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Tanto Tempo

~ Bebel Gilberto
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Audio CD (19 Aug 2002)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: East West
  • ASIN: B00006F1L6
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 45,948 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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2. August Day Song
3. Tanto Tempo
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5. Mais Feliz
6. Alguem
7. So Nice (Summer Samba)
8. Lonely
9. Bananeira
10. Samba E Amor
11. Close Your Eyes
12. No Return

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Daughter of the famed Brazilian pop and bossa nova singer João Gilberto, Bebel recalls her father's own classic recordings on Tanto Tempo, with a sure sense of pitch. Bebel Gilberto is hardly less charming for that, though, and the album entices with hushed passion. Relying mostly on acoustic instruments and some muted orchestrations, Tanto Tempo is nonetheless smartly paced to allow for some tasteful dance-club electronics to augment a few tracks, and ends on a celebratory note with "Close Your Eyes"--all but an invitation to Carnival. The current trend for things Brazilian should assure this disc a deservedly wide audience. --Rickey Wright


CD Description

'Tanto Tempo' is the debut album from Brazilian songstress Bebel Gilberto. The album takes the classic sounds of South American samba and bossa nova, and fuses them with modern electronica and Bebel Gilberto's sultry vocals. 'Tanto Tempo' features production work by the Thievery Corporation, Smoke City and Beastie Boys producer Mario Caldato Jr.

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40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars ****10 Stars******* - The Most Perfect Summer Album, 20 Aug 2002
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...The coolest, gentlest Bossa Nova, the most soothing voices, the greatest production, the most fantastic Brazilian tunes, old and new, - and you have Tanto Tempo and the wonderful Bebel Gilberto.

Bebel's step-mum is Astrud Gilberto (of Girl From Ipanema fame) her father is one of Brazil's most celebrated musicians, the girl has pedigree and boy does it show. The producer of much of the album is the legendary Suba (sadly no longer with us).

If you like chill-out music or latin or smooth laid back jazz you will love this - honestly one of the greatest albums of its the genre ever, possibly the best summer album ever. BUY IT, BUY IT, BUY IT!!...

Ok, enough evangelising....but honestly it is that good.

p.s. once you're into this...try "Sao Paolo Confessions" by Suba, anything by Smoke City, "Gemini" by Sven Van Hees, the last two albums by Silje Neergarde, Outro Lado by Zuco 103 and the Tanto Tempo remixes album, "Tributo" the Suba tribute album....all very cool.

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Give it time and I think you will grow to love it., 10 Oct 2002
By Lendrick (London) - See all my reviews
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When I first bought this I was a little disapointed, pleasant enough but it seemed to lack the strong songs / identity that characterised Astrud Gilberto and the other Bossa Nova pioneers.

However, I stuck it in the car CD player and as a result listened to it fairly frequently. Now I love it! The subtilty of the songs and arrangements takes time to make its mark but now I'm hooked. Bebel is a classic Bossa Nova singer but the more contemporary arrangements mean that this is no period piece.

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31 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Lovely, cool bossa nova, but......, 26 Sep 2002
In terms of pure style, this CD is great - cool, sexy, relaxing, it creates a mood that only this genre of Brazilian bossa nova can. Bebel has a good voice, and the production is crisp and has a good balance of pace and texture - you can't really fault it on those grounds. The sound of Bebel's Brazilian Portuguese is a pleasure to listen to. However, if, like me, you were brought up on Astrud Gilberto, Stan Getz, Elis Regina etc., what this CD lacks is any really great tunes. By two thirds of the way through, the cool starts to wear a bit thin as one starts to wonder where this CD is going. What was truly great about Astrud was that every song she sang was a classic - one rather forgave her breathy, out-of-tune singing because it all blended into the easy-going feel of the music, elevated by typically stunning impresario performances by the likes of Getz on the Saxophone. Bebel's work seems to lack any particularly special instrumental performances - the snippets of saxophone (?) heard on some tracks are stylised and processed, rather than genuine performances and this CD becomes a pastiche of an older, better latin jazz, where (so typical in music these days) style, production and mood dominate over melody and harmony.
This will be a great CD to put on as background music at a cocktail party or some such, but as listening music, there is something a bit lacking.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great CD!
Bebel takes Bossa Nova in a new direction - she has never bettered this album.
Published 3 months ago by The singing strad

4.0 out of 5 stars Great brazilian music
An amazing voice, a great sound of Brazil and a perfect combination of styles. Bebel gives her best in a record that seems to be made for relax and just hear with attention... Read more
Published 5 months ago by jjaviroquai

4.0 out of 5 stars A good "smoozy" album.
I love South American music and, in particular, Bossa Nova. This album has all the vibrancy and "smooziness" of these sounds with an added bite. Read more
Published on 11 Nov 2007 by Horsey

5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning.!
This is a beautiful CD. Electronic Bossa Nova, 60^s style and present day combined. Bebels voice is lovely. Dance to it or dream to it. Read more
Published on 22 Aug 2007 by Edna Little

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice, pleasant, enjoyable
It's all of the above but it's certainly a let down compared to all the hype I'd heard before purchasing it. Read more
Published on 9 Jul 2007 by wml

5.0 out of 5 stars Bossa Nova Classic
Bossa Nova is one of the more understated types of South American music. It's never really taken off to the huge extent that Samba, Balero or Tango-music has. Read more
Published on 1 Feb 2005 by Robert Paul

2.0 out of 5 stars More muzak than music
Bought this quite a few years ago now - and am still amazed as to why it's still being raved about. Yes it's "cool", summery, laid-back etc etc etc, but generally those words are... Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2004 by dafad_dew

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, sultry, summer tracks
Looking for a "Brazilian" sound, but not seeking the dancy carnival style, I grabbed this....it has hardly left my CD player since! Read more
Published on 24 April 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars The Wonderful sounds
This is a album that if any released recently make you feel like a Summer hoilday, its just warm and inviting you to drink long tall drinks by the pool. Read more
Published on 11 Nov 2002 by Milt Ingarfield

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