BLACK ORPHEUS Original Soundtrack Movie 1959 EPIC LP NM/VG++ JOBIM / BONFA
$
24
Favourite Auctions
To save auctions to your favourites, please login
If you don't have an account, please register
Description
Black Orpheus [Original Soundtrack] Review by Thom Jurek
Black Orpheus the film by Marcel Camus, and its soundtrack, were the signposts by which the world first learned of samba and bossa nova and fell in love with it. Therefore, it is staggering to consider that it took until 2008 for a definitive edition of the soundtrack to be released, one that assembled all the songs and music heard in the film. After all, this is the score that created the partnership of composer Antonio Carlos Jobim and poet Vinicius de Moraes, and introduced the brilliant and influential guitarist Luiz Bonfá. Universal France has assembled all the sound recordings into one 17-track volume. These include the two original 45 EPs, and the 10" 33 rpm album, as well as some tracks that have never appeared before now. Given the wild success of the readily recognizable album on both LP and CD over the decades, this amounts to an entirely new hearing of Brazilian music -- bossa was emerging in Rio at the time too, a brand new genre. The sounds of the various samba schools from the carnival parades are accompanied by the gorgeous instrumental interludes by Bonfá (including the now ubiquitous "Manha De Carnaval," written with poet Antonio Mara), and the songs of de Moraes and Jobim (including "A Felicidade," as sung by Elizeth Cardoso). The songs may be well known now; the music of the favelas, as practiced by the escolas de samba with their agogo bells, atabaques drumming, stomping batacuda solos, and duels, folk line chants, and unusual (even now if one thinks about it) blend of African rhythms, dissonance, and extended harmonics, is still revolutionary today. A 13-minute encore medley by Brazilian guitarist Bola Sete that recorded in 1966 at the Monterey Jazz Festival, has been added as a bonus cut, wedding "Manha de Carnaval," to "A Felicidade," and "Samba de Orfeo." The presentation is handsome. There is an exhaustive historical essay by French scholar Anaïs Fléchet, complete discographical information, and photos. The sound quality is only fair, but considering the neglect of the original masters, it's actually remarkable.
Antonio Carlos Jobin* And Luis Bonfa* – The Original Sound Track Of The Movie Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro)
Antonio Carlos Jobim - The Original Sound Track Of The Movie Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro) album cover
More images
Label: Epic – LN 3672
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
Country: US
Released: 1959
Genre: Jazz, Latin, Stage & Screen
Style: Soundtrack, Bossa Nova
A1 Generique / Felicidade / Frevo / O Nosso Amor 9:23
A2 O Nosso Amor 4:18
A3 Manha De Carnival / Scene Du Lever Du Soleil 3:52
A4 Manha De Carnival 1:40
B1 Scenes De La Macumba 3:15
B2 O Nosso Amor 9:06
B3 Manha De Carnival 2:55
B4 Samba De Orfeu 2:15
B5 Batterie De CAppela 4:47
Producer – Sacha Gordine
Score – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Luiz Bonfá
The Original Sound Track of the Movie Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro)
A Lopert Films Release
(Winner of Grand Prize, Cannes Film Festival 1959)
Matrix / Runout (Side A Variant 1): XEM-49000-1A
Matrix / Runout (Side B Variant 1): XEM-49001-1A
Matrix / Runout: Side A Variant 2: XEM-49000-1G
Matrix / Runout: Side B Variant 2: XEM-49001-1D
GOLDMINE GRADING
MINT ---- It should appear to be perfect. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains, labels or writing, tears or splits. Mint means perfect.
NEAR MINT ---- Otherwise mint but has one or two tiny inconsequential flaws that do not affect play. Covers should be close to perfect with minor signs of wear or age just becoming evident: slight ring-wear, minor denting to a corner, or writing on the cover should all be noted properly.
VERY GOOD PLUS ---- The record has been handled and played infrequently or very carefully. Not too far from perfect. On a disc, there may be light paper scuffs from sliding in and out of a sleeve or the vinyl or some of the original luster may be lost. A slight scratch that did not affect play would be acceptably VG+ for most collectors.
VERY GOOD ---- Record displays visible signs of handling and playing, such as loss of vinyl luster, light surface scratches, groove wear and spindle trails. Some audible surface noise, but should not overwhelm the musical experience. Usually a cover is VG when one or two of these problems are evident: ring wear, seam splits, bent corners, loss of gloss, stains, etc.
GOOD ---- Well played with little luster and significant surface noise. Despite defects, record should still play all the way through without skipping. Several cover flaws will be apparent, but should not obliterate the artwork.
POOR ---- Any record or cover that does not qualify for the above "Good" grading should be seen as Poor. Several cover flaws.
price rating
![Orfeu Negro [Black Orpheus] Original Soundtrack UK Philips vinyl LP album record](https://www.popsike.info/php/thumbnail.php?url=https://www.popsike.pics/pix/20190424/333169524187.jpg)
