Recorded in 1970 at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in New Jersey under the production auspices of Creed Taylor, the arrangement and conducting skills of Deodato, and the engineering expertise of Van Gelder himself, Jobim's Stone Flower is quite simply one of his most quietly stunning works -- and certainly the high point of his time at Columbia. More than just a collection of clever pieces (although it is certainly that), Stone Flower is an album in the classical sense—distinct songs, uniting to form an overreaching concept or mood. Earning the descriptor “cinematic,” each song plays like a scene from a film, uniting to creating a larger story. Jobim’s narrative is one of slow moving days set against quickly evolving emotions—the need for escape, and the reinvention that happens once that’s achieved. The frantic plunk of the piano in the titular track seemingly calls for a break from city life—a solo horn in “Andorinha” lamenting the loneliness of achieving a said goal. Stone Flower is simply brilliant, a velvety, late-night snapshot of Jobim at his peak
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€29.99
