention in my earlier posts what a big loss this is. I have always liked and admired Gilberto. Even his daughter Bebel was great in her early 2000s heyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 (edited) Don't believe Joao was present at the Elis and Tom sessions. Oscar Castro-Neves and Helio Delmiro did the guitar duties there. In spirt? Gilberto was probably there "in spirit." Edited July 8, 2019 by jazzbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeith Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 thanks Jazzbo for the helpful clarification! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Garrett Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 On 7/8/2019 at 0:58 PM, Bluesnik said: Yes that's the one I was referring to. The Legendary Joao Gilberto. And my favourite tracks would be O pato (the duck) and Bolinha de papel (paperball) from his second and third album, respectively. And Dave, the second album you mentioned is the same as the first, only from a different (Spanish, from the Freshsound family ) label. I have both. The second one has the tracks from the three albums it covers in their original running order. The Legendary does not - they are inexplicably reordered. I've read that this change pissed Gilberto off, which is cited as one of the reasons World Pacific didn't reissue the CD once supplies of the original pressing dried up. Also, digital reverb which was not present on the original LPs was supposedly added as well, but I've never had the opportunity to hear the original LPs, so I can't say with any certainty whether that's the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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