TopTenREVIEWS presents the music career and reviews of Djavan
Djavan
CAREER SPAN:
Decade
Album Score
# Albums
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.
Overall Band Score:
3.1444
Djavan Album Rankings
1
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.
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2
This is a reissue of Djavan's first recorded LP. In 1975, he received a second-place award at TV Globo's Festival Abertura for his song "Fato Consumado.
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4
The biggest hit of this Djavan release was his "Oceano," which had a solo by the Flamenco guitar playerPaco de Lucia. The track was included in a major soap opera, reaching dozens of millions.
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5
Bird of Paradisecame roosting around the time the second Brazilian wave began to crest in North America, following Djavan's extensive contributions tothe Manhattan Transfer'sBrasilalbum.
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6
This album, co-produced withRonnie Foster, is less jazz-influenced (in comparison to, for example,Novena), dedicated to a more straightforward pop style, but not as pop asLilás.
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7
In this album, Djavan had two hits, "Nem Um Dia" andJobim's "Correnteza." Other good points on the release are the ternary blues "Sêca" interpreted in a Brazilian way, the ballad "Não Deu...
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8
A predictable release by the Brazilian important composer Djavan, Bicho Solto, his 13th album, has no surprises.
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18
In spite of the wonderful jazz-like sounds of this album, produced and arranged by Djavan himself, none of its songs happened.
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24
1990s Puzzle of Hearts is an album surprisingly similar to both Djavan and Oceano (both released in 1989), all of which are on Columbia Records, no less.
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25
This is a quite straightforward and basic compilation of Djavan's biggest hits and most famous songs, including ballads like "Seduzir," "Álibi," "A Ilha," and "Aquele Um" that appear on most Djavan
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