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.
Though his style inspires comparisons to fellow Brazilian great Milton Nascimento, Djavan is a distinctive vocalist whose inspirations range from Northeastern Brazil's tropiscalismo school to jazz to the Beatles and Stevie Wonder.
Having absorbed so wide a variety of music, Djavan (a native of the state of Alagoas in Northeastern Brazil) has no problem making Seduzir a very diverse listen.
Though all of the players on this five-star date (reissued on CD in 1990) are Brazilian and Djavan's lyrics are entirely in Portuguese, it's hard to miss the impact American artists have had on him.
From the impressionistic "Morena de Endoidecer" and the complex, jazz-oriented "Jogral" to the enchanting "Faltando Um Pecado" and the Wonder-ish title song, Djavan keeps listeners guessing.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pedro BrasilDjavan | Djavan | Play | 04:43 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 2 | SeduzirDjavan | Djavan | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 17 MB |
| 3 | Morena de EndoidecerDjavan | Djavan | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 20 MB |
| 4 | Faltando Um PedaçoDjavan | Djavan | Play | 04:47 | 10 MB | 23 MB |
| 5 | Jogral | Djavan | Play | 02:13 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 6 | A Ilha | Djavan | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 19 MB |
| 7 | Extase | Djavan | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 8 | Luanda | Djavan | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| 9 | Total Abandono | Djavan | Play | 02:11 | 5 MB | 11 MB |
| 10 | Nvula Ieza Kia-Humbiumbi | Djavan | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 23 MB |
| 37 mins | 86 MB | |||||
| 37 mins | 192 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paulo Albuquerque | Production Assistant |
| 2 | Luiz Avellar | Keyboards, Orchestration, Piano |
| 3 | Mayrton Bahia | Producer |
| 4 | Chico Batera | Percussion |
| 5 | Sérgio Bittencourt | Engineer |
| 6 | Aldir Blanc | Composer |
| 7 | Café | Percussion |
| 8 | Franko Caligiuri | Art Direction, Design |
| 9 | Fernando Carvalho | Photography |
| 10 | Djavan | Arranger, Composer, Guitar, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals, Voices |
| 11 | Filo | Guitar (Electric) |
| 12 | Léa Freire | Flute |
| 13 | Monique Gardenberg | Production Assistant |
| 14 | Franklin Garrido | Engineer |
| 15 | Gilberto Gil | Performer, Primary Artist |
| 16 | Teo Lima | Drums, Percussion |
| 17 | Marquinhos | Saxophone |
| 18 | Moises | Trombone |
| 19 | Filipe Mukenga | Composer |
| 20 | Zé Nogueira | Percussion, Woodwind |
| 21 | Dianne Reeves | Reissue Producer |
| 22 | Guilherme Reis | Engineer |
| 23 | Gerald Seligman | Liner Notes |
| 24 | Sizao | Bass, Percussion |
| 25 | Maxine Tholance | Violin |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |