Vinicius De Moraes

Vinicius De Moraes – The Poet Of The Bossa Nova Sings (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:16:08 minutes | 1,28 GB | Genre: Bossa Nova, Latin Jazz
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Brazilian poet, lyricist, essayist and playwright, Vinícius de Moraes (1913-1980) became a seminal figure in modern Brazilian music and literature. He served as a national diplomat, composed his own bossa nova music and recorded several significant albums. Along with his longtime collaborator, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist Antonio Carlos Jobim (1927-1994), known in Brazil as Tom Jobim, he composed hundreds of songs that have become true classics and have transcended the bossa nova, as they continue to be played and recorded by countless singers and instrumentalists within Brazil and throughout the world.

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Vinicius De Moraes – Vinicius e Odette Lara (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 41:11 minutes | 429 MB | Genre: Bossa Nova
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The poet/performer Vinicius de Moraes and the vocalist Odette Lara make a wonderful team, and though their voices aren’t heard together as much as they should be here, Vinicius & Odette Lara is a warm, inviting collection. The dozen songs are all originals – by de Moraes and old friend Baden Powell, who also appears as a musician – and usually present Lara and de Moraes trading lines, or Lara taking the verses while de Moraes handles choruses. The breathtaking “Samba Preludio” is one of the few actual duets; after a preface featuring a mournful de Moraes over a sawing cello, Lara sings a few lines alone as well before the pair’s voices intertwine (even while they sing different lines). Moacyr Santos’ arrangements range from Brazilian bossa to string orchestra pop to anthemic soul-jazz, with plenty of trumpet and flute as well as a warm cocktail piano and the usual sewing machine bossa percussion. On “Deve se Amor,” playful reeds and high-note trumpet accent a smooth, powerful vocal by Lara. It’s a bit disconcerting to hear a Brazilian vocal album without recognizing at least one standard, but Vinicius & Odette Lara is a challenging, entertaining work of jazzy Brazilian pop.

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