Amparo | 
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| Creators: Edward Meares, Cecilia Tsan, Stephen Erdody, Trevor Handy, Tomaso Albinoni, Gabriel Faure, Thomas Ford, Dave Grusin, George Frederick Handel, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Maurice Ravel, Lee Ritenour, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Luis Conte, Renee Fleming, Chris Botti, Marlow Fisher, Roland Kato
Label: Decca
Category: Music
List Price: $16.98
Buy New: $6.60
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Rating:  94 reviews
Sales Rank: 9618
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 001100502
UPC: 028947667995
EAN: 0028947667995
ASIN: B001DFHU22
Release Date: September 9, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Sealed. Ships first class.
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| Tracks:
| • | I. Tango en Parque Central | | • | II. Danzon de Etiqueta | | • | III. Joropo Peligroso | | • | Pavane, Op. 50 | | • | English Folk Song Suite | | • | Since First I Saw Your Face Featuring James Taylor, vocal | | • | Olha Maria (Amparo) Featuring Joshua Bell, violin | | • | Ma Mere LʼOye (Mother Goose Suite) | | • | Echos | | • | Adagio in G Minor Featuring Chris Botti, trumpet | | • | Duetto: Scherzano sul tuo volto Featuring Renee Fleming, soprano and Chris Botti, trumpet | | • | Sicilienne |
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Album Description
AMPARO: Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin with special guest stars; Joshua Bell, Chris Botti, Renee Fleming and James Taylor. Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin are two legendary musicians primarily known for their work in jazz but also known by a broader musical community in classical crossover, film scores, instrumental and adult music. Recognized both as composers and players, they are artists with strong name recognition. AMPARO has them together again after eight years for a sequel to their Two Worlds album. Like Two Worlds; AMPARO brings music from different areas together. In AMPARO's case music from South America, classical, vocal and jazz. Ultimately, it continues to celebrate their love of music in all its forms. A romantic and rhythmic mix of timeless melodies from Classical and South American music.
Album Description
Amaparo is a romantic and rhythmic mix of timeless melodies from Classical and South American music. Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin are two legendary musicians primarily known for their work in Jazz but also known by a broader musical community in Classical crossover, film scores, instrumental and adult music. Guest stars that include Joshua Bell, Chris Botti, Renee Fleming and James Taylor. Recognized both as composers and players, they are artists with strong name recognition. Amparo has them together again after eight years for a sequel to their Two Worlds album. Amparo brings music from different areas together such as music from South America, Classical, Vocal and Jazz. Ultimately, it continues to celebrate their love of music in all its forms.
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| Customer Reviews:
 underwhelming November 15, 2008
Shelley Ryan (Houston, TX United States)
Here's my super-sophisticated way to judge music -- do I find myself wanting to play a song again? I can't say that ANY of the tracks on this CD compelled me to listen more than once. Since I received it for evaluation, I tried to keep an open mind and played the whole collection several times with the intent to write a detailed, brilliant review. Each time, I was simply bored. That's a shame, because I do own other CDs by several of the featured artists, and I expected to be charmed. This one isn't a keeper.
 Background Music October 29, 2008
Kathy W (Baltimore)
11 tracks--the piano is dominant and with various orchestra instruments accompaning, including guitar. The music has a nice smooth sound--with very talented musicians. This could be good background music for a movie or TV show. It could also be nice background music for an afternoon cocktail party where people are socializing and munching (not dancing). It is not an album to sing with or to rock your boat, just nice background music.
Background music for a lazy Sunday October 26, 2008
pm444 (Okemos, MI USA)
Some of the tracks are outstanding, others are very good, and others are just OK. The concept is a good one, but perhaps impossible to pull off throughout an entire CD. The musicianship and talent are consistently high, the material is well-chosen, but about halfway through, you start to get a bit restless. Not bored or annoyed, but already thinking about listening to something else. I think that part of the problem is that the classical tracks don't involve you as fully as the real thing, and the jazz tracks seem a bit too watered down. Some reviewers have called it "elevator music", which may at first sound a bit too harsh, but I knew exactly what they meant after I'd listened to it once.
I give the artists credit for tackling an intriguing concept, and all of them performed admirably, but it's just not a CD that I'll be listening to very often.
Not Jazz October 24, 2008
Michael B. Richman (Portland, Maine USA)
Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin are known for their contributions to the genre of "smooth" jazz, but here they depart into the equally odd and unsatisfying world of classical crossover. There are a variety of big name guest artists featured here (ultimately, what initially intrigued me), but the sum of the parts unfortunately does not equal the whole. Some musicians, Yo-Yo Ma comes to mind, can pull off this type of collective, ecclectic affair, but "Amparo" falls well short.
Not what I expected. October 23, 2008
Country Woman (Kansas)
I was hoping for more of a variety of sounds. While the music is nice, it seems to be the same throughout.
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