Jobim: Someone to Light up My Life

by Gene Bertoncini

Overview

The veteran guitarist's collection of bossa novas by the late Antonio Carlos Jobim demonstrate his gift for counterpoint and improvisation in this all-acoustic masterpiece. Accompanied only by the Latin percussion of John Arruci and Jon Bates, Bertoncini plays an astonishingly uptempo "Corcavado" that seems to have overdubbed guitar lines but doesn't. Also remarkable is his soft, understated version of "Double Rainbow." Any guitar student or jazz fan will be mesmerized by Bertoncini's crisp playing on "Zingaro." ~ Ken Dryden

Product Details

Release Date:	02/11/1997
Label:	Chiaroscuro / Chiaroscuro Records
UPC:	0091454034321
Rank:	138612

Tracks

1. Chopin Prelude/How Insensitive
2. Dindi
3. Quiet Night of Quiet Stars
4. Someone to Light Up My Life
5. Triste
6. Double Rainbow
7. Crossroads
8. No More Blues (Chega de Saudade)
9. Rome Montage
10. Samba Do Avi¿¿o
11. Portrait in Black and White
12. Once I Loved (O Amor en Paz)
13. If You Never Come to Me
14. Felicidade

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Gene Bertoncini   Primary Artist,Guitar
John Arrucci   Percussion
Jon Bates   Percussion

Technical Credits

Paul Bacon   Cover Design
Jon Hendricks   Composer
Vinicius de Moraes   Composer
Hank O'Neal   Producer
Antonio Carlos Jobim   Composer
Gene Lees   Composer,Liner Notes
Jon Bates   Producer,Mastering
Mark Conese   Engineer
George Spatta   Assistant Engineer
Rollo Phlecks   Photography
Jesse Cavanaugh   Composer
Tom Bender   Engineer