Rio de Janeiro Blue

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Freddy Cole is a marvelous singer, combining consummate ease with a lyric and acute sense of melodic and rhythmic phrasing. Whether it's the lost love of the title song or the reliable romance of Cole Porter's "I Concentrate on You," Cole's warm baritone creates the impression that everything he sings has been made up on the spot, as if every lyric is the current sum of his thoughts and experiences. That conversational art is much in evidence in this mix of Brazilian and jazz tunes, extending to the way Cole interacts with his sidemen and they with him. There are two basic groups here, an all-star Latin septet with arrangements by pianist Arturo O'Farrill and Cole's own working quartet, but there are also several permutations in between. O'Farrill's work is tailor-made to Cole's throaty voice, mixing it with contrasting flute and guitar and complementary trombone timbres, the latter provided by Angel "Papa" Vazquez, just one of several superb soloists. Tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander adds inventive, hard-swinging tenor to "I Concentrate"; Joe Beck's guitars define the delicacy of Jobim's "Sem Voce," sung here in the original Portuguese; and O'Farrill's piano is a dancing delight whenever it comes to the fore. Cole's own spare piano is almost as effective as his voice, a compellingly understated force on "Wild Is Love" and "There, I've Said It Again." --Stuart Broomer

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Freddy is Fabulous

Rio de Janeiro Blue
Freddy Cole
Manufacturer: Telarc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005JH7E
Release Date: 2001-05-22

Rio De Janeiro Blue
I Concentrate On You
Delirio
Invitation
Words Can't Describe
Wild Is Love
Yellow Days
Sem Voce
Something Happens To Me
There, I've Said It Again
To Say Goodbye

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Freddy Cole is a marvelous singer, combining consummate ease with a lyric and acute sense of melodic and rhythmic phrasing. Whether it's the lost love of the title song or the reliable romance of Cole Porter's "I Concentrate on You," Cole's warm baritone creates the impression that everything he sings has been made up on the spot, as if every lyric is the current sum of his thoughts and experiences. That conversational art is much in evidence in this mix of Brazilian and jazz tunes, extending to the way Cole interacts with his sidemen and they with him. There are two basic groups here, an all-star Latin septet with arrangements by pianist Arturo O'Farrill and Cole's own working quartet, but there are also several permutations in between. O'Farrill's work is tailor-made to Cole's throaty voice, mixing it with contrasting flute and guitar and complementary trombone timbres, the latter provided by Angel "Papa" Vazquez, just one of several superb soloists. Tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander adds inventive, hard-swinging tenor to "I Concentrate"; Joe Beck's guitars define the delicacy of Jobim's "Sem Voce," sung here in the original Portuguese; and O'Farrill's piano is a dancing delight whenever it comes to the fore. Cole's own spare piano is almost as effective as his voice, a compellingly understated force on "Wild Is Love" and "There, I've Said It Again." --Stuart Broomer

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Freddy is Fabulous.......2001-08-16

Every track is superb on this cd. I think that Freddy has pulled himself out of the shadow of his brother and is standing in the spotlight alone with a fantastic recording. His voice is mature and sensuous. He makes you believe he is singing for you only, telling you of his life experiences. Bravo Freddy!!!

Rio De Janeiro Blue (+1 Bonus Track)

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Rio De Janeiro Blue (+1 Bonus Track)
Brazilian Love Affair
Manufacturer: Melda
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B00000JXMM
Release Date: 1999-09-08

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Japanese Version featuring a Bonus Track.

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