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Torch singing is not only for English speakers. The romance languages (including Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, and Catalan) also offer many possibilities for torch singers, and no one knows that better than Rosa Passos. The Brazilian singer has been performing torchy vocal jazz in Portuguese for many years; some have described her as a Brazilian equivalent of the late Shirley Horn, and that comparison is quite accurate on Romance. Many of the things that Horn was known for -- subtlety, restraint, intimacy, understated introspection -- are easy to find on this excellent release. But while Horn used the English language to get her emotional points across, Passos sticks to Portuguese on Romance -- and anyone who doubts that the Portuguese language can be a superb vehicle for torch singing should pay close attention to Passos' dusky, soulful interpretations of songs by Antonio Carlos Jobim ("Por Causa de Você," "Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar"), Djavan ("Alibi"), Ivan Lins ("Doce Presenca"), João Donato ("Cadê Você") and other well-known Brazilian songwriters. Romance is Passos' tribute to what could be described as "the Great Brazilian Songbook" (as opposed to the Great American Songbook), and even though she didn't write any of the lyrics, her relaxed interpretations of these gems always sound very personal. Saying that Passos is relaxed isn't saying that she doesn't bring a lot to the songs emotionally; Passos doesn't feel that she has to shout in order to get one's attention, but that doesn't mean that she isn't expressive. Passos is incredibly expressive, and the beauty of the Portuguese language never lets her down on Romance.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Schmitt, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rosa Passos, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - IVAN LINS, ComposerLyricist - VITOR MARTINS, ComposerLyricist - Paulo Paulelli, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Fabio Torres, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Celso de Almeida, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel D'Alcântara, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Akamine, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Silvio Romulado, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julianna Passos, Producer, Assistant Producer
℗ 2008 Telarc International Corp.
Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Schmitt, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rosa Passos, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dorival Caymmi, ComposerLyricist - Lula Galvão, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paulo Paulelli, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Fabio Torres, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Celso de Almeida, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Akamine, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Silvio Romulado, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julianna Passos, Producer, Assistant Producer
℗ 2008 Telarc International Corp.
Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vinicius De Moraes, ComposerLyricist - António Carlos Jobim, ComposerLyricist - Al Schmitt, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rosa Passos, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Vinícius Dorin, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Paulo Paulelli, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Fabio Torres, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Celso de Almeida, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel D'Alcântara, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Akamine, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Silvio Romulado, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julianna Passos, Producer, Assistant Producer
℗ 2008 Telarc International Corp.
Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Schmitt, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rosa Passos, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Janine White, ComposerLyricist - Vinícius Dorin, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Paulo Paulelli, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Fabio Torres, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Celso de Almeida, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kitty Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Vincent Marcone, ComposerLyricist - Carlos Akamine, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Silvio Romulado, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julianna Passos, Producer, Assistant Producer
℗ 2008 Telarc International Corp.
Marcos Valle, ComposerLyricist - Paulo Sérgio Valle, ComposerLyricist - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Schmitt, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rosa Passos, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nahor Gomes, Flugelhorn, AssociatedPerformer - Vinícius Dorin, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Paulo Paulelli, Upright Bass, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Fabio Torres, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Celso de Almeida, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Akamine, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Silvio Romulado, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julianna Passos, Producer, Assistant Producer
℗ 2008 Telarc International Corp.
Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Schmitt, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chico Buarque, ComposerLyricist - Rosa Passos, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Hime, ComposerLyricist - Lula Galvão, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paulo Paulelli, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Fabio Torres, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Celso de Almeida, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Akamine, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Silvio Romulado, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julianna Passos, Producer, Assistant Producer
℗ 2008 Telarc International Corp.
Ruy Guerra, ComposerLyricist - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Schmitt, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chico Buarque, ComposerLyricist - Rosa Passos, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Vinícius Dorin, Flute, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Paulo Paulelli, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Fabio Torres, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Celso de Almeida, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Akamine, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Silvio Romulado, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julianna Passos, Producer, Assistant Producer
℗ 2008 Telarc International Corp.
Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - António Carlos Jobim, ComposerLyricist - Al Schmitt, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rosa Passos, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Vinícius Dorin, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Paulo Paulelli, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Fabio Torres, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Celso de Almeida, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Adilea Da Rocha Macedo, ComposerLyricist - Carlos Akamine, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Silvio Romulado, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julianna Passos, Producer, Assistant Producer
℗ 2008 Telarc International Corp.
Sueli Costa, ComposerLyricist - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Schmitt, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aldir Blanc, ComposerLyricist - Rosa Passos, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paulo Paulelli, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Fabio Torres, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Celso de Almeida, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel D'Alcântara, Flugelhorn, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Akamine, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Silvio Romulado, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julianna Passos, Producer, Assistant Producer
℗ 2008 Telarc International Corp.
Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Schmitt, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - João Donato, ComposerLyricist - Chico Buarque, ComposerLyricist - Rosa Passos, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nahor Gomes, Flugelhorn, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Vinícius Dorin, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Paulo Paulelli, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Fabio Torres, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Celso de Almeida, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Akamine, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Silvio Romulado, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julianna Passos, Producer, Assistant Producer
℗ 2008 Telarc International Corp.
Klecius Caldas, ComposerLyricist - Armando Cavalcanti, ComposerLyricist - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Schmitt, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rosa Passos, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paulo Paulelli, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Fabio Torres, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Celso de Almeida, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Akamine, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Silvio Romulado, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julianna Passos, Producer, Assistant Producer
℗ 2008 Telarc International Corp.
Luis Reis, ComposerLyricist - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Schmitt, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rosa Passos, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Haroldo Barbosa, ComposerLyricist - Paulo Paulelli, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Fabio Torres, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Celso de Almeida, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Akamine, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Silvio Romulado, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julianna Passos, Producer, Assistant Producer
℗ 2008 Telarc International Corp.
Album review
Torch singing is not only for English speakers. The romance languages (including Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, and Catalan) also offer many possibilities for torch singers, and no one knows that better than Rosa Passos. The Brazilian singer has been performing torchy vocal jazz in Portuguese for many years; some have described her as a Brazilian equivalent of the late Shirley Horn, and that comparison is quite accurate on Romance. Many of the things that Horn was known for -- subtlety, restraint, intimacy, understated introspection -- are easy to find on this excellent release. But while Horn used the English language to get her emotional points across, Passos sticks to Portuguese on Romance -- and anyone who doubts that the Portuguese language can be a superb vehicle for torch singing should pay close attention to Passos' dusky, soulful interpretations of songs by Antonio Carlos Jobim ("Por Causa de Você," "Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar"), Djavan ("Alibi"), Ivan Lins ("Doce Presenca"), João Donato ("Cadê Você") and other well-known Brazilian songwriters. Romance is Passos' tribute to what could be described as "the Great Brazilian Songbook" (as opposed to the Great American Songbook), and even though she didn't write any of the lyrics, her relaxed interpretations of these gems always sound very personal. Saying that Passos is relaxed isn't saying that she doesn't bring a lot to the songs emotionally; Passos doesn't feel that she has to shout in order to get one's attention, but that doesn't mean that she isn't expressive. Passos is incredibly expressive, and the beauty of the Portuguese language never lets her down on Romance.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 01:03:05
- Main artists: Rosa Passos
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Telarc
- Genre: Jazz
© 2008 Telarc International Corp. ℗ 2008 Telarc International Corp.
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