sounds of Brazil
Jorge Ben & Gal Costa, “Que Pena,” live
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art beat
Robert Frank (1924-), Cafe – Beaufort, South Carolina, 1955
sounds of Brazil
Gilberto Gil, live (TV show), Brazil, 1994
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random thoughts
Of us they are sublimely oblivious—birds.
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taking a break
I’m taking some time off—back in a while.
sounds of Brazil & Jamaica
Slavish imitation. Contrived reinvention. Tributes usually leave me wondering why they even bothered. Not this.
Gilberto Gil (1942-), Tribute to Bob Marley, live, Brazil (Sao Paulo), 2001
sounds of Brazil
Gilberto Gil (1942-; vocals, guitar) with Dominguinhos (1941-2013; accordion), “Lamento Sertanejo,” live, 2010
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musical thoughts
What would it be like to live in a world that sounded everywhere the same?
What was it like to live—people may wonder someday—back before everyone had, each day, their own personal soundtrack?
Tom Ze, “Mae” (Gespenster [trailer])
Wobbly and splayed, this performance of the Jobim classic sounds more like a soundtrack for my life than the silky Getz/Gilberto original ever could.
Ran Blake, “The Girl From Ipanema”
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Stan Getz/Astrud Gilberto (with a very young Gary Burton on vibes), “The Girl From Ipanema” (1964 [charted at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100]; this is from the 1964 movie “Get Yourself A College Girl”)
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The immediacy of the e-world never ceases to amaze. After posting yesterday’s clip, I sent Sam Newsome an email—I’d happened upon his e-address at his website—to let him know that his music was being featured here. A few hours later, this was in my e-mailbox: “Thanks, Richard. It looks like I’m in good company. Peace, S”
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reading table
On this Thanksgiving Day, here’s a favorite quote.
Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.—Henry James
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