Sinfonia do Rio de Janeiro

by Ant么nio Carlos Jobim & Billy Blanco

Sinfonia do Rio de Janeiro cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1954
  • Label: Continental
  • Country: Brazil
  • Community rating: 2.96/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

An ambitious early composition by Tom Jobim alongside Billy Blanco, 'Sinfonia do Rio de Janeiro' serves as a symphonic love letter to the Brazilian capital. Predating the bossa nova explosion, the suite blends popular samba rhythms with lush, classically-inspired orchestral arrangements. It stands as a pivotal moment in Brazilian popular music, signaling the sophisticated harmonic structures that would soon dominate the country's musical export.

Genres

Descriptors: conceptual

Tracklist

  1. Blessed Realm
  2. Shadown Dance
  3. Return Of The Fallen Warriors
  4. Magic
  5. At The Heart Of The Forest
  6. Elbisch Blut
  7. Western Shores
  8. The Orc
  9. The Golden Age Of Gondor
  10. The Ash Mountains
  11. The Orc (Pt. 2)
  12. Dark Shadows (Outro)

Credits

  • Antonio Carlos Jobim - Primary Artist
  • Billy Blanco - Primary Artist

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