Heartbreakingly beautiful and joyous to the core....
Dennis J. Zeitlin, M.D. | San Francisco | 11/21/1998
(5 out of 5 stars)
"From one of the most soulful artists of any time comes songs of such depth and range of emotion that they take you to places in your heart, perhaps long ago savored and set aside. "I Live to Love You," with achingly haunting lyrics delivered from the depths of human connection can return you to the love you've perhaps taken for granted; or bind you closer to the ones you cherish."
Excellent all around
Carlos from Rio | 07/20/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)
"A fine album of Brazillian music by the Divine One. There may be some forgettable numbers, but for the most part, they are winners. Triste and the Face I Love are delightful tropical colors, but the killer is Empty Faces, written by Milton Nascimento. But you have to feel sorry for him in having to sing next to Sarah. Sort of like sending someone to guard Michael Jordan. After hearing that tune, you wished she would have recorded with Jimi Hendrix, she certainly had the power to."
Sarah Vaughan and a Brazilian dream team of instrumentalists
Carlos from Rio | Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil | 11/20/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
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This is the first of Sarah Vaughan's recordings in Brazil with Brazilian material and Brazilian instrumentalists.
Helio Delmiro on guitar, Sergio Barroso and Novelli on bass, Chico Batera and Wilson das Neves on drums, Jose Roberto Bertrami (from Azymuth) and Edson Frederico on piano make up the dream team among other guest soloists. Guitarrist Helio Delmiro specially shines on virtually all tracks!
Milton Nascimento and Dorival Caymmi sings along with Ms. Vaughan each one in their own compositions. A beautiful toast to those great composers but with neglectable results, unfortunately. Antonio Carlos Jobim plays the piano on his "Someone To Light Up My Life".
Repertoire showcases Bossa Nova and post-Bossa Nova standards, all sung in their English versions. A mix of obvious and not-obvious Bossa Nova for Americans, featuring the Bossa standard "The Day It Rained (A Chuva)" as composed by Durval Ferreira.
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~Mesmerizing Brazilian Masterpiece~Bravo Sarah!!!
Bradly Briggs | TOLUCA LAKE, CALIFORNIA | 08/26/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
""The Divine One" in sublime mature voice in the seventies could out sing anyone and this extraordinary collection features THE legendary Diva in peak voice throughout a glorious collection of Brazilian gems serving as a prime example of her unmatched genius..."I Love Brazil" is exotic and a wildly mesmerizing masterpiece and released in better times than the bleek disco period would have made a clean sweep of the Grammy Awards and that would have been justice! Fresh from a wildly successful appearance with Carmen McRae at The Hollywood Bowl, each tremendous singer in magnificent form two nights in a diverse program had SRO audiences enthralled and enthusiastic & cheering loudly with prolonged standing ovations too numerous to count. From this stunning event and off to Brazil, listen to the full rich voice in "Empty Faces" which is a peerless performance and stunning tour-de-force and imagine this lush & powerful voice that could sing anything wrapping sensuous & glorious tones around a definitive "The Long And Winding Road" in open air...nobody could get inside a song like Sarah in the hauntingly gorgeous "Someone To Light Up My Life" & turn it inside-out in such a richly dramatic and soulful way...great collection of richly illuminating and sublime performances is incredibly deep and one to savor and enjoy over and over in a collection featuring many of the greatest & most beautifully shaded vocals ever recorded...Bravo Sarah and you are missed & the Ultimate Singer!!!"
Easy and Sassy
Paul Gordon | Sun CIty West, Az | 02/08/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I Love Brazil features Sara's rich voice teamed with 1960's up beat style Bossa Nova rhytems and classic reflective ballads that command your attention. A great mix of Brazillian style cocktail party music and quiet introspective ballads. This one's a winner for anyone who appreciates the vocal stylings of the great Sara Vaughan."