GILBERTO'S STILL THE BOSSA BUT NOT IN FULL COMMAND.Byline: - Rob Lowman The choice by Brazilian bossa nova bos·sa no·va n. 1. A style of popular Brazilian music derived from the samba but with more melodic and harmonic complexity and less emphasis on percussion. 2. A lively Brazilian dance that is similar to the samba. legend Joao Gilberto of the Gershwins' `` 'S Wonderful'' for his final song at the Hollywood Bowl The Hollywood Bowl is a modern amphitheatre at 2301 North Highland Avenue in Hollywood, California, USA, that is used primarily for music performances. The "bowl" in this context is the natural cavity in the earth into which the amphitheater is built, rather than the shape of the on Wednesday night was - if nothing else - ironic. The concert before some 13,000 had been widely anticipated. It was the first return to the venue since 1964 by the 72-year-old popularizer pop·u·lar·ize tr.v. pop·u·lar·ized, pop·u·lar·iz·ing, pop·u·lar·iz·es 1. To make popular: A famous dancer popularized the new hairstyle. 2. of such bossa nova classics as ``The Girl From Ipanema.'' However, sound problems plagued the performance throughout much of the evening, and Gilberto was visibly upset, talking about it (mostly in Portuguese) to the audience and the stagehands - who seemed out there almost every other song trying to remedy the situation. (In fairness to the Bowl personnel, Gilberto reportedly did not show up for the sound check.) Not a dynamic performer, Gilberto sits quietly on stage, accompanying himself on guitar. There's no backup band A backing band or backup band is a band which accompanies an artist at a live performance or on a recording. This can either be an established group or an ad hoc group assembled for the purpose. Such groups are often made up of session musicians. , and his vocals, though subtly expressive and nuanced, barely seem above a whisper. Amazingly, the audience was incredibly quiet and respectful re·spect·ful adj. Showing or marked by proper respect. re·spect  ful·ly adv. as
they strained to listen. Despite a few good moments, much of the
audience wasn't happy at the end of what they had hoped would be a
magic night.
But neither was Gilberto, who offered no encore. |
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