Momento

by Bebel Gilberto

Overview

On her self-titled 2004 sophomore album, Bebel Gilberto ditched the loungey grooves she explored on her debut and stuck to mostly acoustic elements -- guitars, percussion, strings -- to complement her voice, but her next release, Momento, finds the singer returning to both electronica and more traditional bossa nova. Gilberto is still, of course, thoroughly modern, with a much more lush, produced sound than her predecessors had (including her father), but it works for her, the overall gentle ambiance she's trying to create, even when she's singing old favorites. In Chico Buarque's lovely "Cacada," she adds more bass to the underbelly of the song and lets the woodwinds play a bigger role, and the cover of Cole Porter's "Night and Day" comes off well, gentle, and with a jazzy tenor sax solo. In fact, it's when Gilberto stays simple, and looks more closely at her roots for inspiration, that she sounds the best. It's her ventures into the Rio lounge world that are less interesting, safe to a fault. Gilberto's unfortunately perfected the Brazilian version of smooth jazz or adult contemporary, shown all too clearly on songs like "Cade Voce" or "Bring Back the Love" (which features all four members from the non-Brazilian Brazilian Girls), with their programmed drums and keyboards layered behind her voice. It's too much, too clean, too pretty, sounding nice but nothing more. To be fair, the singer has never tried nor claimed to be cutting-edge, or to challenge her audience, but tracks like "Close to You" and "Momento" are so inoffensive they're hard to pay much attention to. It's very possible to be both memorable and smooth, remarkable and mild (and this is something Gilberto is capable of, like on the sparse "Um Segundo" or the mellow "Os Novos Yorkinos," for example), but more often than not, Momento ends up a shallow listen. This CD was nominated for a Grammy award in 2007 for Best Contemporary World Music Album. ~ Marisa Brown

Product Details

Release Date:	01/13/2017
Label:	Crammed Discs / Ziriguiboom
UPC:	0876623005629
Rank:	126827

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Bebel Gilberto   Primary Artist,Vocals,Clapping,Vocals (Background)
Orquestra Imperial   Primary Artist
Brazilian Girls   Primary Artist
Berna Ceppas   Sampling,Vibraphone,Tibetan Bells,Guiro,Clapping
Pedro Baby   Guitar (Acoustic)
Jorge Helder   Bass (Electric)
Jesse Murphy   Bass
Celso Fonseca   Guitar (Steel),Guitar (Acoustic)
Didi Gutman   Clapping,Keyboards,Vocals (Background),Guitar
Guy Sigsworth   Guitar (Acoustic)
Moreno Veloso   Congas
Jorge Continentino   Flute,Pifana,Sax (Baritone)
Mauro Refosco   Udu,Agogo,Timba,Caxixi,Congas,Gongue,Shaker,Tambur,Cymbals,Quijada,Repique,Shekere,Zabumba,Clapping,Pandeiro,Triangle,Percussion,Tambourine,Vibraphone,Talking Drum,Drums (Snare),Chinese Cymbals,Vocals (Background)
Thalma de Freitas   Vocals,Clapping,Vocals (Background)
Aaron Johnston   Drums
Ze Luis   Flute (Alto)
Pedro Sa   Guitar (Electric)
Sabina Sciubba   Vocals,Charango,Vocals (Background)
Ian Burdge   Cello
Rodrigo Amarante   Clapping,Vocals (Background)
Carlos Darci   Trombone
Stephane San Juan   Cowbell,Maracas,Clapping,Timbales
Felipe Pinaud   Flute
Bidu Cordeiro   Trombone,Trombone (Bass)
Marlon Sette   Trombone
Masa Shimizu   Guitar (Acoustic)
Bartolo   Guitar (Electric)
Paulo Levi   Sax (Tenor),Flute (Alto)
Rubinho Jacobina   Piano (Electric)
Nelson Jacobina   Guitar (Electric)
Beco   Clapping,Vocals (Background)
Cezar Farias "Bodao"   Bongos
Domenico Lancellotti   Drums

Technical Credits

Berna Ceppas   Producer,Editing,Engineer
Chico Buarque   Composer
Cole Porter   Composer
Kassin   Composer
Roberto "Beco" Dranoff   A&R,Producer,Executive Producer
Bebel Gilberto   Composer,Producer,Illustrations,Layout Design,Horn Arrangements
Didi Gutman   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Programming
Mark Wilder   Mastering
Brian Montgomery   Engineer,Assistant,Assistant Engineer
David Tolomei   Assistant Engineer
Guy Sigsworth   Composer,Producer,Programming
Marc Hollander   A&R
Mauro Refosco   Composer,Programming
Jason Corsaro   Mixing,Engineer
Sabina Sciubba   Composer,Producer
Andy Page   Mixing
Antoine Midani   Engineer
Felipe Pinaud   Horn Arrangements
Masa Shimizu   Composer,Producer
Austin Briggs   Mixing Assistant
Edu Costa   Editing,Engineer
Jason Corsasro   Mixing
Eddie Jackson   Assistant Engineer
Luizao Dantas   Assistant
Taylor Gusich   Mixing Assistant
Guillaume   Digital Restoration
Philippe Kliot   Photography,Art Direction,Layout Design
Grillo Demo   Artwork,Illustrations
Didie Cunha   Assistant Engineer
Gabriel Muzak   Assistant
Igor Ferreira   Assistant
Dror Pusher Mohar   Mixing Assistant
Tommy Manzi   Management,Executive Producer
Guy Sigworth   Composer
Masaharu Shimizu   Composer
Erich Baptista   Composer
Sean McGhee   Mixing,Engineer,Programming