Ana Caram - Não Ando Só

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:03
Size: 100.9 MB
Styles: Latin jazz. Christian
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[2:44] 1. Ó Deus De Amor
[3:30] 2. Do Santo Sábado És Senhor
[2:33] 3. Bem De Manhã
[3:15] 4. Querido Jesus
[3:28] 5. Seu Maravilhoso Olhar
[3:37] 6. Saudade
[3:51] 7. Muito Além Do Sol
[4:03] 8. Abre, Senhor, Os Olhos Meus
[4:18] 9. Que Te Darei, Meu Mestre
[4:14] 10. Não Ando Só
[3:38] 11. Quero Estar Ao Pé Da Cruz
[3:00] 12. Ser Igual A Cristo
[1:46] 13. Dá-Me Tua Paz

ANA CARAM lent his voice to the world of popular music and is still known today. She has performed alongside big names and renowned audiences in Brazil and around the world.

After a turnaround in her life, decided to dedicate her voice and his talent to sing songs that, in some way, reveal his new spiritual experience. After some experiences with independent releases, he launches his first work with the label MusiCasa. (Translated from Portuguese.)

Não Ando Só mc
Não Ando Só zippy

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Ana Caram - The Other Side Of Jobim

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:57
Size: 116.6 MB
Styles: Bossa Nova, Brazilian jazz
Year: 1992
Art: Front

[4:43] 1. Esperanca Perdida
[4:00] 2. Olha Maria
[6:27] 3. Demais
[5:47] 4. Ana Luiza
[4:46] 5. Correnteza
[3:40] 6. Sem Voce
[3:17] 7. Falando De Amor
[3:36] 8. Samba Torto
[5:05] 9. Eu Te Amo
[5:28] 10. Caminhos Cruzados
[4:05] 11. Eu Nao Existo Sem Voce

Exalted as "The George Gershwin of Brazil," Antonio Carlos Jobim was an incredibly prolific composer who wrote many songs that became standards in Brazilian and jazz circles. But in fact, Jobim also composed many great songs that aren't standards, and on this absorbing CD, Ana Caram insightfully spotlights some of the Jobim pearls that aren't nearly as well known as "The Girl From Ipanema," "Triste" or "Corcovado." Indeed, The Other Side of Jobim underscores the fact that for every "Desafinado" or "One Note Samba" he wrote, there was a lesser-known treasure like "Ana Luiza," "Olha Maria" or "Esperanca Perdida." Even those with an extensive knowledge of Brazilian music may not be familiar with "Correnteza" or "Demais," but as Caram obviously realizes, they certainly deserve to be. ~Alex Henderson

The Other Side Of Jobim

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Ana Caram - Bossa Nova

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:19
Size: 110.6 MB
Styles: Bossa Nova, Latin jazz
Year: 1995
Art: Front

[3:47] 1. Chega De Saudade (No More Blues)
[3:25] 2. Summer Samba (Samba De Verão)
[3:16] 3. Rio
[5:44] 4. Garota De Ipanema
[4:16] 5. Agua De Beber
[3:29] 6. Chovendo Na Roseira
[5:12] 7. O Amor Em Paz
[3:24] 8. O Pato
[3:59] 9. Voce Vai Ver
[2:47] 10. Brigas, Nunca Mais
[4:20] 11. Olha Pro Ceu
[4:34] 12. Samba Do Aviao

After saluting Antonio Carlos Jobim's lesser-known songs on The Other Side of Jobim, Ana Caram turned to his more famous work with equally splendid results on Bossa Nova. Jobim had recently died when she recorded the CD in January 1995, and the singer/guitarist felt that another tribute was in order. While Other Side purposely avoided standards, Bossa Nova is full of them. Anyone with even a casual knowledge of Brazilian pop-jazz and the bossa nova will be familiar with such standards as "The Girl From Ipanema," "Agua de Beber" and "Chega de Saudade." But while Caram's choices may be obvious, her treatment of them isn't. From "O Pato" to "Double Rainbow," everything on Bossa Nova sounds personal and individualistic rather than cliched. ~Alex Henderson

Bossa Nova

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Ana Caram - Hollywood Rio

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:39
Size: 95.4 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz, Brazilian jazz
Year: 2004
Art: Front

[4:05] 1. Estate
[3:15] 2. The Summer Knows
[3:45] 3. Here, There And Everywhere
[3:08] 4. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
[3:38] 5. The Shadow Of Your Smile
[3:41] 6. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
[3:34] 7. Linda
[3:04] 8. Tempero Brasileiro
[2:47] 9. Smile
[3:25] 10. As Time Goes By
[4:12] 11. I Will Wait For You
[2:59] 12. Pra Voce

A superior Brazilian jazz singer, Ana Caram takes a slight detour on this CD, stretching her repertoire while mostly still performing in a style influenced by bossa nova. One does not get to hear such songs as "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You," "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head," "Smile," and "As Time Goes By" in a bossa nova setting that often. Also unusual is that Michel Freidenson plays all of the instruments other than the reeds (which are performed by Lawrence Feldman), and most of his electronic instruments sound real enough not to be an issue. The focus throughout is on Caram's lovely voice and she excels on this material, showing that it really is not what you sing but how you sing it. Recommended. ~Scott Yanow

Hollywood Rio

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Ana Caram - Blue Bossa

Styles: Bossa Nova, Brazilian Jazz
Year: 2001
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:16
Size: 108,6 MB
Art: Front

(4:22)  1. Desafinado
(4:45)  2. O Vento
(3:18)  3. Só Por Amor
(3:17)  4. Pura Luz
(4:28)  5. Blue Bossa
(3:28)  6. Triste
(4:04)  7. Corcovado
(3:54)  8. Só Tinha De Ser Com Você
(4:21)  9. Inútil Paisagem
(4:09) 10. Fly Me to the Moon
(4:20) 11. Anjo De Mim
(2:46) 12. The Telephone Song

Ana Caram is an excellent singer and guitarist of Brazilian music, but this set lacks any real surprises. She only plays guitar on one song, sticking to singing while being backed by a rhythm section and the saxophones of Paulo Levi. The selections all date from the 1960s (other than her original "Pura Luz") and Caram is mostly cast in the role of Astrud Gilberto, performing Jobim tunes (including "Desafinado," "Corcovado," and "Triste") and other tunes from the era, including "Blue Bossa," "Fly Me to the Moon," and Baden Powell's "So Por Amor." The results are pleasant but very predictable, with no real chances being taken nor any fresh light shone on the veteran warhorses. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/blue-bossa-mw0000591254

Personnel: Ana Caram (vocals); Nelson Faria (guitar); Paulo Levi (saxophone); Fender Rhodes (piano); Paulinho Braga (drums).

Blue Bossa

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Ana Caram - Rio After Dark

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 58:40
Size: 134.3 MB
Styles: Brazilian jazz vocals, Bossa Nova
Year: 1989/2003
Art: Front

[3:58] 1. Rio After Dark
[4:04] 2. Alagoas
[3:37] 3. Meditation
[6:07] 4. Viola Fora De Moda (Outdated Viola)
[4:49] 5. Summer Days
[4:40] 6. La Cumbia
[4:05] 7. Anos Dourados
[3:11] 8. Renovacao (Renovation)
[4:21] 9. Rainbow
[2:16] 10. O Que Vier Eu Traco (Whatever It Is, I Can Handle It)
[2:56] 11. Sem Legenda
[3:18] 12. Forever
[4:22] 13. O Tempo E O Lugar (Time And Place)
[2:35] 14. Serrado (Savannah)
[4:15] 15. You've Got A Friend

In stylistic terms, large portions of Ana Caram's first U.S. album could easily have been recorded in 1962; it's as if time had stood perfectly still since "Desafinado" became a hit. Yet this is all for the good for this Antonio Carlos Jobim protegé, who can comfortably give material by the more contemporary writer Djavan, and even Carole King's "You've Got a Friend," the bossa nova treatment. Like most seductive Brazilian female singers, Caram is just a bit off-pitch and gets away with it. She also plays guitar skillfully in the Joao Gilberto rhythmic manner, and occasionally writes her own tunes ("Renovacao," "Rainbow") in an attractive classic bossa nova idiom. The revered Jobim sits in on piano and contributes a few vocal harmonies on two of his songs ("Meditation," "Anos Dourados"); the Chesky recording also diligently picks up his groaning. Paquito D'Rivera chirps on clarinet in the tongue-twisting "O Que Vier Eu Traco" and turns up on alto sax on Paulo Jobim's first-rate "La Cumbia," phrasing in the lilting Getz manner though he can't help but slip in a bop run or two. Steve Sacks plays low-key, moaning alto flute on several tracks, and Carlos Alberto de Oliveira and Café handle the delicate percussion. The production is typical low-key, spare-textured, painstakingly recorded Chesky fare -- and unreconstructed bossa nova fans need not hesitate. ~ Richard S. Ginell

Recorded at RCA Studio A, New York, New York on April 6-7 & 18, 1989.

Ana Caram (vocals, guitar); Paquito D'Rivera (saxophone, clarinet); Steve Sacks (alto flute, background vocals); Antonio Carlos Jobim, David Chesky (piano); Bill Washer (guitar); David Finck (bass); Carlos Alberto De Oliveria, Cafe (percussion); Beso Cerqueira, Steve Kaiser, Mary Kent (background vocals).

Rio After Dark

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