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Seduzir

 
Album Review: Seduzir

  • Artist: Djavan
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: 1981
  • Total Time: 37:56
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Latin

Review

By the time he recorded his third album, Seduzir, Djavan was a superstar in Brazil, and was attracting attention in American jazz, R&B and pop circles as well. Though his style inspires comparisons to fellow Brazilian great Milton Nascimento, Djavan is a distinctive vocalist whose inspirations range from Northeastern Brazil's tropiscalismo school to jazz to the Beatles and Stevie Wonder. Having absorbed so wide a variety of music, Djavan (a native of the state of Alagoas in Northeastern Brazil) has no problem making Seduzir a very diverse listen. Though all of the players on this five-star date (reissued on CD in 1990) are Brazilian and Djavan's lyrics are entirely in Portuguese, it's hard to miss the impact American artists have had on him. From the impressionistic "Morena de Endoidecer" and the complex, jazz-oriented "Jogral" to the enchanting "Faltando Um Pecado" and the Wonder-ish title song, Djavan keeps listeners guessing. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Pedro Brasil Djavan Djavan (4:45)
Seduzir Djavan Djavan (3:36)
Morena de Endoidecer [The Brunette Who Drives One Crazy] Djavan Djavan (4:26)
Jogral (Jester) Djavan Djavan (2:13)
Ilha (Island) Djavan Djavan (4:01)
Faltando Um Pedaço Djavan Djavan (4:49)
Êxtase (Ectasy) Djavan, Aldir Blanc Djavan (3:24)
Lunda (Luanda) Djavan Djavan (4:00)
Total Abandono (Total Abandon) Djavan Djavan (2:12)
Nvula Ieza Kia (The Rain Has Already Arrived) /Humbiumbi Filipe Mukenga Djavan, Gilberto Gil (4:30)

Credits

Djavan (Guitar), Djavan (Arranger), Djavan (Vocals), Djavan (Voices), Djavan (Producer), Djavan (Main Performer), Gilberto Gil (Performer), Teo Lima (Percussion), Teo Lima (Drums), Luiz Avellar (Piano), Luiz Avellar (Keyboards), Luiz Avellar (Orchestration), Chico Batera (Percussion), Café (Percussion), Marquinhos (Saxophone), Moises (Trombone), Ze Nogueira (Percussion), Ze Nogueira (Woodwind), Dianne Reeves (Reissue Producer), Gerald Seligman (Liner Notes), Mayrton Bahia (Producer), Sergio Bittencourt (Engineer), Franklin Garrido (Engineer), Guilherme Reis (Engineer), Filo (Guitar (Electric)), Lea Freire (Flute), Sizao (Bass), Sizao (Percussion), Maxine Tholance (Violin), Franko Caligiuri (Art Direction), Franko Caligiuri (Design), Paulo Albuquerque (Production Assistant), Monique Gardenberg (Production Assistant), Fernando Carvalho (Photography)
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