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Orfeu
Ron Carter
Orfeu
Genres: International Music, Jazz, Pop
 
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For nearly 40 years, Ron Carter has been jazz's most in-demand and well-traveled bassist: from Miles Davis's Someday My Prince Will Come to A Tribe Called Quest's The Low End Theory. Along the way, Carter has recorded seve...  more »

     
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All Artists: Ron Carter
Title: Orfeu
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Blue Note Records
Original Release Date: 11/2/1999
Release Date: 11/2/1999
Genres: International Music, Jazz, Pop
Styles: South & Central America, Brazil, Brazilian Jazz, Modern Postbebop, Bebop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 724352249022

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For nearly 40 years, Ron Carter has been jazz's most in-demand and well-traveled bassist: from Miles Davis's Someday My Prince Will Come to A Tribe Called Quest's The Low End Theory. Along the way, Carter has recorded several projects featuring Brazilian music. On this recording, Carter, along with pianist Stephen Scott, tenor saxophonist Houston Person, guitarist Bill Frisell, drummer Payton Crossley, and percussionist Steve Kroon apply jazz forms to Afro-Brazilian samba rhythms. As a frequent visitor to Brazil and as a devoted student of that country's music traditions, Carter and his crew deliver a subtle, laid-back CD that combines the best of both worlds. Carter's "Saudade," which roughly translates from Portuguese as "longing," highlights the Iberian character with its mournful melody. His other tunes "Por-do-sol," "Samba De Orfeu," and "Obrigado" make the Rio De Janeiro/Bahia-born rhythms swing with their festival-parade soul intact. On Jobim's "Manha De Carnaval," from the motion picture Black Orpheus, Person's broad and breathy tenor solo echoes Stan Getz's floating melodies. Carter's "1:17 Special," dedicated to the African-American "underground railroad" and Dvorak's "Goin' Home," ring with the spirituals and the blues, peppered by the percussive percolations brewed by Carter's buttery bass tones and the rhythmic relations from Brazil. --Eugene Holley Jr.

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CD Reviews

My favorite night driving CD for three weeks
Nikolai Onoufriev | Moscow, Russia | 12/24/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)

".. and although the jukebox has 5 other cds, this one keeps on playing! The music is in the best tradition of Carter's past recordings ('So What','The Bass and I'). Quiet, cool jazz, now with a touch of Latin culture. Certainly his bass is superb, his quiet hand is behind the band in every note, but it's not a 'bass plus five' band, it's a real sextet with carefully arranged solos for each instrument. Special thanks to Bill Frisell for excellent electric guitar solos. Also, the album is very carefully produced, so the bass sounds natural on any kind of equipment."
Bill Frisell saves the day!
T. Klaase | Orange Park, Florida United States | 08/20/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is an excellently recorded ensemble playing great tunes... The production is close to stellar and the addition of Bill Frisell makes a nice icing on the cake... This is a very relaxing, brazilian CD. Again, Frisell's guitar moves the music to intrigue with relaxed confidence."
Excellent Cd
tws | Michigan | 11/06/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is one beautiful cd every track is nice. If your into Brazilian music you can't go wrong with this title. Just get it!"