Elis Regina & Toots Thielemans - Elis & Toots [Flac Cue][TntVillage]

Artist...............: Elis Regina & Toots Thielemans
Album................: Elis & Toots
Genre................: Bossa Jazz
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1969 Remastered 2012
Ripper...............: Exact Audio Copy (Secure mode) & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 61 %)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit
Tags.................: VorbisComment
Information..........: TntVillage

Ripped by............: leonenero on 24/10/2013
Posted by............: leonenero on 25/10/2013
News Server..........: news.astraweb.com
News Group(s)........: alt.binaries.sounds.flac.full_TntVillage

Included.............: NFO, M3U, LOG, CUE
Covers...............: Front Back CD

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Tracklisting
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1. Toots Thielemans & Elis Regina - Wave [03.08]
2. Elis Regina - Aquarela Do Brasil [02.59]
3. Toots Thielemans - Visao [02.52]
4. Elis Regina - Corrida De Jangada [02.02]
5. Toots Thielemans - Wilsamba [02.08]
6. Toots Thielemans & Elis Regina - Você [02.23]
7. Toots Thielemans & Elis Regina - O Barquinho [02.43]
8. Elis Regina - O Sonho [02.12]
9. Toots Thielemans - Five for Elis [01.57]
10. Elis Regina - Canto de Ossanha [03.12]
11. Toots Thielemans - Honeysuckle Rose [02.51]
12. Toots Thielemans & Elis Regina - A Volta [04.28]

Playing Time.........: 33.01
Total Size...........: 201,93 MB

This CD, is one of the best albums in the catalogues of both Elis and Toots. That's saying a lot. Elis looks so sweet on the album sleeve.
The unlikely combination works perfectly. The level of professionalism is astounding. Elis shines with her young, perfectly pitched voice, but Toots always finds a space to add one of his incredible solos playing his chromatic harmonica or whistling along with his guitar.

A lot of the songs are well-known classics. The arrangements are simple and without orchestrations (with the exception of A Volta), yet refined. Some of the songs are given their best interpretation; I'm thinking of Canto de Ossanha and especially the heart-rending A Volta, where Elis seems to be literally pouring her soul out.