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THE MOUNTAINS, THE SUN AND THE SEA: The Art of Antônio Carlos ("Tom") Jobim, comprises the landmark early Brazilian recordings of the composer, spanning the first decade of his career; the historic albums Jobim participated in making and a quantity of his songs - 78s and singles - recorded by popular Brazilian singers of the day. Taking much of his inspiration from nature, Jobim's music has been described as the embodiment of Brazil itself and may be considered a metaphor for the optimism of a nation that was at the time enjoying a brief period of Democracy. To a Brazilian popular music scene weighed-down by heavily orchestrated melodrama, Jobim's music came as a breath of fresh air, bringing lightness, a deceptive simplicity, space, subtlety and understatement. Whether writing alone, or with partners such as Billy Blanco, Newton Mendonça, Dolores Duran, Luiz Bonfá, or, most fruitfully and enduringly, with the poet Vinicius de Moraes, Jobim was central to a Latin-American musical revolution that would have global implications. Jobim's musical viewpoint - a lyricism born largely of his love of Chopin, Debussy, Ravel, Stravinsky and the music of his fellow-countryman Heitor Villa-Lobos - took form in the early fifties, the trajectory of his career apparent from his first hit, the delightfully breezy Lúcio Alves-Dick Farney duet, Teresa da praia, through the panoramic Sinfonia do Rio de Janeiro, a model of artistic collaboration and in it's harmonic and melodic properties, a pre-echo of bossa nova; the beautiful songs he wrote for the Orfeu da Conceição theatre production, Jobim's first collaboration with Vinicius, from which emerged the popular "Se todos fossem iguais a você" (Someone to Light Up My Life); and Canção Do Amor Demais, the programme of Tom-Vinicius compositions sung by Elizete Cardoso which represents the transitional stage between samba-canção and bossa nova. On this recording, briefly, for the first time, we hear the guitar of João Gilberto. In 1959, Chega de saudade changed everything. Produced and arranged by Jobim, the album's twelve songs are the blueprint for bossa nova and the turning point for Brazilian culture. João Gilberto's voice is intimate and serene and he proposed an entirely new approach to the guitar, an audacious refinement of the essentials of the samba rhythm, the irresistible force of 500 percussionists in miniature; a breathtaking act of modernist art. Time was when the young Jobim had needed to peddle his compositions to local recording artists, now, following the success of Chega de saudade, singers beat a path to his door, pleading for songs. Some artists devoted entire albums to Jobim repertoire. Silvia Telles established herself early on as the foremost interpreter of the composer's work and many of her recordings deserve to be regarded as definitive. By contrast, the soprano Lenita Bruno viewed Jobim from an art song perspective, achieving a sublime result that is a remarkable showcase both for her voice and for the arrangements of her husband Leo Peracchi, one of great modernisers of popular music orchestration. In 1958, Juscelino Kubitschek, the President of Brazil, asked Tom and Vinicius to compose a symphonic suite to be used at the opening ceremony of Brasilia, a city designed by Oscar Niemeyer and Lucio Costa, which was to be built in the state of Goiás on the central plateau. Brasilia would be inaugurated as the nation's new capital in April 1960. Neimeyer's vision would be one of history's boldest, most dramatic architectural statements that for Brazil was intended to represent a new vision for the future. The composers responded with a symphonic poem for full orchestra in five movements involving themes inspired by Brazilian folk melodies and birdsong; Stravinsky and Villa-lobos. If one song can be said to have made bossa nova and Tom Jobim's name famous the world over, it was Garota de Ipanema (The Girl from Ipanema). The very first recording of this essay in sensuality was made by the fine Brazilian singer Pery Ribeiro in 1962 (Astrud Gilberto's sandy million-selling hit would be recorded in March of the following year). Over the ensuing decades, the composition has been interpreted by a legion of international artists; the second most recorded song in pop history after Lennon & McCartney's Yesterday
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- Disc 1 -
1 Teresa Da Praia - Lúcio Alves & Dick Farney
2 Sinfonia Do Rio de Janeiro: Abertura - Dick Farney / Hino Ao Sol - Dick Farney / Coisas Do Dia - Os Cariocas / Matei-Me No Trabalho - Gilberto Milfont / Zona Sul - Elizete Cardoso / Arpoador - Lúcio Alves / Noites Do Rio - Doris Monteiro & Os Cariocas / O Mar - Elizete Cardoso / Copacabana - Dick Farney / a Montanha - Emilinha Borba / O Morro - Nora Ney / Descendo O Morro - Jorge Goulart Samba Do Amanhã - Dick Farney
3 Arpoador
4 Noites Do Rio (Rio Nights)
5 O Samba de Amanha (Tomorrow's Samba)
6 Hino Ao Sol (Ode to the Sun)
7 Descendo O Morro (Descending the Hill)
8 O Que Vai Ser de Mim? - Nora Ney
9 Se É Por Falta de Adeus - Dóris Monteiro
10 Engano - Dóris Monteiro
11 Vem Viver Ao Meu Lado - Gilda de Barros
12 SÓ Saudade - Claudia Moreno
13 Se Todos Fossem Iguais a Você - Norma Suely
14 Sucedeu Assim - Agostinho Dos Santos
15 Por Causa de Você - Vera Lucia
16 É Preciso Dizer Adeus - Sonia Dutre
17 Por Toda Minha Vida - Carlos José
18 A Felicidade- Carlos Augusto
19 Chega de Saudade - Trio Nagô
20 Meditação - Neusa Maria
21 Janelas Abertas - Jandira Gonçalves (Anita Brunette)
22 Esquecendo Você - Pery Ribeiro & Luiz Bonfá
23 Andam Dizendo - Elza Laranjeira
24 Para Não Sofrer - Jorginho
25 Samba Do Avião (Song of the Jet) - Os Cariocas
- Disc 2 -
1 Ouverture
2 Monologo de Orfei
3 Um Nome de Mulher
4 Se Todos Fossem Iguais a Voce
5 Mulher, Sempre Mulher
6 Eu E O Meu Amor
7 Lamento No Morro
8 Chega de Saudade
9 Serenata Do Adeus
10 As Praias Desertas
11 Caminho de Pedra
12 Luciana
13 Janelas Abertas
14 Eu Não Existo Sem Vocé
15 Outra Vez
16 Medo de Amar
17 Estrada Branca
18 Vida Bela
19 Modinha
20 Canção Do Amor Demais
21 A Felicidade - Agostinho Dos Santos
22 Manhã de Carnaval (Morning of the Carnival) - Agostinho Dos Santos & Luiz Bonfá
23 Scene Du Lever Du Soleil - Luiz Bonfá
24 Samba de Orfeo - Luiz Bonfá
25 Samba de Orfeo - Pery Ribeiro
26 A Felicidade - Agostinho Dos Santos (Tom Jobim: Piano)
27 A Felicidade
28 Manha de Carnaval
29 O Nosso Amor
30 Dindi - Agostinho Dos Santos
31 Estrada Do Sol - Lúcio Alves
- Disc 3 -
1 Chega de Saudade
2 Lobo Bobo
3 Brigas, Nunca Mais
4 HÔ-BÁ-LÁ-LÁ
5 Saudade FÊZ Um Samba
6 Maria Ninguém
7 Desafinado
8 Rosa Morena
9 Morena Boca de Ouro
10 Bim Bom
11 Aos PÉS Da Cruz
12 E Luxo SÓ
13 Dindi
14 De Você, Eu Gosto
15 Discussão
16 Sem Você
17 Fotografia
18 Janelas Abertas
19 Demais
20 O Que Tinha de Ser
21 A Felicidade
22 Canta, Canta Mais
23 SÓ Em Teus Braços
24 Esquecendo Você
25 Eu Preciso de Voce
26 Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar
27 Samba Torto
28 Corcovado
29 Samba de Uma Nota SÓ
30 Por Causa de Você
31 Sucedeu Assim
32 Se Todoos Fossem Iguais a Você
33 Foi a Noite
- Disc 4 -
1 Por Toda a Minha Vida
2 Serenata Do Adeus
3 Estrada Branca
4 Soneto de Separação
5 Valsa de Eurídice
6 Canção Do Amor Demais
7 As Praias Desertas
8 Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar
9 Canta, Canta Mais
10 Modinha
11 Cai a Tarde
12 Sem Você
13 Eu Não Existo Sem Você
14 O Planalto Deserto (The Deserted Plateau)
15 O Homen (Humanity)
16 A Chegada Do Candangos
17 (Arrival of the "Candangos")
18 O Trabalho E a Constructao
19 (The Work and the Construction)
20 Coral (Choir)
21 Garota de Ipanema - Pery Ribeiro
22 Insensatez - Alaide Costa
23 O Morro Não Tem Vez - João Donato
