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Music Of Brazil/Shangri-la

Jeff Carter | Perry, Ga United States | 03/02/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Shangri-la is one of the most beautiful albums I've ever heard.This album rates up there with American Seranade which I hope Collectibles will reissiue.Shangri la features songs from Asia and the Orient.All songs are just with the orchestra although on a few of them the womens wordless chrous is evident especially on Shangri-la.All songs on this album are very lush.I don't care about Music of Brazil although it has some good songs on it,because I have the imported cd Viva/Music of Brazil from the Uk.If you don't have viva. I also recomend this title.It has music of mexico.Liner notes for both Shangri la and The Music of Brazil are included here.Once again just as with the other Percy Faith reissues collectibles released, most of these songs by Faith are on cd for the first time.No arranger could conduct music like Percy Faith with the exception of Mantovani who I also have on a lot of cds.If you like beautiful music this cd should be in your collection."

"Brazil & Shangri-La is the best of the best ~ Percy Faith"

J. Lovins | Missouri-USA | 06/28/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"When you hear strings running the scales and counter melodies blending with that unmistakable style "Percy Faith Touch", you know in an instant you're in for the best of the best. Duke Ellington was so taken with Faith's arrangements, that he was would give anything to able to arrange in that fashion. The two albums from the '60s that left such an impression on me are the two inclusive "Music of Brazil!" and "Shangri-La!", both favorites within my vast collection of Mr. Faith's career. Each and every tune is take with tender loving care in arrangements, performance and most of all the love of the project. Take for instance the fact that this Canadian loved Latin Music and it showed. Much like the ultimate Latin album "Malaguena:Music of Cuba", originally released in 1969, the excitement and color from Faith's awesome arrangements is long famous in orchestration and arranging Cuba and Latin-American melodies. For the listener it is enormously invigorating and rewarding, each cue is able to soar into infinity. There isn't another composer/arranger/musician that I know of that had this talent in all three categories.Many highlights ~ "BRAZIL", "TU SABES", "BAIA", "LITTLE DREAMER" and of course the one that started it all "DELICADO", remember when this was released and made the charts, with the harpsichord resounding.The opening track "SHANGRI-LA", is perfection within the realm of lush-arranging, so flawless ~ "STRANGER IN PARADISE", another example of the "Faith Touch", so effortless, you feel like you're floating on a cloud ~ "SONG OF INDIA", always a favorite of mine, as you travel the strings keep drawing you nearer and nearer, beautiful adaptation by Mr. Faith ~ "THE MOON OF MANAKOORA", can almost hear the ocean waves upon the beach, with the moon romantically peeking behind the clouds in the nights sky.
Highly recommend to ALL fans of Percy Faith, thank you Collectables for releasing this collection from the vaults of Columbia Records ~ so listeners sit back, enjoy and enjoy a small part of Maestro Percy Faith fabulous career!Total Time: 74.28 on 24 Tracks ~ Collectables 6898 ~ (2/19/2002)"

A Master's Touch

J. Green | Atlanta, GA, USA | 05/29/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Buy this CD ...you'll love it. Anyone who thinks all Percy Faith recordings are "elevator music" should listen to Brazil. From the first track, it would blow the doors off the elevator and set everyone inside to rocking to the rhythm. The orchestra never sounded better... especially the brass. I can't imagine anyone listening to this album without having his or her spirits lifted... it's truly exuberant. The second album on this two-fer is lush Percy Faith at his best. Shangri-la will carry you away on wings of strings. It's been one of my favorite LP's.... but vinyl, for all its authenticity, does not have the fidelity that this CD offers. Sony did a fine job in putting these albums on CD. Bravo Sony! but more than that Bravo Percy Faith and the magnificent musicians in the orchestra!"