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An album that got a fantastic "Seu Jorge". 14 tracks which brings together the best of its style, such as "Rebelde de Rebelde" and "Starman".
Audio Mixer: Stewart Lerman.
Author: David Bowie.
Director: Desirée Craig Ramos.
Editor: Stewart Lerman.
Possibly the best thing about Wes Anderson's sea-faring dramedy THE LIFE AQUATIC was the appearance of singer Seu Jorge. Jorge plays a character in the film who lounges about the ship, playing an acoustic guitar and singing David Bowie songs in Portuguese. THE LIFE AQUATIC STUDIO SESSIONS is an album of Jorge's performances for the film. His beautifully textured voice and quietly strummed acoustic lend a new charm to Bowie classics like "Life on Mars?" and "Changes," and make for an irresistible listening experience for fans of Brazilian music, the film, Bowie, and just about everyone else.
Raised in the slums of Rio, Brazil, singer/songwriter Seu Jorge used his formidable talent and undeniable charm to great effect in director Wes Anderson's seafaring comedy the Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou as a guitar strumming deckhand. The catch was that Pelé dos Santos only knew how to play Portuguese versions of David Bowie tunes, all 13 of which are featured on Hollywood's Life Aquatic Studio Sessions. Jorge possesses a voice that exudes the same regional comfort as fellow countrymen Milton Nascimento and Caetano Veloso, and his warm and loose guitar playing matches his timbre, resulting in a batch of covers that retain the original framing of the Bowie classics, while injecting a sunny island sweetness into their very core. While the very idea reeks of kitsch, the end product is surprisingly poignant and agreeable. Even the Thin White Duke himself seems taken with the idea, as he states in Aquatic's liner notes that "Had Seu Jorge not recorded my songs acoustically in Portuguese I would never had heard this new level of beauty which he has imbued them with." ~ James Christopher MongerUncut (p.111) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[O]n 'Five Years', 'Quicksand' and a forlorn 'Lady Stardust' he quivers sincerely on the verge of a favela-folk-tinged rock'n'roll suicide." Life Aquatic Studio Sessions Music | List Price | $13.95 (You save $1.96) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, World, International, Brazilian | | Label | Hollywood | | Orig Year | 2005 | | All Time Sales Rank |  20063  | | CD Universe Part number | 6993055 | | Catalog number | 762576 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Nov 22, 2005 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Wes Anderson; Randall Poster; Wes Anderson; Randall Poster | | Engineer | Alessandro R.A. Benedetti | | Recording Time | 47 minutes |
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Personnel: Morley (guitars, background vocals); John Andrews (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Robin Macatangay (guitars, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Larry Campbell (guitars, pedal steel guitar, mandolin); John Andrews (guitars); Dave Eggar (cello); Antoine Drye (trumpet); Etienne Stadwijk (organ); Marc Carey (keyboards); Fred Cash (bass guitar); Gene Lake, Rocky Bryant, Shawn Pelton (drums); Toshi Reagon (tambourine, background vocals); Daniel Sadownick (percussion); Audrey Martells (background vocals).
Additional personnel: Leni Stern (guitar, electric guitar); Gil Goldstein (accordion); Peter Applebaum (saxophone); Antoine Dye (trumpet); Richard Bona (bass guitar); Audrey Martella, Keith Fluitt (background vocals).
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Photographer: Ebet Roberts.
Arrangers: Tomás Doncker; Jay Newland; Patrick Brown; Shawn Pelton.
British pop singer Morley is expertly balanced between Feist's modern take on the singer-songwriter tradition and the U.K. neo-R&B explosion typified by Amy Winehouse, Duffy, and Adele. Possessing a smoky, attractive voice that at times recalls Joan Armatrading, Morley favors low-key grooves over vocal histrionics or aggressive hooks, but the craft of tracks like "Places I've Never Been" and "Somebody New" is undeniable.
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