Joe Henderson - Double Rainbow: The Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim

Bitrate: 320K/s

Time: 62:07

Size: 142.2 MB

Styles: Post bop, Bossa Nova, Saxophone jazz

Year: 1995

Art: Front

[4:43] 1. Felicidade

[5:22] 2. Dreamer

[6:33] 3. Boto

[4:28] 4. Ligia

[5:20] 5. Once I Loved (Amor Em Paz)

[5:26] 6. Triste

[5:00] 7. Photograph

[5:16] 8. Portrait In Black And White

[6:38] 9. No More Blues

[3:10] 10. Happy Madness

[5:37] 11. Passarim

[4:30] 12. Modinha

The third of tenor-saxophonist Joe Henderson's tribute CDs on Verve was originally supposed to be a collaboration with the great bossa nova composer Antonio Carlos Jobim but Jobim's unexpected death turned this project into a memorial. Henderson performs a dozen of the composer's works with one of two separate groups: a Brazilian quartet starring pianist Eliane Elias and a jazz trio with pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Christian McBride and drummer Jack DeJohnette. In general, Henderson avoids Jobim's best-known songs in favor of some of his more obscure (but equally rewarding) melodies and in some cases (such as a very straight-ahead "No More Blues") the treatments are surprising. Highlights of this very accessible yet unpredictable CD include "Felicidade," "Triste," "Zingaro" and a duet with guitarist Oscar Castro-Neves on "Once I Loved," although all of the performances are quite enjoyable. Highly recommended. ~Scott Yanow

Double Rainbow

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