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Master's Dedication to a Master

Carlos from Rio | Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil | 07/27/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"When you abbreviate "Anthony" in English, you say "Tony or Tom".
When you abbreviate "Antonio" in Portuguese, you say "Toninho".
So Antonio Carlos Jobim and Toninho Horta are both "Antonios" and the similarity does not end with their name.This Toninho Horta's tribute to Tom Jobim happens to make it clear how similar they are in their open mind and how different they are in their top quality wonderful results. Both are great composers and players with an orchestra's conception in their minds.This is a must-have CD. The Brazilian master guitarrist, arranger and composer Toninho Horta pays his tribute to Tom Jobim.I think it is always dangerous for an artist to use Jobim's material because it has been re-recorded over and over and over. However, this is not absolutely the case here. Toninho Horta simply re-creates all material. His creative fresh approaches are unique.Toninho Horta sings his vocalises on all tracks and Brazilian singer Gal Costa sings on two tracks: "Chega de Saudade" (aka "No More Blues") and "From Ton to Tom", the Horta's composition dedicated to Tom Jobim.All sung in Portuguese except for one track."

Yes it's great.

min-seok Kim | Yong-in City, Gyung-Gi-Do South Korea | 10/05/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"i'm not good at english.but loves music.
this album is my all-time favorite.
if you love music,this is music.
ton & tom , be happy forever!"