Falando de Amor – Famílias Caymmi e Jobim Cantam Antônio Carlos Jobim is an album released on November 17, 2005, marking a reunion of the families of musicians Antônio Carlos Jobim and Dorival Caymmi, featuring artists Nana Caymmi, Dori Caymmi, Danilo Caymmi, Paulo Jobim, and Daniel Jobim, released by Sony BMG Music Entertainment. The album is a tribute to Tom's musical work.
Background In an article by cultural journalist Irlam Rocha Lima for the newspaper Correio Braziliense, it was revealed that Nana Caymmi came up with the idea for the album, offering a new perspective on another album that brought the family together, Caymmi visita Tom from 1964. On the 1964 album, Antônio Carlos Jobim welcomed Dorival Caymmi, Dori Caymmi, Danilo Caymmi, and Nana to his home in the Ipanema neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro to record an album featuring songs by both artists. Nana, at Correio Braziliense interview, said: "I always wanted to make an album based on Tom's work. But I let time pass, to avoid that morbid post-death thing, especially because the idea was for something cheerful, upbeat".
At this gathering, Dorival Caymmi's children, Nana, Dori, and Danilo, were joined by Paulo Jobim, Tom's son, and Daniel Jobim, his grandson. Daniel Jobim revealed that the album was conceived and the songs were chosen by Nana during meetings between January and February 2005 at the home of Paulo Jobim, also in the Ipanema neighborhood in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro. At the album launch press conference, Nana added that the tone of the album is different from other dramatic albums in her career, and that the idea behind Falando de Amor was "to be lighthearted, like motel background music".
Critical reception Journalist Luiz Fernando Vianna, writing in the newspaper Folha de S. Paulo, praised the album, giving it three stars out of five. Vianna also highlighted: "the decades-long rapport between the two families and between them and Tom's music, the CD is also more than a mere tribute thanks to some truly new gems".
Music critic and journalist wrote in the newspaper Jornal do Brasil that "the CD as a whole is great". Journalist Clara Arreguy, writing for Correio Braziliense, gave the album five stars and noted that "the result combines inspired performances by the five actors with sophisticated guitar and piano arrangements for melodies that no one composed like Tom Jobim".
Track listing
Personnel The following musicians worked on the album:
Dori Caymmi: guitar Paulo Jobim: guitar Daniel Jobim: piano Jorge Helder: bass Paulo Braga: drums Danilo Caymmi: flute Paulo Guimarães: flute Nana Caymmi: vocals Gordinho do Surdo: surdo, tamborim José Milton: production
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