For her sixth recording and first on a major label (Verve), Luciana Souza's concept of "new bossa nova" is melding Brazilian rhythms onto adult contemporary folk-pop MOR songs. She sings lyrics exclusively in English. The stamp of Joni Mitchell, aided and abetted by producer Larry Klein, makes this image unmistakable immediately from the first tune, Joni's "Down to You." Souz...(展开全部) For her sixth recording and first on a major label (Verve), Luciana Souza's concept of "new bossa nova" is melding Brazilian rhythms onto adult contemporary folk-pop MOR songs. She sings lyrics exclusively in English. The stamp of Joni Mitchell, aided and abetted by producer Larry Klein, makes this image unmistakable immediately from the first tune, Joni's "Down to You." Souza sounds exactly like Mitchell in her melancholic phrasing during "Were You Blind That Day" and "You and the Girl." She is more herself on the closer, the straight Brazilian classic by Jobim "Waters of March," the Sting-penned minimalistic romantic pleader "When We Dance," and the lone non-Latin silken-tinged "Satellite." High-level musicianship from the pristine, crystalline tones of pianist Edward Simon, restrained guitarist Romero Lubambo, and occasional saxophonist Chris Potter raises the quality a hundredfold. The tunes range from slow to midtempo; overall, this is a sultry program of romantic ballads and softly toned introspective tracks. Source material comes from the aforementioned authors and lesser-known compositions from Leonard Cohen, Steely Dan's Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, Becker with Klein, Randy Newman, Michael McDonald, and Brian Wilson. Perhaps the selection that will draw most attention is James Taylor's "Never Die Young," with Souza and Taylor singing separate lines and in unison during the latter part of the piece. After having tackled poems of Elizabeth Bishop and Pablo Neruda, along with the Brazilian music of her homeland, this recording marks a change for Souza. It is similar to Herbie Hancock's Gershwin's World in a belief that established music needs to be either modified or updated. Souza's voice is nearly perfect, thoughtful, sweet, and beautiful, and that alone should win her new fans. Whether previous devotees can be sold by this new direction is something only time will tell.
0 有用 邓某某 2021-12-03 18:00:54
柔美抒情的小甜歌唱片,非常不「爵士」,仅仅能从器乐部分听到一些Bosaa nova的影子,但是很好听
0 有用 南極辦事處 2020-05-25 04:57:30
有幾首調子不大好聽欸
0 有用 can(陳輝龍) 2012-09-12 18:58:21
Luciana -Bossa,new-bossa~
0 有用 小猪de世界 2007-08-29 00:44:22
还不错
0 有用 laflor 2008-04-27 19:15:43
正点的播洒诺瓦
0 有用 laflor 2008-04-27 19:15:43
正点的播洒诺瓦
0 有用 六子 2010-12-06 22:51:12
BOSSA里很少的清亮嗓音
0 有用 高地生活 2012-02-09 23:05:42
我比较喜欢的Waters Of March的演绎版本
0 有用 黄焖河鳗 2008-03-17 18:47:55
更偏向Blues
0 有用 喵星人小王 2008-01-21 16:29:30
感觉Luciana Souza的声音更适合唱classical