CD Baden Live a Bruxelles [016728114820] (CD 176953),
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Baden Live a Bruxelles [016728114820]

  • 1. Vento Vadio, for guitar
    2. Samba do Aviao, for guitar
    3. Manha de Carnaval (Morning of the Carnival), song
    4. Samba Triste
    5. Intro Naquele Tempo, for guitar (for Pixinguinha & Benedito Lacerda's song)
    6. Naquele Tempo
    7. Garota de Ipanema, song (a.k.a. "The Girl from Ipanema")
    8. Intro Asa Branca, for guitar (for Luiz Gonzaga & Humberto Teixeira's song)
    9. Asa Branca
    10. Samba em Preldio, song
    11. Berimbaum
    12. Consolaao, song
    13. Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174): Jesus Alegria dos Homens
    14. Marcha Escocesa, for guitar
    15. Samba da Benao, song
  • Additional Info
    Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 1148

  • Credits
    ProducerPhilippe Baden Powell

    Lyricist: Vincius de Moraes.
    Personnel: Baden Powell (vocals, guitar).
    Audio Mixer: Daniel Cheese Volpini.
    Recording information: Theatre 140, Brussels, Belgium (10/30/1999); Vivo No Theatre 140, Bruxelas - Belgica (10/30/1999).
    Photographer: Otavio Dias.
    Baden Live a Bruxelles is late gig, recorded in October of 1999, less than a year before his death the following September. Some of Baden Powell's later studio recordings lacked focus, or felt tossed off, or were controlled by whoever produced them. Not so here. On Live a Bruxelles, Powell's playing contains all of the majesty, elegance, and grace fans had come to expect. He is definitely on here. His program, as one would expect, is almost all samba. Having written with, and during the same era as, Vinicius de Moraes and Tom Jobim, Powell's memory of these difficult, yet utterly beautiful tunes is spotless. Listen to his "Samba Triste" here. Though he must have played it more than a thousand times in concert, he attacks it with the same delicacy and intensity he did when he first recorded it in the late 1950s. Another notable -- on an album where there is no filler -- is the fiery "Samba do Aviao," by Jobim, where Powell carries his jazz chops into the heart of the tune, turns it inside out, and never loses the essence. His improvised introduction to "Asa Branca," is a showstopper, where trace elements of flamenco, classical music, jazz, and Brazilian folk styles all weave together to create something utterly mysterious yet nearly hummable. The tune itself feels like an intro to the Powell/ de Moraes prelude "Samba em Preludio." Powell's reading of "Girl from Ipanema," is warm, humorous, and refreshing. There is genuine tenderness in it, without sentimentality. A surprise here -- though he's recorded it before -- is his articulate, reverent version of J.S. Bach's "Jesus Alegria Dos Homens." "Berimbau," is an exercise in his pure mastery of the guitar. Powell makes it sing. In sum, the audience who witnessed this concert were treated to something rare, and even heartbreakingly moving: a legend working through the fabric of his life in music. It's obvious that Powell was focused not just in mind, but in heart, too, so emotional is his playing. This is a must for fans, and one hell of an introduction for the curious. ~ Thom Jurek

  • Critic Reviews
    Down Beat (p.82) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "The set, programmed with preludes and excellent balance, bears an almost classical formality."
    JazzTimes (pp.93-94) - "[I]t reveals a more ferocious Powell....The color range is spectacular: Pixinguinha's sultry 'Naquele Tempo' blossoms into a brightly colored flower..."
    Dirty Linen (p.66) - "[T]hese are warm, gentle performances that showed that his instrumental prowess and vocal charisma were still intact."
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