Sunday, November 26, 2006

Steve Lawrence, Eydie Gorme e Luiz Bonfa - Steve & Eydie, Bonfa & Brazil (1967)

...and the blue bird has flown again, thanks for another nice release Arara Azul, this is Steve Lawrence, Eydie Gorme e Luiz Bonfa - Steve & Eydie, Bonfa & Brazil (1967), for Columbia, a not "standard" Luiz Bonfa release, recorded with the American singers duet Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme.

Actually, this is a Steve & Eydie recorded with Bonfa compositions and accompaniment. The cover artwork is wonderful and I cannot resist to share the only reading I have to it, two American singers smiling and very excited of being with a neutral Luiz Bonfa on a recording set, look at his face.

It is also amazing that this record is not listed on both Steve and Eydie biographies at AMG, anyway it is a great record and Bonfa takes part with his guitar in all tracks, which includes:

01 - Rio de Janeiro
02 - Dream My Dream
03 - It's Love Sweet Love
04 - A Day In The Life Of a Fool (Manhã de Carnaval) (Luis Bonfá / Antônio Maria)
05 - Sweet Talk (Whistle Samba)
06 - Mundo Perdido (Be Still) (Luis Bonfá / Maria Helena Toledo / Manning)
07 - Summer Summer Wind
08 - Say Goodbye (Turn Around Walk Away)
09 - Ôba-ôba (Luis Bonfá / Maria Helena Toledo / Jaffe)
10 - Dia das Rosas (I Think Of You)
11 - Empty Glass
12 - The Face Of My Love (Romântico)

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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousMonday, 27 November, 2006

    Maravilhoso, encantador! me faltam palavras para elogiar este disco. sou fanzaço de Eydie Gormé, tenho vários dos discos que ela gravou, mas nenhum tão bom quanto este, que eu sequer sabia de sua existência.
    Precisamos de mais duplas como Eydie & Steve, Steve & Bonfá, Bonfá & Eydie. E Caetano & ZecaLouro, naturalmente.

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  2. AnonymousFriday, 01 December, 2006

    Quem sou eu para discordar de palavras tão sabias como as ditas acima.

    Então Refer, assino embaixo

    Jamil

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  3. AnonymousWednesday, 23 April, 2008

    Por favor, llegué muy tarde al post y el disco ya no está disponible. ¿Podrías subirlo nuevamente? Mi agradecimiento.
    Cipo

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  4. AnonymousTuesday, 10 June, 2008

    What a wonderful post! As you know, Eydie Gorme did several great albums in Spanish most notably with Los Panchos. As noted, the cover of this album is just wonderful and it almost made me cry to see Eydie looking so young, pretty and obviously smitten with this wonderful project with the great Luiz Bonfa.

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