Um

Much Ado, the solo debut album by Korean American violinist Danbi Um is as striking for the young musician's choice of "old world" repertoire as her virtuoso interpretations and the sumptuous sound she draws from her 1683 "ex-Petschek" Nicolo Amati violin. Danbi conjures memories of a musical Golden Age, a sensibility instilled in her by a roster of internationally renowned tutors.

Gilberto Gil - Um Banda Um (1982) {Warner Music Brasil 092746040-2 rel 2002}
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© 1982, 2002 Warner Music Brasil | 092746040-2
Jazz / Brazilian Jazz / Música popular brasileira / Brazilian Traditions / Brazilian Pop

Trapped in the sound of 1982, Gil's Um Banda Um album is covered with canned keyboards and synthesizer on virtually every track. And since it's not the best collection of songs he ever released, it's difficult for the listener to get into even after managing to focus on the songs. Though the joyous, nearly five-minute title track is a highlight, there's just a bit too much synthesizer on these songs. If it wasn't for Liminha's rather understated production, Um Banda Um would probably be rated even worse.

Gilberto Gil - Um Trem Para As Estrelas (1987) {Warner Music Brasil 092746055-2 rel 2002}
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© 1987, 2002 Warner Music Brasil | 092746055-2
Jazz / Brazilian Jazz / Música popular brasileira / Brazilian Traditions / Brazilian Pop / Film Score

A leader of the Tropicalia movement in Brazil in 1967 and 1968, along with artists like Caetano Veloso and Gal Costa, Gilberto Gil and other musicians mixed native styles with rock and folk instruments. Because Gil fused samba, salsa, and bossa nova with rock and folk music, he's recognized today as one of the pioneers in world music. A multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter, Gil joined his first group, the Desafinados, in the mid-'50s and by the beginning of the '60s was earning a living as a jingle composer. Although known mostly as a guitarist, he also holds his own with drums, trumpet, and accordion.

The sound on this record is absolutely breathtaking in its immediacy and dynamic qualities. It is extremely natural, with an incredible amount of depth, and has a "large sound". It also has a very low sound-floor, and with plenty of inner and outer details. The recording perspective is actually somewhat "laid back", in contrast to being upfront, which is what most people expect when they see "immediate".