Rosa

This collection of very mellow Bossa Nova tunes by Brazilian music genius, Rosa Passos is outstanding! It’s very chill and is great background music for social gatherings, quiet dinners, even working at home. Sometimes I have it on all day, background-music-for-life kind-of-thing. She’s an extraordinary vocalist, composer and musician. I wish more people knew of her here in the U.S., she’s a jewel. I’m very grateful that I just happened to hear her through my Pandora bossa nova station. I bought the used cd and it was in perfect shape, great sound quality which is all I care about. Delivery was super fast and I’ll buy again, anytime from this seller. If they have Rosa, they have the best.

This is new material as recently recorded (but not issued) in Brazil by the great Brazilian composer and songbird, Ms. Rosa Passos.All sung in Portuguese, program dare to open with an 'a capella' rendition of an old romantic samba hit titled 'Duas Contas'.This is a voice and guitar work of art, an act of great courage to be offered to American audiences although so dear to Brazilian audiences. No violins, no percussion, just Ms. Passos' acoustic guitar and voice.What a voice! Ms. Passos artistry seems to be ever growing in sophistication, gaining some vibrato, adequately moderate.Repertoire includes many well-known songs in Brazil and some Rosa Passos' compositions.

Christopher Loudon of "Jazz Times" recently raved about this c.d. And before listening to it, I opened the package and read the liner notes. There, I learned that Yo-Yo Ma believes Rosa Passos to have the most beautiful voice in the world.So, I put the disc in the player, expecting heaven on earth. And for the first 16 bars or so on "Duas Contas", that's what I got. The c.d. sounded incredible.Before long, I thought, "This first cut sure is incredible, but it's a little long." Then I looked at the player, and discovered I was on Track 4.Therein lies the issue with this recording: it's too beautiful. It's like walking through a field of red and golden poppies. For 5 miles. After awhile, you realize that you'd appreciate the flowers more if there were a few petunias, daisies and marigolds along the way.In fairness, a big reason for this is the program. This is all Rosa Passos alone, in the studio, just guitar and voice. And the recording sounds like she sat down and played and sang simultaneously, without mixing tracks.Solo voice albums are extremely, extremely tough to pull off. The best albums I know of with voice and another instrument (usually piano) have an instrumentalist with whom the singer can interact. If you don't have that, it seems to me that to pull something like this off, you have to lay down the tracks separately and overdub like crazy. And even then, it may not be a complete success (e.g.--Petra Haden's "The Who Sell Out"). I don't believe such overdubbing happened here. On almost all of the tracks, Ms. Passos' guitar consists of a pluck of a low note and a strum of 2-to-4-note chord on the offbeat. When a human being is singing and playing at the same time, it's nearly impossible to have the concentration to do a whole lot more than that.Don't get me wrong: I strongly recommend this album. But for maximum effect, I suggest you download 3 tracks from I-Tunes or Napster and put them into your I-Pod or your computer. It doesn't much matter which 3 (I'll suggest tracks 1,6 and 8--"Duas Contras", "Sentado A Beira Do Caminho" and "Jardim"--if you insist upon a precise recommendation). I think you'll get maximum enjoyment out of this recording if you do that. RC

this Cd came in great condition, exactly as I expected

Wonderful voice and guitar, but there's a sameness to most of the songs, melodically, that gets in the way.

One of my favorite all time albums although sadly, many of my friends do not share my enthusiasm. songs are quiet, like lullabies, consistent and harmonious, no distracting peaks and lulls. Just a woman and a guitar, but what a voice! If you like one sog then you will like them all. I recommend it.

This album is my remedy for a tough day. It is relaxing, sexy music from a voice that is just so soothing and absolutely beautiful. She sings in either Spanish or Portugese, but it does not matter because the melodies and her voice are all that matter. I love this album and play it almost every day.

I thought that her voice is sweet and tuneful almost like Elis Regina.As surprising as had found a little history between Elis and Rosa inside of CD brochure. Only for that is perfect.

音が良いCDということで紹介されていたので購入しました。１曲目のボーカルの生々しさにびっくりしました。確かに音が良いですね。ギター1本のひき語りで、静かに落ち着いて聞けます。とても癒されます。ローザ・パソスという人を初めて知りましたが、本物のすごい音楽家ですね。ミュージシャンというより音楽家、そんな感じです。ジャンルはボサノバなんですよね、たぶん。

CD received as described. Seller delivered the CD promptly Thanks.

音質も良く、とても良いCDでした。